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    Article.........................................................................................................................Page #

    1. John Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry..................................................................4-5

    2. Lincolns Election....................................................................................................6

    3. The Secession of South Carolina.............................................................................7

    4. Fort Sumters Attack..........................................................................................8-11

    5. The 1st Battle of Bull Run......................................................................................12

    6. The Battle of Antietam...........................................................................................13

    7. The Emancipation Proclamation............................................................................15

    8. The Battle of Gettysburg........................................................................................16

    9. The Battle of Vicksburg.........................................................................................17

    10. Lincolns Reelection..............................................................................................19

    11. Shermans March to the Sea & the Battle of Atlanta.............................................20

    12. Major Events of April 1865...................................................................................21

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

    Cover photo designed by Paula Quach and edited by Ryan Villena.Magazine typeset by Paula Quach.

    Magazine edited and formatted by Ryan Villena.Advertisements included courtesy of Tina Huang and Jenny Wong.

    Articles and pictures for 1, 2, and 3 written and obtained by Jenny Wong.Articles and pictures for 4, 5, and 6 written and obtained by Paula Quach.

    Articles and pictures for 7, 8, and 9 written and obtained by Tina Huang.Articles and pictures for 10, 11, and 12 written and obtained by Ryan Villena.

    Table of Contents organized by Tina Huang and set by Ryan Villena.Bibliography compiled by Jenny Wong.

    Printed by Ryan Villena.

    Copyright Kay Corporation.Due June 27, 2012.

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    Printed June 27, 2012.

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    Brother versus

    BrotherJohn Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry

    -Perspective from a Southern Slaveholderthrough an October 20, 1859 entry:

    John Brown

    was anabolitionist

    who

    expressed

    his

    opposition

    of slavery

    with

    violence.

    During his

    early ages,

    his father

    strongly

    opposed slavery, which affected John

    Browns beliefs on slavery. On October

    16, 1859, he led a group of his

    supporters to his farmhouse route to

    Harpers Ferry to seize the federal arsenal

    but unfortunately failed. His plan was to

    obtain weapons and give them to slaves

    for encouragement to riot against

    slaveholders in the South, which had

    frightened and angered Southern

    slaveholders.

    An angry Southern slaveholder expresses

    his frustration

    in thefollowing

    passage as a

    response to

    John Browns

    raid:

    As a

    slaveholder in

    the South, I

    am terribly

    horrified of

    this raid that a man named John Brown

    had led. I am very fortunate to see that

    the Virginia court had sentenced him to

    death. If he had a larger amount of

    slaves and his violence continued, I cant

    imagine what would happen to my

    family. My two sons and my wife, I

    would not be able to support them

    without my slaves. Even though I do not

    treat them the way I should treat a

    human being, I depend on them. My

    whole family depends on them. Ive

    worked so hard, shed blood and tears on

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    CAUSES ::: REACTIONS ::: BUILDUPS

    345 words

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    the farm alone to raise barely enough to

    purchase a few slaves while my dear

    wife was in labor with twins. I cant bear

    to see my slaves to riot against me. It is

    already worse enough to accept the fact

    that the government has the possibility

    of banning slavery. They are the support

    of my family, the base of my family. The

    idea of my slaves who would use

    weapons frightens me to death. Since

    Ive treated them so harshly, they would

    do anything to hurt my family. But I

    have never truly meant to treat them

    like this, but if I dont, they would have

    the courage to arm my family. I have

    never asked for much, just a loving

    family, my slaves being the support of

    the family, and have enough to raise

    them.

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    Brother vs.

    Brother

    CONFEDERATE STATES

    OF

    AMERICA

    Deo Duce Vincemus

    Are you ready to take a stand for our rights?These are our livelihoods. The Union demandsus to give up the ones who help us earn moneyto survive. They would rather they get fat and

    rich while we suffer in vain. And they call ustheir brothers.

    Take a stand.

    Make your choice.

    Are you with us?

    Join Now

    A drawing of John Brown madman, martyr, or hero?

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    Lincolns Election of 1860-Perspective from a Northern Factory Workerthrough a November 18, 1860 entry:

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    Brother vs.

