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Choose to write about either the Battle of Chapultepec (the climactic battle of the Mexican-American War); OR the Battle of Chancellorsville in the Civil War; OR the Vicksburg Campaign (focusing on the events of March 1863 through the July 4th surrender).
Regardless of topic, you must address each of the following in your paper:
- The background of the event (how did the United States get to the point it did when each battle took place). (For Chapultepec and Chancellorsville, don't go back more than a month prior to the battle to provide the bulk of the information). This includes telling me why you think the battle/campaign occurred (what was the goal of the battle/campaign?). There should be some decent detail in this background section of the paper.
- The major moments in the battle/campaign itself, from first to last. Best approaching this chronologically, I don't need to know all the moments of the battle/campaign, but I do need to know about the major ones (a brief reading of the story you choose should reveal to you which moments are important ones that should be discussed in your paper). What happened, and what impact did they have on the battle/campaign itself.
- Finally, you should be describing how the battle concluded, and what the conclusion of the battle meant to the parties involved. You should also describe why it was an important event in U.S. history. This is the most important part of the paper as you analyze what transpired and try to give me an understanding of not only why things went the way they did, but also why the battle/campaign is an important one in U.S. history.
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Running Head: Battle of Chancellorsville in the Civil War
Battle of Chancellorsville in the Civil War
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Background of the Event
The United States experienced massive economic growth in the middle of the 19th
century that led to struggles between the northern or Union states and southern or confederate
states. The civil war broke out in 1861and the Confederates fired the first shots. The Battle of
Chancellorsville was fought from April 30 to May 6 in the year 1863 in Chancellorsville,
Virginia. The battle involved two significant parties, the Union of Major General Joseph Hooker
and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The Union had 97,000 soldiers while confederate had
57, 000 soldiers. The battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Civil war and one of
the most significant victories of confederates (Gallagher, 2016).
The Union wanted to advance and take over the Richmond in Virginia which serves as
the capital of Confederates. Four significant attempts had failed in the first two years. The
objective of this battle was similar to the others. The aim was the federal objective to take over
the Confederate capital. Hooker had a plan to deploy a large force to cross the river and attack
the Confederates from the front and rear. Hooker believed by doing this, and the Confederates
would...
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