Journal Entry

My name is Matt Stewart. I am from Richmond, Virginia. A long time ago I moved to New York to move to work in a shoe factory. I have been working in Rocket Shoes for 8 years now. Proudly, I have ascended to manager of the producing branch of the factory. I basically make sure that the quality of the goods produced is great. Recently, an issue over slavery has rose. The south has seceded and formed the Confederacy. The North is going to attack the South to get back the land to claim it as part of the Union. 

The war is just about to break out. Everybody knows it. The factory has a deficit in production because many of the workers have volunteered in the Union's army. Just about a month ago the number of female workers have tripled. This issue is proving that the war is going to be transcendental. "The Civil War," they are starting to call it. The south is also building up an huge army, even though the Union has proven that it has more soldier potential. 

I don't think the war is going to benefit anyone, especially because I have family at both sides. I am married to a girl of New York and I have 2 girls now. The North has a plan to take control of Virginia, the Confederate capital. This plan has impacted me to the point of huge anger against the Union. I have most of my family in Virginia. But, the South is also threatening to attack the Union's capital. For me, our people should avoid war. It will cause a huge wound in America's history if we happen to attack each other.