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Civil War Gazette
Abraham Lincoln’s
Assassination
On April 14, 1865 Abraham
Lincoln and his wife went to the
Ford Theater to see a play
called Our American Cousin.
This was right after the Civil War ended and
most people were celebrating that the fighting
was over. While Lincoln was watching the play
he was shot through the head out his right ear
by John Wilkes Booth. He didn’t die right
away. They brought him to a rooming house
across the street and put him in bed. Then
they called the doctor. Many people came to
pray that he wouldn’t die. However he died
the next morning at 7:22 AM. John Wilkes
Booth was an actor and killed Lincoln because
he was angry that the North won the Civil
War. He had also planed to kill Ulysses S.
Grant, the Vice President and the Secretary of
the State. Booth escaped on horse back the
night of the shooting. He hid in a barn for 12
days before soldiers found him. He was shot
and killed.
Sydney
THE LITTLE
LADY WHO
CAUSED THIS
BIG WAR
Harriet Beecher Stowe
was born on June
14,1811 in Lichfield C.T. She wrote a
book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This
book is banned in the South because it
portrays slave owners as mean and
selfish to the slaves. People from the
South are going to the North to get the
book and sneak it back into the South
so that they can read the book. Abraham Lincoln called Harriet Beecher
Stowe the little lady who caused this
big war because of her book. She married Calvin Stowe in 1836 and had
seven kids. Her most famous accomplishment was Uncle Tom's Cabin,
which she wrote in 1850. The book is
an all time best-selling book in the
North.
~ Samantha
Let My People Go!
Harriet Tubman is a conductor of the underground railroad.
She was born in 1820, in a slave shanty on the Buck town plantation owned by Edward Brodess. Whenever a master hired out a
slave, the slave would have to pay the master part of their earnings.
For example males would get $100 a year, for females $60 a year.
Since Harriet’s job as a slave gave her pay she was able to get out of
slavery. When she got out of slavery, slave and plantation owners were going mad because all their slaves are being lead by Harriet to freedom in Canada. Harriet dedicated her life to being a conductor of the Underground Railroad. People call Harriet ,
Moses, a leader to the African Americans and a Servant to God but all these words
can not explain what great of a job she’s doing!
Frances
The Battle of Washington
The Battle of Washington took place in Beaufort County; it took place on March
30-April 20, 1863. The people of Beaufort County were being attacked by the confederates. General John G. Foster and his troops fought against General D.H. Hill on the
confederate’s side. General John G. Foster out numbered General D.H. Hill, and the
confederates surrendered. The results were that the confederates lost, and there were
100 casualties.
Rob
What Was Life Like in a Union Camp
Life in a union camp is very hard. Sometimes, you have to share a bed with
someone. But that’s if you’re even lucky. Most of our soldiers are getting sick, because
there are many viruses going around. One of the most common one, is typhoid fever.
Typhoid can be very deadly, rarely not deadly. You might find some union flags and
model horse figures. Most soldiers brought a trunk with some personal belongings
contained inside. Some of these things might be inside: family photographs, books, an
extra blanket, etc. Sometimes you would share a bunk with a soldier that you didn’t
even know. The insides of the tents were very neat, because you would switch beds,
and/or spots in the tents, so you had to keep your things together and organized for
easy moving. The officer’s tents were much different than the average soldier’s tent.
The officer’s tent was much larger, and the officer’s would usually not share a tent
with another officer, but most of the time the officer’s would have their own tent.
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Alyse
More Fighting in Manassas
Major General Stonewall Jackson (Confederate) wanted to lure Major General
Pope (Union) into battle by attacking a Federal column. The fighting at Brawner farm
lasted several hours. Pope thought he had won the battle, and the next morning Pope
mounted a series of attacks on Jackson’s position. After a while, Longstreet
(Confederate) helped Jackson turn the battle around and send Pope in full retreat to
Centerville.