    324 words

    IN JUNE OF 1860, the

    Democrats have chosen StephenA. Douglas as a candidate to run

    for president. Realizing there

    were no chances of standing

    against them, the Republicans

    pleaded Abraham Lincoln for

    help. They acknowledged that

    Lincoln had a national reputation

    and his beliefs were the same as

    the Republicans. They thought

    this would reinforce many

    reforms that would be in favor of

    antislavery, the Republicans goal,

    banning slavery.

    In the following, a Northern

    factory worker expresses her

    perspective for Lincolns victory

    in the campaign:

    As a factory worker, there is

    not much to ask for. Just

    maintain this job in this dreadful

    factory. Ive lost my husband

    and kids along the way here, and

    Ive left my whole life back in

    Europe. This job is all I have.

    The wages this factory gives is

    not much, barely enough to

    support myself, and it is not

    better than farming at all. The

    machines are dangerous; eachday I have the anxiety of going to

    work losing a finger or two.

    Worst of all, these companies do

    not have insurance if accidents

    happen. My hopes had all faded

    by the first few weeks of working.

    However, when Lincoln had won the campaign f

    residency over Stephen Douglas, my hopes h

    come back for once. President Lincoln h

    represented the North, and hopefully, he remai

    true to his beliefs. And hopefully he would

    able to protect the workers and give rights to u

    This man is my only hope, he doesnt seem li

    the person who would abuse his powers like t

    other presidents Ive heard about from my t

    other roommates in our dark, crowded, a

    unsanitary small room. Our conditions at t

    factory are worse enough, but if I had realiz

    even where I lived would be as harsh as this

    would never have had taken the chance

    escape here. But hopefully... President Linco

    can change this. All of this.

    This jobis all Ihave...Myhopes

    had allfaded.faded.

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    The Secession of South-Perspective from Abraham Lincoln

    through a December 20, 1860 entry:

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    Brother vs.Brother

    327 words

    THE SECESSION of South Carolina happened just after Lincolns

    victory of the campaign. As Lincoln won the campaign, Southerners

    viewed Lincoln as a threat because of his beliefs and the fact that he

    re resented the North.They believed that Lincoln would

    completely wipe out slavery and

    reform their social lives, causing

    them to secede from the Union.

    Abraham Lincoln expresses his

    thoughts of the secession of South

    Carolina in the following:

    After winning the campaign, as

    president, my first priority is to

    keep the Union together. But

    suddenly, South Carolina

    immediately seceded. By winningthe campaign, I thought it would

    be simple to unite the nation by

    making small reforms in the

    society.

    However, the secession had led other

    states to follow the footsteps of South

    Carolina, which had frustrated me

    deeply. A strong nation would have to

    have every state and territory united.

    But I have realized there is more work

    to be done. When I succeeded in

    winning the campaign against Stephen

    Douglas, I have never expected myself

    to abolish slavery completely. Even

    though slavery is morally wrong, I

    would not want to risk any possibilities

    to disunite the Union. The only reason

    I ran for the campaign was because of

    my confidence in uniting the nation

    successfully.

    I would have ne

    thought it would

    this difficult

    quickly, and

    secession was m

    unexpected. As m

    as I want to abo

    slavery and m

    more social

    economic reforms,

    main goal is

    maintain the un

    nation. So

    Carolina is

    repulsive by assum

    things too quickly.

    seceding, they h

    contributed to

    Civil War. The So

    became

    Confederates and

    Union remathemselves. The

    war had m

    victories and def

    but in the end,

    South surrende

    because the N

    cornered them

    Appomattox

    Courthouse, wresulted with

    South coming bac

    the Union.

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    The Civil War: Extended

    Sparking the Fuse Fort Sumter (573 words)APRIL 1861

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    Starting Shots Battles Major Events

    EARLY THIS MONTH, rising tensions between the Union and thenew Confederacy would become violent over one of the few forts inthe South left in Union hands. Fort Sumter, positioned in the middleof the focal trade harbor, Charleston Bay, was a sore thumb a

    Union fort in the middle of Confederate lands. Despite variousattempts at diplomacy, the Confederacy finally turned violent overour presence at that fort and Sumter was put under siege. Thefollowing is a snippet of a soldier named Private OMalleys journalregarding the important first 33 hours of the war.

    Major Robert Anderson

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    Journal April 12, 1861

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    Starting Shots

    Our Commander, Major RobertAnderson, is troubled. I cannotblame him. The ultimatum hasbeen sent by the rebelling states now the Confederacy. Threeemissaries had been sent to meetwith the Commander, one of whichI recognized as a past senator,

    James Chestnut, Jr. Theydemanded our surrender.

