PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the
answer to Part A?
A "This was the Battle of Gettysburg, where more than
170,000 troops fought and over 40,000 were killed
or injured." (Paragraph 5)
B "While there, Hill's division was surprised to see
Union troops under the command of Brigadier
General John Buford arriving south of town."
(Paragraph 7)
C "The Confederates drove the outnumbered Union
troops towards Cemetery Hill, just south of town,
where Union artillery located on the hill halted the
retreat." (Paragraph 8)
D "the Union had halted the invasion of the North and
come out as the victors of the battle." (Paragraph 12)

In the sweet hereafter and the following poem, what does the newborn symbolize? "every death is magic from the enemy to be avenged" by brooks haxton when fever burned the last light out of my daughter's eyes, i swore to find and kill the ones to blame. men must mount the long boat in the dark with spears. at dawn, where the flowering spicebush hid my scent, i crouched. a young wife, newborn slung across her chest, came first for spring water. she stooped. my god, for vengeance, spoke her secret name inside my ear. her god stepped back with no scream, his right hand at his mouth, the knuckles clenched between the pointed teeth. death is not evil. innocence of childhood the continuing cycle of life and death the children that will never be born