The official numbers for the Union forces are that 140,000 troops died in battle, and an-other 224,000 died of other causes— 16.5 percent of the total men in uniform. Another 282,000 were wounded. What were these lives worth? If they were val-ued at the price of a prime
English 1020 2/19/12 Essay One: Fiction Buffalo Soldiers The short story Buffalo Soldiers told a story about soldiers that got ambushed by Native Americans. The buffalo soldiers were African-American cavalry regiments of the United States Army that were stationed in the west. It tells of a person’s first encounter in a battle and how he handles it. It also describes how the cavalry as a whole reacted in the site of battle and confrontation. The character that narrates the story, handles the situation of battle very poorly.
Article Review: The Death of a People's Dream” The history between the U.S government and the Native American people is one full of blood and betrayal. In Robert Utley's article “The Death pf a People's Dream”, he tells a compelling story through the eyes of one brave Sioux Indian as he fought his way through the battle of Wounded Knee. Utley gives us a firsthand point of view which helps the reader understand history through the eyes of the defeated. In December of 1890, a treacherous bloodbath erupted on Wounded Knee Creek between white soldiers and the Sioux regarding practice of the Ghost Dance religion and over all dominance for the North American land. Utley tells us a story about one Sioux man named Dewey who managed to fight his way through the holocaust of the Wounded Knee battle in which he lost his mother, his brother, his wife, and infant son shortly after.
But after they were “released” they had nothing to do, they had grown up having structure, being told what to do; now they are lost. But the conditions before this was unbearable for some. the conditions along with the lack of nutrients and abuse, it helped them when they “escaped”. They don’t have the same opportunities as the “whites” and also this is left with them through many generations, always being looked down upon by the “superior” race. Even to today, this is still happening, a superior race, we try to say that everyone is equal but no African Americans would believe this, but this is all starting to change now that the US have a African American president.
Therefore, in that period of time they have received more citations for valor than any other group in the United States military. The 9th and 10th cavalry regiments were formed in 1866 and were used to control "hostile" Indian tribes in the West for the next 25 years. Despite prejudicial treatment by some army officers, as well as open prejudice displayed by many civilians in frontier
The blacks were treated in an inhumane style, receiving violent beating and extreme manual labour for many hours of the day, minimum amounts of food and poor living conditions. In 1861, the war against Slavery in America began. After 4 years of fighting between the Northern and Southern States of America that left of 600,000 dead, the Northern states had defeated the Southern states that had been fighting for slavery and their own secession. After becoming victorious, the Northern states and the President declared slavery to be abolished in America. However, even after its abolishment, blacks were still kept in slavery and were treated poorly and unequal to other, white Americans.
Miles in a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. [17] On December 29, 1890, five hundred troops of the U.S. 7th Cavalry, supported by four Hotchkiss guns (a lightweight artillery piece capable of rapid fire), surrounded an encampment of the Lakota bands of the Miniconjou and Hunkpapa [18] with orders to escort them to the railroad for transport to Omaha, Nebraska. By the time it was over, 25 troopers and more than 150 Lakota Sioux lay dead, including men, women, and children. Some of the soldiers are believed to have been the victims of "friendly fire" because the shooting took place at point-blank range in chaotic conditions. [19] Around 150 Lakota are believed to have fled the chaos, many of whom may have died from
This destruction for the North was estimated at greater than 3,100 reported dead and over 14,500 wounded. Confederate casualties were higher - reported as one-third of the soldiers wounded, missing or killed. These numbers overwhelmed the residents of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania population estimated at 2,400 residents as Gettysburg served as a makeshift hospital and morgue. President Lincoln's remarks stated the somber nature of the region's devastation that he witnessed on his tour of the battlefield. Thousands of onlookers were in attendance, family members who had traveled many miles to hear consoling words to make sense of the great tragedy that had befallen them as a result of war.
After being pinned down for 30 minutes by Confederate artillery, the African American soldiers rushed the Confederates and engaged them for as long as an hour. Unfortunately the Africans took many casualties. However this battle showed the African American spirit and dedication and 14 of the 16 Medal of Honor recipients received their awards during this battle. There is no other battle in the history of the United States where 14 Medals of Honor had been issued in a single battle. After fighting an almost four year war, the Civil War finally came to an end with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant, in 1865, at Appomattox court
The fact that there were enough white men to arrange a northern army without any black people can be irritating but don’t forget that a huge anti-slavery movement already existed. So it’s possible to say that this decision was more a political considerateness than credo. During the war this general opinion changed a lot. Many black soldiers showed what they’re able to do. Supervisor of coloured regiments started to respect the black people.