I snatch a few moments this morning to write, and first of all will express my gratitude for your interesting & thrice welcome letter. I am very glad that you have made our Fairfield friends such a good visit. O! that I could have been with you, but I suppose you thought of your absent Sister. Sometimes, as I allow my thoughts to wander homeward, I sigh to be with loved ones again. The affections of my heart for my dear friends are so strong that it is exceedingly difficult to discipline myself to a separation even for a little time. For three weeks past I have felt very lonely, as Charles has been away. The Commission sent him out to represent their cause & take collections & thus far has been very successful. He went through the States …show more content…
Convalescents from the different hospitals have been brought here in order to make room for wounded men. There was quite an engagement a few miles from here yesterday. We heard the cannonading nearly all day; have not ascertained the result. A terrible battle is expected soon between Hooker's & Lee's forces. Some say it will be fought at Bull Run. I hope & pray if it is so, that it will be a decisive one, that the rebels will be conquered once & forever I am becoming sick of this dreadful war, as I from day to day witness its fearful consequences in the sufferings of our noble men. I feel that Christians ought to pray more fervently that the God of battles may scatter our foes & restore peace to our distracted country. I wish you could be here a few weeks; it would be rich experience, I assure you. Could you hear these Christian men speak of their trials & hardships, contrasting them with their triumphs & joys, you would feel that your trials were not worth mentioning. In future years, should my life be spared, reminiscences of the time I spend & scenes I witness in Camp will afford me pleasure. By the blessing of God I feel that I am doing some good, but O! pray that low, very low at the feet of my Saviour I may always be found. You know it is easy to bear the yoke of Christ, when His love fills our souls, & we are assured that between Heaven and us there is perfect
Robert E. Lee was the best General for the South, and out smarted every Union General that was put against him. To The South, Lee is like a godly figure to them. He inspired The South even when the North controlled the battlefield, and is still thought highly of by some people in the confederate states. To the North, Lee was a traitor and even lost his citizenship. Although he lost, Lee is still a giant face in history.
I walk into Valley Forge. Winter 1777-78. As I walk in, an overwhelming feeling of emotions comes over me. Sadness, anger, hope, unwillingness, and happiness. I walk in a little bit further and I am greeted with many huts. These huts have no windows and only one door. I decide to peek into one of them and see 12 men inside. The huts are hard to see in because smoke has filled them. From another direction there is many men talking. I walk towards the noise and am surprised to see men sitting around a campfire eating small amounts of food. The men are talking about various things. Some are talking about their family, how they are excited that their duty is almost over, and some of the strong willed patriots who are willing to fight for their country are talking about how they are going to stay longer than they were sent to. As I keep wandering around the camp I find myself at an area with many men. These men are different than the men at the campfire. These men were the unlucky soldiers who had gotten sick. There is a soldier who is crying over another soldiers still body. Again I hear talking but this time it’s about how they need help caring for the sick and the soldiers that want to leave shouldn’t leave so they can help the sick. I shake off what I just witnessed and made the tough decision of staying. I would stay because they would need my help,
The constant changing of technology and social norms makes difficult for different generations to understand one another and fully relate to each other. Diction and slang change as years pass and what is socially acceptable may have been prohibited in the previous generations.
Jackie Robinson overcame many struggles in life such as being included in the civil rights movement, facing discrimination, and he achieved being the first black man in major league baseball. He was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia on Hadley Ferry Road. It is a blue-collar town of about 10,000 people. Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even though he achieved this major goal he still had trouble getting there. He and his siblings were raised by his single mother. Jackie attended Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College. He was a great athlete and played many sports. He played football, basketball, track, and of course baseball. He left school in 1941, worked as an athletic director and played semiprofessional football for the Honolulu Bears before being drafted to the Army in 1942. While he was in the army he became close friends with Joe Louis. The heavyweight used his popularity to protest about the delayed entry of black soldiers. Two years later he got the honor to be second lieutenant in 1943. After an accident where he refused to sit in the back of an unsegregated bus, military police arrested Robinson. A duty officer requested this and then later he requested that Jackie should be court martialed. Since this happened Jackie was not allowed to be deployed overseas to the World War II. He never saw combat during the war. Jackie left the Army with an honorable discharge.
