Civil+War+Assignment

In 1861 the war we know of as the civil war broke out. One of the battles the Union and the Confederate troops fought in was the Battle of Fort Sumter. Some of the events that lead to this war was slavery, secession starts to pick up, and many other things. The battle of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861. This battle was fought in Fort Sumter, South Carolina, which is where my family lives. One key individual involved for the conferate side was Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard. It all began when Conderate commanders came to find soliders. That is the day that my father went away to fight in the war, on the Southern side. He fought on this side because my family,which includes my mom, Linda, my dad, Bob, my two older brothers, Wayne and James, and I, Marybeth. When my father told the family about his choice to go away and fight we were all very sad that we might never see him again.

Hello my name is Marybeth and my father went away to fight in the Battle of Fort Sumter. I'm six years- old and now live with my mother and two older brothers. I don't know if i'll ever see my dad again, but every night before I go to bed I pray that he survives the day and at the end of the war he makes it back home to his family. Before my dad left to go fight, my mother and him had an arugement and that night my father told my mother, my mother went to bed crying and all night one of my family's slaves that worked in the house with the children was with my mama. The next morning my parents were acting as if nothing happened. They would also not talk to eachother. But, this is about my father going away to war so, let me tell you what happen all up to today.

Let me begin On the morning of April 12, 1861. It was a nice sunny morning at maybe around 5:00 a.m.That was when I began most of my days because I had to get the daily chores done. My father came to me when I was in the barn milking the cows. He just came out and told me what he planned to do. HIs words were, "I'm leaving to go fight in the battle of Fort Sumter." After he told me I could not believe what I was being told. My mouth hung open and my eyes liked all bug eyed and huge. My stomach then began to hurt and I could tell I was going to get sick. My father, Bob,then sat me down and explained more on why he was going away to fight. After our talk I understood more on why he was leaving his family. His reasons were that he would get pay at the end of every month, also that he was fighting to keep our slaves so that we would not have to work, and also to just get the experience of fighting. The next day he bean to pack and he asked me to help him because he needed to talk to me about how he was going to tell my mother that he was leaving. I told him that he should bring up the fact that he will be fighting to keep our slaves so my mama won't have to work. Once we were finished dooing what he wanted. He went to tell my mother the news.

My father left to go fight in the battle of Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was fought near Charleston, South Carolina. Which is where I live. The actully battle was fought in Charleston County, South Carolina. This battle also started the Civil War. The Confederates won this battle. My mother told me that my daddy was fighting for the south, which means that my father's side won this battle. In the days to follow, my father left to go away to fight, my mother had another baby, my oldest brother Wayne got married, and my other brother went to enlisted in the same battle my father was fighting in. While my father was away at war, my mother had to take on the duty of cleanning, cooking, taking care of what we where going to eat that day. On top of watching the childre, which she had help from the nanny, Ann. My mother also had to take care of all the black hands out in the fields working on your plantation. On April 13, 1861 we got a letter from my father. The letter stated that my father ran into my brother, James, and they were fighting for the same side. My father saw a man he knew die right in front of him and the mans head landed right at my father's feet. The head was so close that when my dad went to walk forward he almost stepped on the head. My mother began to cry when she read the pert of the letter where James says he got shot in the arm but, is now doing well. Also James meet a lady that is named, Betty. He plans to marry her once the war is over.

While my father, Bob, and brother, James, where away at war my mother would make things, such as clothing, food, she would let the soldiers live in our house if they where moving to a new battle, of if they needed a place to go to the bathroom, talk to somebody, also if they needed to shower. She would also work with other women and they would write letters to their husbands. My mother had to take on the dutties my father would of done if he where with us at the time these things happened. When things got out of hand my mother had to raise her voice and stand her ground. When my mother had free time, which was not that much considering she had to take on the job of mother and father, she work sew clothes, blankets, and things for furinture. My mother also liked to read so if she had a book lying around the house she would read that book.

On April 14, 1861 when I went out to milk the cows, when I opened the door I saw my father standing on the porch. I began to cry and yelled for my mother. My baby brother, Billy, who is now three years old, came running to the door to see who it was. When he saw who was standing on the other side of the door he started to cry. Then my mom came and stood behind me. I didn't know she was there till she grabbed on to me as she fell to the ground. We all rushed to her side to help her up. My father then walked into the door. I was not used to seeing him as the day went on. He would be sitting in the palor and when I walked in I would see him and he would scare me because i'm not yet used to seeing him around the house.

The days following my father got home where very calm for my dad and he would act as if he never left for war. He would start the day just as he had before he left and as his days progressed he would tend to the cattle, deal with the hands on the plantation, and worry about his biuness. One night my father sat me and my little brother, Billy, down to talk about the war and what it was like. He told us about how many people died, 620,000. 260,000 of which were of the Conferate army, 93,000 of which died during combat. 360,000 Unions died. 110,000 of which died while in combat. He told us also who won the war, which was the North side a.k.a. The Union. It was close because the south won more battles and lost more men than the north side. But, the south was forced to surrenderbecause they ran out of supplies.

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