    Major Anderson stood his ground.We would not give in. But I hold mydoubts, like many of my fellows onthis decision. We are a fortsurrounded by the Confederates, afort only at part of our full capacity(we have been working to try toinstall more guns and complete allconstruction)

    and a fort surely to run out of supplies by the 15th evenwith strict rations. We had spent our days gnawing on theusual hardtack and jerky. I tried not to mind, but still mybody called for food as I lay in bed or drilled. And ounumber of meals are surely decreasing and I do not knowhow we will withstand an assault by the Confeds.

    We are surrounded by the enemy.

    So now we lay tensely in our beds or try to find somethingto distract ourselves quietly. Myself, for example, write inthis little companion of mine to let go of my thoughts. It isstill early morning, but I am sure that most of us in the forare wide-awake ever since the talks at some time estimate to be 0300. And so we wait.

    I cannot hear much aside frommy ears ringing from theexplosions that have startedup. They echo through the fortwith each explosion and blow.It is not a real battle becausemost of us just sit and wait,with only a few shots for every

    hundred of theirs to try toconserve our ammunition.With only a few shots able tobe fired, most of us are left totry to put out fires that havesprung up. The rain of shellsare constant and I find itdifficult to hear anything inthis mess.

    The smoke is thickening andchoking so much. I cannotcontinue writing any longer. Imust go and help my fellowsresist the barrage. I may addmore to this entry later on...

    We are surrendering. It is the

    second day and we cannothold out any longer. Thebarracks are burning and weare all tired and hungry. Wemust raise the white flag forwe cannot hold out any longer.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    Statistics gained have noted that not one life

    was lost during this entire exchange.However, President Lincoln is now calling

    Starting Shots

    UNITED STATES

    OF

    AMERICA

    Union and Liberty

    This is a free country not just for us, but forour brothers. They are beaten, destroyed, and

    tortured. Dont let this continue. Fight for yourcountry

    Your brothers

    True liberty and freedom

    The Union

    Join Now

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    From there, the new Confederate States ofAmerica truly showed that they are not to betrifled with. They routed the Union and sent

    them scurrying back in an unorganized rabble.

    July 1861By Han U. P.

    UNION

    DEFEATED!!! In ashocking turn of events, abattle held in the 21st ofthis month, theConfederate states haveproven to the Union thatwinning this war wont beeasy for them. This warbetween the newConfederacy and theUnion this Civil War

    has been going on for afew months and many aprevious skirmish hasbeen won by the Union.

    In fact, civilians of alltypes from the Northcame to watch the battleto see, as one bystandersaid, The US put downthis rebellion in this onefinal, glorious victory.

    In the early morning,the Union struck first atour troops waiting nearManassas Junction,Virginia, which is by theUnion capital. The Unionwas led by GeneralMcDowell and did, infact, seem to be beatingus back. His troopspushed our own andunder the command ofGeneral Beauregard, bothsides traded blows fordominance.

    In that battle, one man showed himself to be determinedand powerful in the face of defeat: Thomas J. StonewallJackson held out against the attacks long enough forreinforcements under General Johnston. From there, thenew Confederate States of America truly showed that theyare not to be trifled with. They routed the Union and sentthem scurrying back in an unorganized rabble. A commoncontributor to this magazine, Infantry Sergeant OMalley, asoldier in the battle wrote to us the events of the battle.Even as a Union soldier, he still feels a kinship to his homestates fellow slave states and his story shows best theevents of this battle. We fought hard, he recalls. Ithought we were close to winning and we could bring anend to this whole mess...

    There was one point an important one at the [HenryHouse] hill that was being held fast though. We needed

    to capture that pointjust when we thoughtwere at their brea

    point, they sent a fwave of troops. We whorrified: they had goreinforcements. screamed a rebel and broke our ranksfirst retreat was sorderly but soon, were running away crazy mess. I was so from the constant figh

    I could barely movefeet let alone run, somehow I managed.Confeds didnt follow

    Currently, discusbetween President Dand the generals are fup about why the trdid not take advantagthe Union loss to foup but nothing seem

    have been decided.the Union side of ththere are rumors thatLincoln has remMcDowell and inshim with GeorgeMcClellan. Only will tell how that effect us.