For much of the 20th century, African-American citizens had been disenfranchised throughout the South and the entire United States, they were regarded as inferior second-class citizens. Despite efforts to integrate society, the political and economic systems were meant to continue the cycle of oppression against African-Americans, throughout the south and indirectly yet ever present in the north. These laws of segregation, otherwise knows as Jim Crow laws, applied to almost every aspect of southern American society, including sports. During this time period, African-American athletes had to resort to second class organizational leagues to play in, this included the famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. Much of this institutionalized racism
The chaplain’s primary purpose in the novel is challenging organized structures of power, most notably, religion. As a chaplain, he should be the most faithful and confident with his faith more so than any of his fellow army members. However, the chaplain is the
"I made my first visit to them as chaplain on Sunday morning. The scene beggars all description. Some of them were comparatively young men. But they made the fatal mistake. They had only twenty-four hours to live.... Here was a wife to say farewell to a husband forever. Here a mother to take the last look at her ruined son, and then a sister who had come to embrace for the last time the brother who had brought disgrace upon the very name she bore by his treason to his country."
America has had many people that have made a positive difference to this nation by showing perseverance and putting others first for the greater good for the cause. People from low levels of society and from high levels of society have contributed to change this to become great. Robert E. Lee and his family did not enjoy fantastic wealth (“American Experience”). Robert E. Lee had an impact on this nation from the military standpoint. He had many difficult choices and decisions to make, like to stay with Virginia or to lead the Union Army. Lee served his country with everything he had. He fought on the battlefield, and commanded troops to victories and defeats. Lee never complained about the situation he was in or gave up when the going got tough. How did Robert E. Lee’s successful military career affect his life and how is he considered a prominent figure in American history?
On July 1st 1863, General Robert E. Lee led an attack in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the battle lasted for three days. On July 1, the Union success failed as Confederate soldiers pushed back against the Iron Brigade and exploited a weak Federal line. On July 2nd, there were heavy battles around Devil's Den, Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Peach Orchard, Culp’s Hill, and East Cemetery Hill. Confederate soldiers captured Devil’s Den and the Peach Orchard, but didn’t stop the Union defenders. On July 3rd, fighting started at Culp’s Hill when the Union regaining its lost ground. After being cut down by a massive artillery bombardment in the afternoon. Lee attacked the Union center. Lee's second invasion of the North had failed, and had resulted in heavy casualties; an estimated 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or listed as missing after Gettysburg. Years later the war ended.
Like other wealthy girls her age, Fanny was introduced to society at 19, then married a lawyer, Blewett Harrison Lee, on February 9, 1898 at the age of 20. They moved into one of two twin townhouses that her parents had built for she and her brother. The two had three children together and Glessner Lee led an “unextraordinary life.” In 1914, after many unhappy years and a long separation, Glessner Lee and her husband divorced and she moved into her own home, The Cottage on her property The Rock.
When I mention General Lee many people will think of the 1960 orange Dodge Charger from the television show Dukes of Hazard? How many will think of the Confederate General that lead the Confederate Soldiers in the Civil War? In this paper I will talk about how General Robert E. Lee was a Visionary Leader and Ethical Leader for Education in the mid 1800's and how his vision for education still reflects what colleges and university use today and his ethical leadership and approach to help a diverse group of people get an education.
“We fought this fight as long and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as christian people, there is now but one course to pursue we must accept the situation”.(Robert E. Lee.” BrainyQuote) The meaning of the quote by Robert E says the confederate army fought to there best but now have to accept defeat of the Civil War. Robert E. Lee was born in stafford,Virginia 1807 and commanded the Northern Virginian Army. He soon became the General over all the confederate army in the 13 succeeded southern states. Abraham Lincoln offered Lee a general spot for the north but Lee could not fight against his own people. Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point 2nd in his class. After the Civil War Lee died at Lexington, Virginia 1870 (History.com
Nelle Harper Lee’s Philosophy on the Proper Treatment of Human Beings in To Kill A Mockingbird
Robert E. Lee once said, “Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more; you should never wish to do less.” Lee was a very wise man during his time, and his wisdom can even reach into modern times. Robert E. Lee was a native Virginian, and that fact caused him to make the biggest choice of his life. There were three major stages in Lee’s life: His childhood, his time in West Point, and, of course, being a general during the Civil War.
Next, during Bruce’s teenage to young adult years in his life, he experienced many things. In his early days of school, he would become involved in fights with British school boys taunting him. Around the age of 13, he met master Wing Chun martial artist, Yip Man....