Memories of the Civil War

try's history. I can still remember how I saw thousands of Federal and Confederate troops fall to their deaths. That very day my small band of 500 men had fought like 5,000. But when I had seen good men die, I felt rage consume my whole body.
             The battle started at dawn, near the town of Sharpsburg.My men and I had been allied with General Burnside's troops, trying to cross the bridge over Antietam Creek since about 9:30 a.m. But every time 400 Georgians pushed us back. Finally I ordered my men to strike without mercy, as more Confederate and Federal troops engaged in battle. This finally broke their lines and drove them up the slope, giving us a better chance at winning. I finally decided to join the bloody battle, but when I said that I would run out and start attacking, my men thought that I was too important to them and that they couldn't afford me getting hurt. But that still didn't stop me. I ha
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