    For more by Han U.P.,

    telegraph us or send us request through mail!

    (460 Words)

    Starting Shots

    The First Manassas/Battle of Bull Run

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    The Darkest DaySeptember 1862

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    Starting Shots

    THE BLOODIEST BATTLE of this entire war sofar occurred just recently. It was just in one dayand brought the death upon death, injury uponinjury. It was: the Battle of Antietam (Confedscall it the Battle of Sharpsburg). September 17,1862 will be forever marked on our minds andhistory.

    It began with General Lee of the Confederacydeciding to change up his strategy. MajorOMalley, a frequent correspondent with thismagazine gives a little insight onto the reasons ofsuch an audacious action: General Lees movewas actually quite strategic if you look at it. Theresults turned out wrong, very wrong, but if it hadgone right the rewards would have beenabsolutely worth it. For a win would have doneseveral things: it wouldve won Europeanrecognition as a separate country; the Confederatetroops could leech off our own farms during theharvest season, which would spare their owncountry the problem of feeding

    everything; and it couldve forced

    President Lincoln to work for apeaceful resolution and end thewar.

    Only... the battle didnt endquite that smoothly for either side.Neither side could break the otherdespite several assaults. In the end,there are a reported over 23,000casualties for both sides. Sinceneither side could break the other,

    Lee was forced to retreat due toexhaustion. Since his main goalwent unachieved, it is now countedas a technical victory for theUnion.

    However, to many citizens, it doesnt feel like it. Thiwas a loss for all sides. Fathers, brothers, family are now

    lost to us forever in this war against ourselves. It is a losthat solidifies our realization that this must end. This wahas been going on too long.

    President Lincolns response was heard throughout thstates in his issue of the Emancipation Proclamation on th22nd. We are now truly fighting for freedom.

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    Delicious Burgers:

    Its the Best American-Style Food!

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    My English was not proper because I hadlack of education. I began to understand Englishwhen Master Patrick yelled at me and beat meup. This day is a moment to write down myexcitements. It is a big day for my race. Today,September 22, 1862, is the day that PresidentLincoln announced and declared ourindependence through the speech ofEmancipation Proclamation. From now on, I amfinally considered to be free in America, not justin the North, but in the South as well.

    African Americans, my race has fought inthe Revolutionary War for years, trying to fightfor my freedom by helping the Americans.Many of us are willing to risk our lives for ourfreedom. But after the war ended, Southerners,unjust slaveholders never gave us our freedom!They betrayed us! They ruled upon us usingthose evil punishments and continued totortured us, starved us, and made us work day

    and night. Those of my friends, planned to runaway. They heard that the Underground Trailcan lead us to different world, a world withfreedom and liberty up in the North. Overthere, we can be free forever and away fromcontrol. We planned and escaped at night withthe help of our friends in the North. We havesung songs to memorize our routes on our waythere. We had

    15 people at the very beginning. Some diedfrom the crocodile in swamps. Crok and Isurvived in this journey. It was really dangerousand risky. I do not want my race to take therisks; the government should do something forus, ensure our rights and freedom!

    The Union has heard us and raged the CivilWar. Although our country is at war, but I willfight for our friends in the South to share our

    freedom! The victory at Antietam is a turningpoint for all of us. I saw lights in our future andfor our latter generations. Now that PresidentLincoln has declared freeing all enslavedpersons, our friends in the South dont have torisks their lives to go to the North anymore. Wecan be free anywhere if we won this war. So ourfriends: we must win! We have to help those ofus who are still suffering and beat up to death.This is the only hope to save our friends in thesouthern region. Hopefully through the

    Lincolns speech we can receive more supportfrom the European liberals and the British willnot help the Confederacy to break our navalblockade.

    Friends! Continue to fight for our freedom,for the better good of our community!

    We are definitely short on supplies,especially on shoes. The men fought for theirlives and we must get them better supplies toprevent injuries!

    Reports have given that there is a Uniontown and they have cavalry and shoes. Men andI have crossed the Potomac River, heading forthis town, Gettysburg of Pennsylvania.

    Hopefully this invasion will be successfuland the other front at Vicksburg can survivethrough the siege, led by the John Pemberton.

    If we can gain control of Gettysburg, we will

    have a greater advantage against theConfederate forces.

