Ugly Christmas sweater day RTE

Hi this is Macie Hanna and Grace Crook!  On the 16th in December w will have a ugly sweater day! We will have a  parade with Mrs. Tucker in the  front of the parade on a tricycle . The parade will be at the end of the day  on the 16th. We will walk around the school in the hallways. 

The Blockade of Charleston

             

                      The Blockade of Charleston, a battle in the Civil War

 

“What was the Blockade of Charleston? The Blockade of Charleston was a big part of the Civil War. Why would the Blockade of Charleston be a big part of the Civil War? During the blockade, Charleston could not get supplies in or out of Charleston. However, everyone in Charleston had been able to live on what they had before the town was completely surrounded. It was a shocking and and extremely fierce battle. I only had enough for my children and I. My husband was a soldier in a militia for the confederacy and was fighting in the battle at the time. I had so many cartons of soup, blocks of cheese, and tea bags to last me through the forty-two days that I spent trapped in Charleston, gazing at the harbor through a window in my house. By noon,they had almost blockaded the entire coast. The ships had blocked out almost the entire coast, just so my dearly important hometown of Charleston couldn’t get out. Later the town was forced to surrender. It felt good to be able to see a returning  battle ship carrying my husband. But then again yet the Union had still won the incredibly enforced and yet still quite unexpected battle.”    

Life of a Civil War Soldier

Life of a Civil War Soldier

I stay in a camp in a tent with other soldiers. The food is bad. And it does not taste good. We moved from place to place to hide from the other soldiers. We fought our own families too. I took my time to play games. I felt scared because I saw a lot of dead and wounded people.  The worst thing about being a Civil War soldier is being in war. How would you have liked to be a Civil War soldier?

The Union Blockade of Charleston

                                   

                       

                   

          The Union Blockade of Charleston

       Could you imagine your whole town being blockaded by ships?

Well, I am so hungry and sad. My dad can’t go to work, and my mom can’t cook or clean. I can’t go to school. I feel sad because I feel like I’m being blocked out of the world. I can’t get food or water, and I’m stuck eating bits of food every time I eat. Trust me, it is nasty. I wonder if my family and I  will ever be able to get the stuff that we need?

         

                    

                                                               

The Harsh Life of a Civil War Soldier

Life of a Civil War soldier

Have you ever wondered about the life of a soldier in the Civil War by the point of view of a Civil War soldier?

My name is Jake Brosowski and I’m 22 years old. I am one of the frontline soldiers in my troop.  The Civil War is a horrible war that I am fighting in because a lot of people died. Many friends and family died, so the soldiers are sad and homesick. Well, Robert E. Lee or General Lee tried to take over and break the Union line over and over again. He failed, so the South’s last major invasion of the North was defeated.  About 50,000 of our soldiers died at that bloody battle of Gettysburg. The destruction of the Civil War was the worst part of the war because people got injured.  Also,  many people had to flee their homes because the war forced them to do so. I am hoping I don’t get wounded because I’m on the frontlines. Today, I tried to take my mind off of the dead soldiers and war by playing a game of cards with my fellow soldiers.  We actually do things like that around here right now such as play cards, musical instruments, hunting, or reading a book. Something hardly worth eating is hardtack and it taste horrible but it’s are closest thing to actual food. A lot of our soldiers died from the harsh elements of trips. Also a lot of men are starting to die of the weather. When it’s cold some of us die of hypothermia and some of us die of fevers. When it’s hot, many of us even die of heat strokes.  we had to take and still a lot of are soldiers died on the battlefield and places like Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. If we don’t know who’s the South and who’s the North we remember that the South which is us have grey suits and the North have blue suits.

This picture shows us fighting the North and I told you thousands of people died in the Civil War and a lot of us are still dying because the war is still going on.

So what have you learned about the Civil War and Civil War soldiers?

Jacob-Civil War

Life of a Civil War Soldier

Hello my name is Kevin Hart, and I am 31 years old. I was forced to join the Civil War when I was drafted. When you are in the Civil War, the only things we did was we hunted, read books, and played cards. There really isn’t anything to eat. The only thing we eat are these crackers, and they taste like stale crackers. They are disgusting!  As a Civil War soldier, we had to move around alot. It was very hard moving around from camp to camp. Under these conditions, would you join the Civil War or not?

Life of a Civil War Soldier

The Life of a Civil War Soldier

Have You Ever Imagined How Life Was as a Civil War Soldier?

I wore a forage cap made from dark blue wool and a long wool dress coat. However,  we preferred to wear more comfortable sack coats, light blue pants, a dark wool shirt, socks, long underwear, and tough leather shoes. Buttons had an eagle stamped on them.  The clothes were not even the worst part!  The worst part was that I was forced to join the war because I was drafted. Being a soldier in the Civil War was not easy at all! We had to fight in battles, but many of the soldiers spent time in camp when we weren’t fighting.  We played games like cards and basketball. Other soldiers played musical instruments like fiddles and flutes. We carried our rifles and cartridges everywhere we went.  We also carried food, water, and a bedroll tent. Other soldiers carried books, paper, and playing cards. Being a soldier could be miserable. It was so HOT and walking through sticky mud with a hot uniform on and a heavy pack on your back was not fun! The bugs around you while you sleep was not a good thing. We also had to march all day! The winter was so COLD! It was rainy and sometimes snowy. Some soldiers slept together to keep them warmer. Other soldiers got very sick and died, but more died from wounds on the battlefield. Luckily, I survived! I did get a sickness, but I got better soon after. How do you think you would have done if you were a Civil War soldier?