General William Westmoreland: An Astounding South Carolinian, Patriot

344 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Early life of General William Westmoreland

Aiden Elder 8/26/17 General William Westmoreland General William Westmoreland was an astounding South Carolinian, Patriot, and Four Star General. William Westmoreland was born near Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1914. Since the day he was born he had military influence. His ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War and fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War. After graduating from high school, William went to The Citadel. He then was asked to go to West Point in New York. He graduated West Point in 1936. Intrepidly, William Westmoreland fought during World War II. He fought in North Africa and Sicily. He gradually moved up the ranks and became the chief of staff of the U.S. Army’s Ninth Division while in Germany. After

Show More
Related

  • William Few

    379 Words  | 1 Pages

    He was born in Baltimore in 1748, but his story begins long before his birth. It started when his father’s family immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1680’s. His father just so happened to move to Maryland, where he met his wife, married her, and settled in Baltimore where William was to be born. William had many hard times and little schooling until he was ten, when his family moved to North Carolina.

    Read More

  • Robert Lee “Sam” Huff and West Virginia

    946 Words  | 2 Pages

    West Virginia is stereotyped as a poor state, a state that suffers badly from poverty. Most people fail to see the positive things about West Virginia, such as their beautiful environment that allows great vacation places that are always neglected along with minerals and goods that are produced throughout the United States of America and used worldwide. Although, West Virginia is stereotyped as a poverty based state, it has much to offer.

    Read More

  • Frederick Spooner's Victory In The Civil War

    1268 Words  | 3 Pages

    The civil war brought upon an enormous amount of excitement in the Northern states. Many believed that the war would be a quick and easy victory over the weaker Southern states. Frederick Spooner wrote to his brother saying that because of slavery the South had become weakened and that he had no doubt in his mind that the North would have a swift win in this war. Spooner made his stance on slavery quite clear. He was completely against everything about it. Frederick Douglass was a former slave and prominent figure in the black community for his stance against all practices of slavery. Both men were clear that they were disgusted by slavery in America. Spooner thought the war was being waged solely for the purpose of abolishing slavery. Douglass would agree, but he also saw this as a chance for black men to fight in this war and gain respect from

    Read More

  • Summary: William Loyd Garrison And The Struggle Against Slavery

    228 Words  | 1 Pages

    In Ira Berlin's, ““I will be heard!”: William Loyd Garrison and the Struggle Against Slavery,” we learn of the inspiration and backlash generated from the publication of Garrison's, The Liberator. Although Garrison's homeland, New England, was already familiar with anti-slavery sentiment, Garrison's publication ignited much anger amongst his supposedly progressive neighbors. In large part, the negative reaction of the north, was due to the humanity in which Garrison asked America to show the black population. Not only did he call for the immediate emancipation of slaves, he denounced the cultural atmosphere of the entire nation in regards to blacks. Berlin states, “Whatever white Americans thought of slavery in principle, they had no desire

    Read More

  • Hiroshima (Hersey) And Night (Wiesel)

    1432 Words  | 3 Pages

    Admiral William Frederick Halsey Jr. (Bull) (American Naval Officer who led vigorous campaigns during World War II, 1882-1959)

    Read More

  • Jackie Robinson

    1467 Words  | 3 Pages

    He was then drafted into the U.S. Army where he was refused admission to the Officer Candidate School. He fought this until he was finally accepted and graduated as a first lieutenant. He was in the Army from 1941 until 1944 and was stationed in Kansas and Fort Hood, Texas. While stationed in Kansas he worked with a boxer named Joe Louis in order to fight unfair treatment towards African-Americans in the military and when training in Fort Hood, Texas he refused to go to the back of the public bus and was court-martialed for insubordination. Because of this he never made it to Europe with his unit and in 1944 he received an honorable discharge.

    Read More

  • bill cosby

    347 Words  | 1 Pages

    Bill Cosby was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937 as William Henry Cosby, Jr. In the 1950’s, Bill Cosby dropped out of high school to join the Navy. He did attend college on a football scholarship at Temple University years later. He also completed his doctorate in education at the University of Massachusetts during the 1970‘s.

