Robert E. Lee: An American Hero or traitor?

According to the lyrics of the Johnny Cash’s song “God bless Robert E. Lee,” General Lee’s perspective was that of a man who had grown tired of war, and of death on all counts. Likewise, Lee was acting as a humanitarian, trying to end the war when further bloodshed would have been futile. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox’s courthouse, Virginia was seen as common sense.
Johnny Cash sincerely admire General Lee, and I would guess he wrote this song as a real tribute to that General. It is my opinion that Cash’s admiration for Lee comes from Lee’s compassion for soldiers on both sides. Another possible reason is that despite all the loss of life and property, Lee still believed in the calls he fought for which was ultimately his love for the State of Virginia.
They key figures that Johnny Cash talks about in his song are Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate State of America, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Ulysses grant Union General. The central perspective of this song is that of Cash himself, he portrays himself as a diehard southerner who also just like Lee believed in the notion of the lost cause of the Confederacy.
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Abraham Lincoln – a president’s perspective:

President Abraham Lincoln is best known as president for two documents, the “Gettysburg’s Address” and the “Emancipation Proclamation”. The Gettysburg’s Address was delivered on ? November 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued approximately one year before on September 22nd, 1862. Both documents will forever be remembered because they changed American history.
The Gettysburg’s Address, the shorter of the two, was written almost as a eulogy for those soldiers both North and South who died in the July battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The reason why this simple speech will always be remembered as one of the great speeches of all times is because of its simplicity and its sincerity. Lincoln was able to put forward his own view of why soldiers had to die and why they would be remembered forever.
The closing of the Gettysburg’s Address offers the famous line “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” He asks listeners and readers to remember the sacrifice so that these words will remain forever true. His words are basically a promise to the dead. The Emancipation Proclamation is more of an administrative decree, its purpose was to “forever free” any person held in slavery in the United States. Lincoln takes full responsibility for this action and in fact mentions himself by name in the document. It is a monumental document because with this document the South cannot surrender on any condition. The gravity of his actions by issuing this decree was not lost on Lincoln. The final passage which said, “And upon this act, sincerely believe to be an active justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favour of Almighty God.”
Abraham Lincoln’s feelings were rather personal, but no one could accuse his judgment of being selfish. For this reason, Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States is thought to be the best president of all times by most historians.

Civil War letter analysis

Franklin ounty, Pennsylvania: David to Mary Jane Demus, November 8th, 1863 and feburary 23, 1864.




























Analysis:
I can tell that the authors are black, through the language they speak in, and how the word is sounded a sit is written; also, everyone in the 45 regiment are black which the husband indicates that he is in the 45 regiment. In addition, I can tell that both authors are not sagely highly educated, since they both had many spelling mistakes which seems like they spell words by their sounding to them. I cannot tell whether the authors are confederacy or union, what is happening at that time, or about their own views or attitudes he holds that have led the husband to make the commitment to fight. However, I can tell that the husband misses his family very much, and he has a good relationship with his family too. Most of the issues discussed in this letter is personal and has nothing to do with the military actions. It seems like the author’s family are having financial problems, that his wife wants to work but the husband has opinion about it. Nothing about the Civil War is mentioned; it seems like the husband does not even want to fight and that they both do not care about anything in the war. Through research on the internet, I didn’t find any information about the two authors beside their letters. So probably, David Demus the husband is not a very important figure in the military at that time.

About David Demus:
I'm an union soldier, in Franklin Pennsylvania. I was identified as a “Mulatto” in Franklin County’s 1860 census, is a twenty-two year old farm hand from Mercersburg, Pennsylvania who, along with my brother George and other black county residents, gets recruited by white abolitionists to serve in the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first official black regiments in the Civil War. As a boy, I spent much of my time with the neighboring Christy family, especially brothers Samual, William, Joseph, and Jacob, all of whom would leave their responsibilities on the Christy family farm to join me in the 54th.

Questions on the American Dream

1800-1810:
1) Why did the United States government move to the new capital of Washington D.C. in 1800?
2) Why could the United States not stop the illegal importation of slaves despite the 1808 law that made slave importation to the U.S. illegal?
1811-1820:
3) Why did the British have so many casualties at the battle of New Orleans despite the war having already ended by peace treaty?
4) How did America acquire Florida from Spain in 1819?
5) How did the U.S. navy finally beat the pirates of Tripoli in 1815?
1821-1830:
6) What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823?
7) What was Noah Webster’s greatest contribution to American English?
1831-1840:
8) Was Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal act based on racial prejudice or breed?
9) Why did the Texans defend the Alamo in 1836?
1841-1850:
10) What did Samuel F.B. Morse mean with his message – “what hath God wrought!” in 1844?
11) Why was the portrait of Benjamin Franklin selected to be on the first adhesive U.S. postage stamp?
1851-1860:
12) Why did Japan allow a treaty that forced them to open their doors in 1853?
13) Did John Brown’s raid on Harper’s fairy in 1859 precipitate the American Civil War?
1861-1870:
14) What would have happened if Abraham Lincoln have not been shot?
15) Did Seward’s purchase of Alaska cheat the Russians?
1871-1880:
16) Why did the United States government wait until 1872 to restore basic civil rights to southerners through the Amnesty act?
17) Was the reconstruction of the South successful? Or did it actually exploit the southern laws?
1881-1890:
18) Why did the United States government pass the 1882 Chinese exclusion act that barred Chinese immigration to America until 1920?
19) Why did France give America the Statue of Liberty? And why was it placed in New York harbour?
1891-1900:
20) Was the Massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota really necessary? Or was it ethnic cleansing?
21) Was the destruction of the United States battleship Maine in 1898 sabotage or a deliberate provocation to start the Spanish American War?

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