Kevin
A Victory For The South
The Battle of Fredericksburg turned out to be an important battle for the South early in the Civil War. The Confederate
troops defeated the Union troops. The Battle was fought in and
near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The battle was fought December
13th through the 15th of December 1862. The Union Army of the
Potomac had 122,000 troops and 312 guns. Ambrose Everett
Burnside was in command of the Union Army. The Confederate
Army of Northern Virginia had 78,500 men and 270 guns.
Robert E. Lee was in command of the Confederate Army. The
Union Army had 1,284 soldiers killed and 9,600 soldiers
wounded. There were 1,769 men missing in action. Confederate
Army losses included 595 killed, 4,061 wounded and 653 missing.
Carrisa
A Battle on the Tennessee River
Just four days Union General Grant loaded
17,000 men onto steamboats and started up the
Tennessee River towards Confederate Fort
Henry. They were escorted By seven gunboats.
The river was full from winter rains and run –
off. The Confederate Commander of Fort Henry,
General Lloyd Tilghman was worried about the
rising river and his guns and the Fort being under water. Before the boats arrived at fort Henry, General Tilghman had already sent most of his men to
safety at Fort Donelson 10 miles away. The men who stayed behind damaged
some of the Union gunboats. The general for the Union was William Sherman.
He said that “he was a real general,” because he has fought in many battles.
The month of January in the year 1862, General Grant of the Union army occupied both Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, running the Confederate soldiers off.
Jesse
In 1863, Confederate Captain W. Sydney Winder was sent to Andersonville,
Georgia, to see if that area would be a good place for a prison for captured Union
soldiers. Winder decided that Andersonville was a good area to build the prison because
it had fresh water available, it was by the Southwestern Railroad, it was located in the
Deep South, and it had a population of less than 20 people. Prisoners arrived at
Andersonville in February 1864.
Anderson was originally built to hold 10,000 prisoners, but held much more than
32,000 Union soldiers. The overcrowding caused health and nutritional problems. Even
though the prison was enlarged in June 1864, there were 12,912 death’s in
Andersonville by the war’s end in May 1865.
Prison guards sat in sentry boxes (prisoners called them “pigeon roosts”)
on top of the stockade and shot any prisoner who crossed the wooden railing called the
“deadline”. Andersonville soon became a definition for the attrocities that both the
soldiers of the North and South experienced during the war. Andersonville is now a
National Historic Site as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.
Will
The Angel Of The Battlefield
April 1861- Clara Barton has become known as the Angel of the Battlefield because
she has provided supplies and care to the troops during our Civil War. She wants to
help the soldiers who are injured in the North and the South. She believes that each
soldier is an individual who deserves kind treatment and care. Clara Barton shows
courage, helpfulness and dedication on the battlefield.
Marisa
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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was a very important General in the union army.
Because of all his victories, he became a symbol of the Union victory during the Civil War. Grant was born in 1822. During the
Mexican War he fought under General Zachary Taylor. In February 1862, General Grant took Fort Henry and attacked Fort Donelson. Ulysses S. Grant became the commander of the Northern
troops. He fought in the battle of Gettysburg. Grant also fought in
the battle of Vicksburg. And accepted General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomatox.
Brendon
Tubman Takes a Risk
Harriet Tubman is taking a risk running back
and forth with her runaway slaves. She is risking
her own life. She was once a slave, but now she is
still taking a chance for the freedom of others. She is
called “Moses” by the slaves. “We want our slaves
back,” complain the citizens of the South. “Our slaves
are disappearing and it’s all because of Tubman.”
Harriet is harmful to the people in the South. On the
other hand, the Northerners are happy that the
slaves are reaching freedom. They don’t think Southerners are fair to the slaves at all! Brave Harriet
Tubman! Being caught never crosses Harriet Tubman’s mind. She is doing a great job leading the slaves to freedom. She is foremost the
conductor of the slaves escape route called The Underground Railroad.
~Sabina
The Fierce Battle of Gettysburg Just Ended Last Week!
