Day 47: A Bloody Battle April 7 1862

Its been a couple of days since I wrote another. News is going around every where and I dont know exactly what its about, but a battle in Shiloh has started. The confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. By the end of the day, the federal troops were almost defeated. Yet, during the night, reinforcements arrived, and by the next morning the Union commanded the field. When Confederate forces retreated, the exhausted federal forces did not follow. There were many deaths sadly, and there was also a chance that the boys may have fought in this battle. I am really hoping that they arent part of those death lists. I cant afford to loose another brother, I didnt deserve to lose Philip. The battle is still going on today, and I dont know when its gonna end. I hope I hear from the boys soon! I hope they are all right. I hope the Union doesnt win, we need to win to put our voice out there and we need to be heard. Even though I have said that these people dont have common sense anymore, we need our slaves and we need the expansion on slavery. I hope things change for the good.

~Beth