To whom ever hands this should fall into, I can remember the Civil War Battle, it occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863,around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by the time it ended, it had involved 160,000 Americans. The Civil War was over before it began,There was probably never any chance of the South winning without military aid. The union showed its advantages from …showed first 75 words of 612 total…

…showed last 75 words of 612 total…window to a burning cross in our yard. Tears rolled down my eyes as I held my wife. It was hard for both of us, so I decided to be quiet and go on as a normal free man would. There was no way I would possibly put my family in danger. The thought that crossed my mind that night was, "Hadn't we all lost enough already, and experienced the saddness and tragedy of deaths?"