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The American Civil War, fiction and non-fiction
He was lost in the woods. He would either find his way back to the others or face the prospect of being captured. Something he was determined to avoid at all costs. He recognized the beauty of nature. The sunlight cast through the tree leaves. The smell of the earth and the wild p
The American Civil War, fiction and non-fiction
He was lost in the woods. He would either find his way back to the others or face the prospect of being captured. Something he was determined to avoid at all costs. He recognized the beauty of nature. The sunlight cast through the tree leaves. The smell of the earth and the wild plants that grew in the shadows. He did not want to die here. Be captured and left to starvation and disease in a prisoner of war camp.
Wherever you lived in the country, your region and climate were a part of your daily life. That was true for all people. The urban setting in all seasons. The colors and sounds of nature. The shifting sky and when things grow in the sunshine. When the wind carries dead leaves from the trees. There were rivers and streams. The wide Mississippi or Missouri River with flat boats and steamers. You welcomed the rain for crops. Knew that falling snow meant the end of certain activities. A gathering storm seen from a window or above you in the field or road you traveled. Often, you were alone with nature. It was a reminder of the passing of time. The cycle of things and the beauty of it.