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Which statement is true about the social category in which many freed slaves found themselves in the years following the Civil War?

It was based on ascribed status.


What was Grants coal miners plan to defeat the confederacy?

This was the Battle of the Crater, during the long siege of Petersburg in 1864. A regiment of Pennslvania miners were impatient at the static nature of the combat, and pointed out how easily they could mine under the Confederate positions and blow the enemy sky high. Grant did not believe it would work, but gave permission for them to start digging the tunnels, just to keep them occupied. Presently the plan began to look more feasible, and General Burnside carefully rehearsed a brigade of black troops in how to exploit the situation - making a point of moving around the side of the crater. At the last moment, the plan was changed, because Grant still thought it would fail, and didn't want to be accused of treating black troops as though they were expendable. Instead, he ordered Burnside to send in another brigade, which was unrehearsed and tried to move across the centre of the crater, where they were massacred by high-lying Confederate guns. To make things worse, the commander of that brigade had dodged the battle altogether, and was found drunk in a rear trench. The Battle of the Crater could have ended the siege - and the war - in 24 hours.


How was general lee forced to surrender?

General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. After a series of decisive battles and dwindling supplies, Lee found his forces encircled and outnumbered. Recognizing the futility of continuing the fight and to prevent further loss of life, he opted for surrender. This marked a significant turning point in the American Civil War, leading to the eventual collapse of the Confederacy.


What three nations had immigrants to the United States US after the Civil War?

Before, during and after the US Civil War immigrants from many places in the world found themselves in the United States. Among the most prevalent were immigrants from China, Ireland and Germany.


What happened at Little Round Top?

During the second day of the battle, Gen. G.K. Warren, commander of the Engineers Corps of the Army of Potomac, who was carrying a reconnaissance, found the key position of Little Round Top undefended and immediately disposed that two brigade and one battery of the Fifth Corps had to be deployed there. The order was fulfilled just in time, because the position was after a very short while attacked by Hood's Division. After a bitter struggle the Federal units succeeded in repulsing the Confederates and the Little Round Top remained in Union hands.

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Where are good corporate retreat locations?

A good location for a corporate retreat can be found at expandretreats.com. This website offers a tool to search for the best retreat location by retreat type and the state you wish to have your retreat in.


What year was the boys and girls brigade found?

1908


Where do you find the nine headed hydra on Dragon Fable?

The hydra can be found in Valencia's Bacon quests (Outnumbered), Valencia can found be found by heading East from Falconreach.


What were the Cuban exiles trained by the CIA called?

finally i found the answer! they where called brigade 2506 or La Brigada for short.


Where can one find team building exercises for a corporate retreat?

Team building exercises can be found by looking around on the internet. There are many different options dependent on locations and so it would require individual companies to search themselves and find appropriate activities.


What is a recessional moraine?

A recessional moraine is a glacial landform that forms when a glacier temporarily stops its retreat, depositing a ridge of unsorted till material. These moraines mark pauses in the glacier's overall retreat and are typically found behind the end moraine.


The rock climbers were stranded on the mountain and found themselves in a precarious position?

The rock climbers were stranded on the mountain and found themselves dangerously lacking in security.


What was the causes for general Custer's defeat?

There are many causes, but essentially Custer found himself outnumbered, being attacked from high ground, and without the ability to manoeuvre. He also refused to retreat, underestimating the danger his forces were in. This allowed him to be surrounded and annihilated. "Custer's Last Stand" was a monumental failure of battlefield tactics.


Where can a shield volcano be found?

It can be found along subduction-related volcanic arcs or all by themselves


Which movie has the charge of the light brigade in it?

The question is incomplete, and this story has been made into a movie at least twice to my knowledge. What you seek may be found at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). It has facts and details from previous versions of The Charge of the Light Brigade, and information on any pending version if there is one.


Responsibilities of a brigade supply sergeant?

Brigades wouldn't be tended to by a Supply Sergeant - those are found at Company level and below - a Brigade would have an S-4 office, as would its subordinate battalions. At the brigade level, the S-4 would be responsible for logistics - coordinating transportation, acquisition of necessary items, etc. At the company level, the Supply Sergeant would issue equipment both to platoons and individual soldiers, maintain records of items issued, and turn in items for repair as needed.


Where did the passengers first see land?

they found themselves on Cape Cod.