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 * __Civilian Life in the Civil War(letter to the editor)__**

My husband is off at war and I am at home taking care of the farm. It seems like women in the North have it must easier than we do considering they have a big industry. I am constantly working and I have no time for myself. I sometimes bring medicine for the men in the war that are hurt or wounded. The soldiers have risked their lives for us, but many people have forgotten about the people at home who are holding things together. I am totally for the war, but as we remember our troops, we need to remember the people back at home. Without this war, our world would fall apart, even though it seems as if it already did. The North and the South was really divided before the war broke out and that brought us further away. The war seems like it will bring us together when it is all over. Even though we have lost a lot of soldiers in this war, it will be worth it in the end. Getting a bird’s eye view of the war is not pleasant, but I know it will work out okay in the end. However, civilian life is not as great as it seems. My children and I work from dawn to dusk keeping our farm in shape. They are starting to have to work at a very young age and it doesn’t seem fair to them at all. The lack of food has become a big problem and it is hard for women, children, and elders to help out the community. Everything seems like more and more work. We can’t find the money to make our jobs any easier, and it is just a pain. Our farms would help us get through it, but since most of the battles are fought in the South, our fertile soil is getting ruined. Since it is so hard to find the money to keep our farms running, my children and I have to work part time in factories. My children have to raise money by holding fairs and fundraisers, which usually end in nothing. We are a great contribution to the war and should be recognized

Sincerely, Sally Louisa Tompkins

Editorial

The Civil War seems to never end. The battles drag on and on for days for one reason only-freedom. The South believes slaves are fair to have, and north thinks it is totally wrong. What do I think? The battles are starting to kill our population, and we should all agree on a solution. However, this war is helping us to become closer as a country. Without the war, people would be stressing on to many minor things that don’t have an affect on our country. With this war, we are focused on one main topic that could potentially change our nation forever-slavery. There were about 50 major battles, and about 5000 minor ones. The major battles had a great impact in some way. I completely believe that theBattleatGettysburg, which turned into Pickett’s Charge, is the most important battle fought by our people. It began on July 1, 1863, and lasted for three days. Many other battles lasted for longer, but these days must have felt like walking to the moon and back. TheUniongeneral, George G. Meade, had 97,000 troops join him in this battle. Robert E. Lee led his Confederate troops of 75,000 toGettysburg. The Confederates charged at theUnionwithout hope and bravery. Another general from the South thought it would be a good idea to hit theUnionat a different angle. Lee thought his troops were unstoppable and refused to move. This then led up to day two of the battle, where Lee attacked at the side of the Union line. More and more fighting happened, and then day three started. Day three was known as Pickett’s charge because of the Confederacy outburst on theUnion. However, that may not have been the best idea. General George Pickett lost more than half of his man in this battle. This was known as the major turning point of the war, because of all the deaths and sacrifices. Being editor of the newspaper, I believe that this battle was very major and important. Even though theUnionhad won this battle, this is the most effort the confederates had put forth in a battle. The battle strategies were well thought out and Robert E. Lee was a great leader with his marvelous mind. The war conditions were harsh because of the many people who died throughout this battle. This was one of the bloodiest wars. Without this battle, I don’ think we would be where we are right now.

__ //Presiden////tial Personal Agenda// __
and list of events that we will study. || none || the slide for my event || need to research more basic info since I am going to be gone on Thursday and Friday ||
 * ====Date==== || ====What I accomplished during class time==== || ====What I accomplished at home==== ||
 * 3/3 || event name, and some basic information,
 * 3/4 || started organizing || search event for 1 hour ||
 * 3/7 || more organizing and started on lesson || made layout for my event ||
 * 3/8 || started our presentation with the goal and
 * 3/9 || set up presentation and helped group get organized ||
 * need to make bibliography!*

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