After General Lee’s victory at Chancellorsville in May, 1863,
General Lee received an approval from the government to invade
the north. Lee hoped an invasion would fuel the northern peace
movement and, at the least, disrupt the Union’s war effort. After
the death of Stonewall Jackson, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia,
75,000-strong, had been reorganized into three army corps under
Long Street Ewell, and A.P. Hill, went with a cavalry division under J.E.B. Stuart. On June 3rd, advance troops of the Confederate
army left their camps near Fredericksburg and marched west toward the Shenandoah Valley.
Brandyn
The Rebels Pull It Off at Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. 23,000 people were killed or wounded. The general for the
Yankee troops were General Ulysses S. Grant and General Prentiss. The General for the Rebel troops was Albert S. Johnson. Soldiers called Shiloh “A very bloody affair”. The battle of Shiloh
started on April 6, 1862, and lasted until April 7, 1862. The battle was short, but
seemed very long. Grant’s mastery over the Confederate forces continue. The Confederacy’s general P.G.T. Beauregard withdrew during the fighting because there were too
many casualties. The only confederate general left was General Albert Johnson. After
fighting for a day the Union had celebrated another victory.
- Alex
Ulysses S Grant. Who is He?
Leading the Northern troops through the rough, hard, dirty
Civil War is Ulysses S Grant. He has a wife, Julia Dent Grant and
four children, Ulysses Jr., Fred, Nellie, and Jesse. Ulysses is a
loving devoted father and husband. Grant’s personality is
wonderful. He is not cruel. Ulysses is very shy and bashful;
someone even thought he was mute. He is always loyal to his
friends and family.
Hiram Ulysses S Grant was born April 27, 1822, Point
Pleasant, Ohio. He has loving parents, Jesse Root Grant and
Hannah Simpson Grant. Ulysses has five siblings, Samuel Simpson, Clara, Virginia
Paine, Orvil Lynch, and Mary Frances. As a boy Ulysses enjoyed working and riding
with horses and anything to do with farming.
Ulysses is a great person. He has many hopes and goals. Some which are
winning the Civil War and one day to become president. I bet we all agree he will make
a wonderful president.
Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland in 1820. She
created the Underground Railroad. She has freed more than
300 slaves in 19 trips. The Underground Railroad wasn’t really
a railroad and wasn’t really underground it was a secret path
that led slaves to freedom in safe houses. The reward for
bringing her back is now $40,000 dollars! Harriet Tubman has
saved many slaves including her 70 year old parents. She has never failed to deliver a
slave and has never been captured yet! Her nicknames are, “Moses,” and “Servant of
God.
Rebecca
A Reward for Moses
Just a few nights ago Harriet Tubman took three more slaves to
freedom. We think that the runaway slaves are hiding under trapdoors,
under beds, and under flour sacks. Another person named Frederick
Douglass is also helping her free the slaves. I think this whole thing
started when Tice Davids disappeared. Some say he crossed the Ohio
River, some say he was hiding, but the others say he traveled on a most
unusual trail, as if he traveled underground. A fifty-dollar reward will be
given to whoever finds and catches Harriet Tubman.
Johnny
A Spy For Success
Rose O’Neal Greenhow, or “Wild Rose,” as she was called
from a young age, was born in Port Tobacco, Maryland in 1817.
Rose was one of the most important southern spies of the Civil
War.
Rose was arrested and imprisoned for sneaking messages to
southern troops. Even though she was locked up in a vain effort to
put a stop to her spying, Rose continued to send messages to the
Confederacy by concealing them in all sorts of unlikely places,
like in a woman’s bun of hair.
Rose’s accomplishments include the ten word secret message she sent to Gen. B.T. Beauregard, enabling him to win the Battle of Bull Run
After her second prison term, Rose was banished to the Confederate States of
America, where she was greeted warmly by President Jefferson Davis.
This reporter is confident that Rose O’Neal Greenhow will send many more messages to the Confederacy before this cruel war is over.
