cells, reproduce quickly. Other cells, like nerve cells, grow slowly. Both normal cells and cancer cells go through a sequence of steps, or phases, when they form new cells. This is called the cell cycle.
On a cold, foggy morning, an army wakes on the banks of a river. A tall soldier named Jim Conklin begins his day by washing his shirt, and rushes back to camp to report a rumor he has overheard: the regiment will move into battle the next day.
The highest ranking Confederate  present was General Joseph E. Johnston, but he had just arrived and  was unfamiliar with the ground and the positions of the Confederate  troops, so he allowed General Pierre G. T. Beauregard to continue  to direct the battle.