Union And Confederate Compare And Contrast

Similar to many quarrels dating back before it could even be recorded, a clash of beliefs resulted in the beginning of a war that would recreate the very nation built on the freedom and rights of those who inhabit it. This rather large and groundbreaking ordeal began April 12th of 1861 at the very beginning of the Civil War. A nation had been split in two by conflicted views that would forever hold a place in the descendants of those who fought. These two sides were titled Union and Confederate, two names that would separate like oil and water way beyond their reign. Though they share similarities within flags summarized as a sign of freedom and the fight for what they believed in, it was their convictions that separated one from the other.

A year after Abraham Lincoln had been reelected to take his second term of office in the White House. What this meant was it was made clear that no state can leave the Union, resulting in the South being somewhat broken down and disappearing as well as the majority of those who were enslaved being set free. April 10th of 1865 marked a glorious day in American history. That Spring gave new meaning to the word freedom. Chiefly for Lincoln whom was able to bring more shape to the world at the time. He hadn't a clue of his hurting fate that would take place only days later. April 11th, 1865 was an evening when Lincoln stood on the balcony of the White House and delivered a revolutionary idea that would shake the nation. He shared his ideals in hopes to cajole his audience, the ideas he held consisted of a plan to rebuild their society. This included the purpose of giving benefits to people of color who served in his Union, pushing to teach them literacy and especially in the South now that they had become part of the

To Booth, Lincoln's ideas were feral, making enmity boil in his blood. He had been a dedicated Confederalist, their latest lost taking quite the toll on him that gave him a taste for vengeance. Booth felt it was his duty as part of his political group to put an end to this what he found ridiculous claim Lincoln was holding on to. As a strong hearted lover of the nation HE knew and he wished for, he would not let the Union break and crumble it down to pieces. Booth fabricated a plan that consisted of kidnapping the president while he was attending a the show "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theater located in Washington, DC. As he watched the show, Booth would use his acting status to his advantage and gain access to his box to capture Lincoln, lowering him onto the stage with ropes to show the Union what the Confederates were still capable of. His goal was to hold him for ransom, hoping to coerce the people around him to release previously jailed confederate prisoners trapped in the North in return for their leader. Once he realized how pricey his project would be (Around $9000), he decided to put a group together that would instead use murderous methods to get what they wanted. In a red leather bound diary found in his coat pockets after he was shot, Booth had written "I think I have done well, though I am abandoned with the curse of Cain upon me." Indicating that he was not