    Men! If we win this battle, this will be ourturning point. Invasion of the North will give us

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    Battles

    from Unik, an escaped slave from(444 Words)

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    Battles

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    more control of land use and roads.We will charge through the city with our

    friends in the West and South. We shall defeatthe Union together!

    -from General Robert E. Lee (Battle of Gettysburg, officially started onJuly 1, 1863)

    This Battle of Gettysburg lasted for threedays. Surprisingly, General George E. Pickettand General A.P. Hill have attack. They hadbetter weapons, guns and cannons that shot our

    men. Men were shot, thousands of them diedbravely! I figured that the Union is so betterthan our tactic. Although, we had a greatcasualty compared to the other battles in theCivil War, the Confederate suffered a highernumber of injuries and death. They were threetimes more than ours. They have sacrifice mento win this battle.

    I had failed to win this battle for my men,my country. It was my fault; it is I who havelost this fight.

    This is a turning point for the North. We canno longer receive supports from the Europeansand recognize internationally, theConfederates, as an independent. However, we

    shall fight until we can no longer fight! Wemust protect our belief and land. Withoutslavery, our nation will not last. The nation willfall into economic crisis. So men, we willcontinue to fight until we see hope!

    [The battle of Vicksburg had high casualties.The United States Colored Troops wasestablished and they fought in this war, provingthat they are not just troubled, but they arebrave soldiers. This is known as the PickettsCharge and dialogues were actually from Lee.]

    -from General Ulysses S. Grant, head of the Union army

    After President Lincoln has received myletter to rage a way with Confederates inVicksburg, President Lincoln had responded,[...] what a lot of land these fellows hold, of

    which Vicksburg is the key! The war can neverbe brought to a close until that key is in ourpocket.... We can take all the northern ports ofthe Confederacy, and they can defy us from

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    Battles

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    Vicksburg." I launched a full scale attack onthe Confederate at the city of Vicksburg. Thecontrol of the Mississippi River is the key tovictory of this war. If we, the Union, can gaincontrol of this river, we will have an advantage.The Mississippi River is the last majorstronghold of the Confederates. If my men and

    I gained the control of this river, we can breakup the South and the West connection.

    Today the Union has sent me a notification

    that the British is willing to support the South ifthey have won a major battle. The Europeanscan potentially recognize the dependence ofConfederate government. Vicksburgdetermines if South will be aid by theEuropeans.

    Men, we must win this battle and this will be

    our turning point! We must fight until GeneralPemberto surrender!

    -from General Ulysses S. Grant, head of the Union army

    Today is the celebration of our blood and tears, a victory at Vicksburg. General John Pemberton,head of the Confederate Army, finally surrendered after 47 Siege Days. We didnt want to put the cityunder siege, but attacks inflicted too much casualties. People in the city have been starved for days

    after we cut off all supplies from importation.War is inevitable and bloody. But the victory at Vicksburg will be our hope and it will break and

    lower the morale of Confederates! Without a doubt, the British, the Europeans, will not reinforce andsupport the Confederates further more. Without this last stronghold, the Confederates will not be ableto travel and trade. We, Union, will protect this land from regaining this boundary. Confederates willnot be the same. The power is greatly weaken. Men, this is our turning point. The fall of theConfederates and the end of this war shall come soon!

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    The Gettysburg AddressWord Count: 391

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    -from General Robert E. Lee, the head of Confederates (B

    of Gettys

    Major Events

    --- The Civil War: Extended ---

    *From the Translator: Im hating this black Negro. I still cant believe slaverys been outlawed. Damnedblacks Hmph. He were my slave, Id whip him for every time a breath went in and outta his goddamnemouth. Well, okay, I maybe did put in the part about farting to humiliate him. Hmph. I do know I shouldnhave done that. Know why? Because it doesnt take a fancy insult to make a black look like a total ass.

    I hate this man so much. He really didnt pay attention to the speech at all; it was a speech that bothNortherners and Southerners could enjoy and relate to without disagreement. It was also only two minutelong, whereas the gentleman before him took something like two hours. Christ, it was a relief for us all when

    Lincolns address took such a short time. Now, Im no historian, but I do say that this was a speech that puinto perspective the struggles between North and South, and it was a damned good speech. Not that itll havemuch significance later, when all this war stuff is over. Nope, there was no applause at the ending or coverageby the local newspapers in the weeks since its happened. I predict nothing to come out of this speech.