    Read More

  • Essay On Confederate Soldiers

    1005 Words  | 3 Pages

    During winter months, basic huts were constructed from wood when it was available. During the civil war, most of the soldiers fought only 75 percent of the time. When they were not fighting, their day usually started at 5:00 in the morning during the summer and spring, and 6:00 in the morning during the fall and winter. Soldiers would be awakened by fifes and drums, then the first sergeant would take a roll call, and all the men sat down to eat breakfast. During the day, soldiers would be engaged in sometimes as many as five 2-hour long drill sessions on weaponry or maneuvers.

    Read More

  • Oliver P. Morton: True Leadership in the Civil War

    1314 Words  | 3 Pages

    Oliver P. Morton was a man of many talents and a man who stood out above the rest during the Civil War. A local product from Indiana, Morton who displayed a skillful leadership, a strong and stubborn personality, and sometimes ruthless policies made him one of the most prominent figures not only on the state level but also on the national level. At the time of the Civil War issues such as race and slavery, economics and power dominated Indiana politics. The rallying point and the man that stood in the middle of all the issues Indiana was facing was Oliver P. Morton. He was responsible for rallying and unifying the Hoosiers. Morton prepared the Hoosiers to fight in the Union Army. To truly understand Oliver P. Morton’s impact on Indiana, the nation, and the Civil War it is important to understand where he came from, his rise to power, and what he did to stay in power and leave a lasting impact.

    Read More

  • Essay On Eisenhower

    1071 Words  | 3 Pages

    Eisenhower’s military experience (one of the key reasons for him leading the Allies into Operations Overlord, Torch, and Avalanche) started when he was sent to boot camps around the U.S. to prepare troops for World War I. Eisenhower, despite his wishes, never saw foreign action in World War I, but he did have many stations where he trained. He was assigned to deploy to France, but a week before he was set for departure, the armistice ending World War I was signed. In turn, h...

    Read More

  • The History Of James Garrison And Frederick Douglass

    1415 Words  | 3 Pages

    There have been many historical figures throughout the existence of the United States. However, there are two that I find exceptionally interesting. These two historical figures are the 16th United States President, Abraham Lincoln and the 4th United States President, James Madison. Both Abraham Lincoln and James Madison were not just extraordinary Presidents, but they also believed in freedom and the basic rights of life for all citizens.

    Read More

  • Lt. John Dunbar: The American Civil War

    215 Words  | 1 Pages

    The American Civil War was all a blur for many american soldiers. Shots were fired, lives were lost, and battles were won. The only ground that John Dunbar had was the Sioux tribe. They lived to protect, sacrifice, and fight for what they had. But little did Dunbar know what he was getting into. It was all guns and whistles from there on.

    Read More

  • James A. Garfield

    641 Words  | 2 Pages

    served as a chief of staff in the Army of the Cumberland, saw action at

    Read More

  • The Central Theme of Southern History by Ulrich B. Phillips

    1616 Words  | 4 Pages

    Imagine a historian, author of an award-winning dissertation and several books. He is an experienced lecturer and respected scholar; he is at the forefront of his field. His research methodology sets the bar for other academicians. He is so highly esteemed, in fact, that an article he has prepared is to be presented to and discussed by the United States’ oldest and largest society of professional historians. These are precisely the circumstances in which Ulrich B. Phillips wrote his 1928 essay, “The Central Theme of Southern History.” In this treatise he set forth a thesis which on its face is not revolutionary: that the cause behind which the South stood unified was not slavery, as such, but white supremacy. Over the course of fourteen elegantly written pages, Phillips advances his thesis with evidence from a variety of primary sources gleaned from his years of research. All of his reasoning and experience add weight to his distillation of Southern history into this one fairly simple idea, an idea so deceptively simple that it invites further study.

    Read More

  • Glimmer of Hope

    1310 Words  | 3 Pages

    Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878, in Galesburg, Illinois. In his early years of schooling, he only advanced as far as the eighth grade before having to leave school to help support his family by working many different jobs that included brick laying and shining shoes. After working a variety of jobs, Sandburg traveled as a hobo until enlisting in the military when the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898. When he returned from the war, he went back to school at Lombard College, which was the place where he first learned of his...

    Read More

More about General William Westmoreland: An Astounding South Carolinian, Patriot

Open Document