I have heard news of big fights in the East. The
Confederates have supposedly beat the Union in battles at Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville. But, I have also heard news of a tremendous victory for the
Union in Gettysburg. General Meade faced off with General Lee in a new setting,
the North. The Confederates felt confident enough to change from a defensive
position to offensive. This was obviously a bad move, Lee lost about 25,000
men. The South was winning the battle for a little while, but Meade stood his
ground and was able to push back the Confederate troops. Lee gave up his hopes
of invading the North and he is on his way back to Virginia now. I feel as if
this battle could be a turning point in the war. The hopes of the South have
gone down and I feel as if they are tired of fighting. Hopefully we can resolve
our problems soon.
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