Lincoln's Short Obituary

Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it." This are words by "Honest Abe," the sixteenth president of the United States of America. 

During his career Lincoln accomplished many impressing things. He had no formal affiliation to any religion nor received any formal education. He was a lawyer. "Elected to Illinois State Legislature, 1834. Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1847-49." He was president of the country for two consecutive terms running for the Republicans. He was the one fighting for the Union to not dissolve. In part, because of him we have the United States of America as it is right now. 

His most important achievements were during the Civil War. Were the Union, under his command, won. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 freeing all slaves in the states that had seceded and that were not yet under Northern control. This act was not taken into action right away, but he made sure that it ran in a proper time span. "On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South. The opposite was the result, for with Lincoln's death, the possibility of peace with magnanimity died."

Works Cited

"Abraham Lincoln." The White House. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2013. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln/>.

"Abraham Lincoln - President of the United States (POTUS)." Abraham Lincoln - President of the United States (POTUS). N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2013. <http://www.potus.com/alincoln.html>.

Journal Entry

My name is Matt Stewart. I am from Richmond, Virginia. A long time ago I moved to New York to move to work in a shoe factory. I have been working in Rocket Shoes for 8 years now. Proudly, I have ascended to manager of the producing branch of the factory. I basically make sure that the quality of the goods produced is great. Recently, an issue over slavery has rose. The south has seceded and formed the Confederacy. The North is going to attack the South to get back the land to claim it as part of the Union. 

The war is just about to break out. Everybody knows it. The factory has a deficit in production because many of the workers have volunteered in the Union's army. Just about a month ago the number of female workers have tripled. This issue is proving that the war is going to be transcendental. "The Civil War," they are starting to call it. The south is also building up an huge army, even though the Union has proven that it has more soldier potential. 

I don't think the war is going to benefit anyone, especially because I have family at both sides. I am married to a girl of New York and I have 2 girls now. The North has a plan to take control of Virginia, the Confederate capital. This plan has impacted me to the point of huge anger against the Union. I have most of my family in Virginia. But, the South is also threatening to attack the Union's capital. For me, our people should avoid war. It will cause a huge wound in America's history if we happen to attack each other.

Newspaper

The picture above was taken by Mathew Brady in 1862. The picture strongly depicts the sadness of war and the feelings it involves. In the picture it is shown the burial of many people from the Union after being killed in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sadly, the Union lost about 13,000 people during that battle. The sentiments and feelings that the picture reveal are impressing. It shows people mourning for their dead.

The Battle of Fredericksburg was one of the many battles of the Civil War of the United States of America. It was the battle that hold the most number of people fighting in the Civil War: nearly 200,000 combatants. "The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought December 11-15, 1862, was one of the largest and deadliest of the Civil War." The battle was not only special because it featured the largest number of people, but also because It featured the first major opposed river crossing in American military history.

Burnside was the commander of the Union troops. The Confederates were guided by General Robert E. Lee. Both sides suffered heavy losses. "Burnside’s “diversion” against veteran Confederate soldiers behind a stone wall produced a similar number of casualties but most of these were suffered by the Union troops." The south resulted victorious. But also with sad feelings because they also lost a great number of people, although they won the battle.

Works Cited

Burying Union Dead at Fredericksburg. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2013. <http://www.history.com/images/media/slideshow/civil-war-mathew-brady/burying-the-dead-frederichsburg.jpg>.

"Civil War Trust." The Battle of Fredericksburg Summary & Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2013. <http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg.html?tab=facts>.