    John Cloon, Southern immigrant to North, 1863

    December 1, 1863

    Two important things happened today, yessir.First: I got me a translator* so this entry can be typed.

    Im learnin how to read, but I still got to learn how towrite, yessir, and thatll take a while since I have what thefine nurses said was a speech and learning impediment,yessir.

    In other news, today, Lincoln delivered a speech at

    Gettysburg, yessir. It was a real fine speech, yessir. Noone could hear it, o course, because he had none of thesefancy megaphone-cone devices, nosir, but still I caught afew words. Erm Oh, Four score and seven years ago.And then I had to fart, so I concentrated on that for awhile. Then the fart kinda disappeared up my rear end,which made me feel sick, so I only had time to catch thewords the world will little note, nor long rememberbefore I ducked outta there, yessir.

    End.

    Bill Freedman, 1863

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    Shermans March to the Sea &Battle of Atlanta

    Word Count: 304

    December 22, 1865

    Birchwood News brings you, the people of the newly formed Confederate States ofAmerica, this special news report.

    General William Tecumseh Sherman of the Northern forces has just declared his terrifyingMarch to the Sea over. It was perhaps the first display of what todays war experts arecalling total war, or the destructionofeverything, not purely an opposingarmy, for war purposes.

    During the March, Shermanreportedly ordered his men to burnanything useful to our army to theground, and our messengers have justgiven us some surprising and terrifyingstatistics. Shermans March has incurredabout $100 million in damages, burningand destroying about $80 million inproperty and only stealing $20 millionfor his own division. 5000 horses, 4000mules, 13,000 head of cattle, 9.5 millionpounds of corn and a whopping 10.5million pounds of fodder have beeneither stolen or destroyed, and 10,000slaves have been killed of causes such as

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    Major Events

    This is an unprecedented move in history, and we, thepeople of the Confederacy, are the first victims of thismaneuver.

    Though we already possess magnificent generals like the

    great Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, it is clear that theSouth is in desperate need of a miracle if campaigns likeShermans March keep pounding our newly founded nation.

    hunger, disease, or exposure.Obviously, this is terrifying news for

    anyone in the South. No one knowswhether Sherman will strike again, returnto the north, or continue occupyingAtlanta, which they have also seized. Thisputs all Southerners at unease, given

    Shermans unpredictability; again, nocampaign like this has ever been witnessedin history, especially given Shermanscircumstances; spies indicate hes beenwithout reliable or fast communication toNorthern headquarters.

    Shermans March to the Sea and the horrors it brought.

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    Major events of April 1865

    Word Count: 305

    April 30, 1865

    Hyuck, hyuck. It took two years ofconvincin, but I finally got this darnedtranslator to start writing for me again, yessir.Hed run away after the first journal entry, but,uh, hyuck, hes back now.

    Thismonths beenboth a disasterand a miracle,yessir. I did

    hear that thedarnedGeneral E.Lee hadfinally beencorneredsometime thismonth, hyuck,and didsurrender atthe

    AppomattoxCourthouse,yessir. Thatwas the 7th,right, Johnny? Yep, that was the 7th. I hear itwas pretty nifty, yessir.

    Oh, and then a week later, something elsehappened it couldnt have been very bignews, or I would have known about it hmm.Well, I dont know what did, but I guess it wasone of those interesting sideshows they show

    ya on the news, hyuck hyuck. Like an affair orwhatever, little stupid gossip like that, hyuckhyuck. Nope, nevermind, April 14, 1865 had noreal importance whatsoever.

    With that, Ill be signing off, yessir. Night,Johnny.

    From the Translator: Really, if Id been lesshappy I would already have chopped this

    damnedNegroshead off bynow. Hessuch an

    ass, really.Eventhough I am prettyticked thatwe lost thewar, we atleast gotLincoln,hehehehthats the

    gossipthe guywas tellinabout, yup.

    Yeah. Actor by the name of John Wilkes Boothshot im right in the head April 14, even thoughthe damned wars already finished Well, atleast our South enjoys one victory, no?Southernersll probably be partyingeverywhere in the next month, despite thewar hell, its been two weeks; Ill bet

    peopleve already been partying! Id better jointhem avenge the South in its mission topreserve the traditional ways of slavery.

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