Kate
What Is the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad isn’t really a railroad. It is a
network of paths though the woods and fields, river
crossings, boats, trains and wagons. Freed African
Americans {like Harriet Tubmen} and white
“conductors” who risk their lives and land to help usually help the slaves. The Underground Railroad is the best way for a slave to
escape. The slaves walk 250 miles. The other name for the Underground Railroad is the Freedom Train. The slaves know it’s safe if there’s a candle, lantern or quilt in the window. If there’s no sign, it’s not safe. The slaves are
called passengers by the conductors. The route the slaves take goes through
Camden, Delaware to Wilmington, Delaware to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
Rochester, New York then to Lake Erie and then freedom in Canada. A lot of
slaves are escaping on this so called “railroad”, and who knows how many
more will be freed.
~ Emily
Robert E. Lee A Great Leader
Robert E. Lee was a great confederate general. Lee
was born on January 19, 1807 near Montross, Virginia. He
graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
with high honors. Lee is a lieutenant of engineers. Unlike many southerners, he did
not believe in slavery. Lee hated the thought of a divided nation but joined the
confederacy because his home state Virginia is a confederate state. He helped draw up
plans for the confederate forces in Virginia. He now took command of the army of
northern Virginia. Robert E. Lee is one of the most beloved figures in American history.
–– Scott
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“Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting
for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the drinking
gourd.”
~Jessica
First Battle of Civil War and Union Troops Cowardly Retreat
On July 21, 1861,Union Gen. Irvin Mc Dowell fought
Gen. P.T.G Beauregard in a battle at Manassas
Junction, VA that lasted the whole day. Even though
the Union was about 35,000 strong and the Confederates had 32,500 men, each side only engaged
18,000 of their men. In the end, the Union soldiers
cowardly ran away and the Confederates won. The
union retreat was called ‘The Great Skedaddle”.
There were about 83 Union casualties and 68 Confederate casualties. All together, 151 men died. At
the present time, the Confederacy has won 1 battle
and the Union hasn’t won any battles.
Justin S.
ANTIETAM
Antietam was one of the most deadly battles. It was a
victory for the Union even though both claimed victory. The
battle took place two years after the beginning of the war on
September 17,1862. About 21,000 men died in one day. The
Confederate Army of Virginia under General Robert E. Lee and
the Union Army under Major General George B. McClellan met
on the fields surrounding Antietam Creek to the northeast of
Sharpsburg, Maryland and fought the Battle of Antietam,
which resulted in the highest number of causalities during a
single day of combat in the Civil War. Though the Confederates retained the field at the end of the
day, they withdrew into Virginia 2 days later and were not pursued by the Federal army.
Matt
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was fought from May 21 to July 9,
1863. This battle was fought in Louisiana at East Baton
Rouge Parish and East Feliciana Parish. The victors of this
battle were the Union troops! Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks
was the commander for the Union forces and Maj. Gen.
Franklin Gardner commanded the Confederate soldiers.
This battle had about 12,208 casualties 5,000 casualties for
the Union and 7,208 casualties for the Confederate. The entire battle lasted for exactly 1 month and 19 days. In this
battle the African-American soldiers showed that they could
bravely withstand the heat of battle. The first couple of days
were fought on even ground, then on the last day the troops learned about Vicksburg and the
Confederates surrendered. This opened the Mississippi River to Union navigation from its
source to New Orleans.
~Devin
Confederates Crush Union Troops at Fredericksburg
November 14, 1862-The Union attempted to take the
town of Falmouth. Confederate troops entrenched
themselves behind the town at Marye’s Heights. Union
Engineers laid five logs across a Confederate trench to form
a bridge. Dec 13, 1862-The Army of the Potomac under Gen.
Burnside suffered a defeat costing the lives of many soldiers.
This happened at Fredericksburg in Virginia. After 14
attempts Union casualties were as high as 12,653. These
men were killed while attacking well-defended confederates
on Marye’s Heights. “We might as well have tried to take
hell” a Union soldier said. Confederate casualties were 5,309.
The Confederacy won that battle.
~ Danny