Wars are not just battles. Wars are not just politicians parading their power by moving men and money on command. Wars are not weapons. Wars cannot be defined by any one thing, but I would dare say one word describes most wars: people. People fight wars, not countries. People die in wars. Families lose loved ones. Husbands are taken from their wives and children. People command troops. People serve as nurses. Yes...people are wars.
And since people are wars, the best learning tools often are the poetry and music created by people involved in conflict. Visit this website and read five Confederate poems, five Union poems and listen to five songs. In the comments section below choose your favorite from each category and explain what it means and why you liked it. You should have one paragraph per choice. This will be the last blog of the year, so the word count must be 300.
