James M. Mcpherson's Crossroads Of Freedom

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James M. McPherson wrote the book Crossroads of Freedom to discuss pivotal moments in history. McPherson's aims and objectives of this book is to prove that the battle of Antietam was in fact a major pivotal moment. After the battle on September 17, 1862 the South wouldn't rise again and the North would continue fighting and winning until the war ended in 1864. The Civil War was a majoring turning point in American history. The Civil War started on April 12, 1861 and ended April 9, 1865. The Confederates started the civil war when they started attacking Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. A majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee but many battles were fought all over the America. More soldiers died in the Civil War compared to any of the other wars that America has participated in. The war was fought between the Northern (Union) and Southern (Confederate) states. The war started because of major differences between the northern and Southern states including issues on slavery. Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 …show more content…
“Despite the ghastly events of September 11, 2001, another September day 139 years earlier remains the bloodiest single day in American history. The 6,300 to 6,500 Union and Confederate soldiers killed and mortally wounded near the Maryland village of Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862, were more than twice the number of fatalities suffered in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001” (McPherson 24)
McPherson argues that this day was a major pivotal moment in the war. The impact of this day shows the progress of the war. After this day everything changed. McPherson argues that the Southern victory had passed and wasn't going to rise again. Although the war didn't end for another two and a half years but the Confederacy was a never closer to
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