Civil War*

Photo This image is of dead soldiers in the Wheatfield near the Emmittsburg Road in Gettysburg, PA. This image is from July 1863 and occurred during the Civil War. The Civil War was a conflict between the Northern states and the Southern states over establishing a new nation. Feelings such as sadness and sorrow are what first comes in mind when looking at this photo. The photo makes you wonder about each person and what kind of life they gave up to fight in the war. This picture stuck out to me for many reasons. One because in high school when I learned about the Civil War, I was never shown pictures like this. I always saw the action shots that were from the men fighting but this photo shows the aftermath of the war. The picture makes me think of silence. There are so many man laying on the grounds each with different lives they gave up to fight in this war. I think more people need to take time to actually look at the photo and think of what the men fighting for us are giving up for our freedom.