Historical Fiction Story

The book that I chose to read about was "The Battle of Gettysberg". By the look of the title, I know that it will be all about The Battle of Gettysberg, and the history behind the Civil War. I haven't really started thinking about what characters I want to have in the story. Most likely a youg boy living through the battle, either as him fighting, or a father or brother fighting. Then readers can get an understanding of how life was like when the battle and war was going on. My story will take place obviously during The Battle of Gettysberg, near the battle grounds, and towns nearby. The conflict in the story will be one of his family members dying in the war, and how he will get through it. My characters are going to want to win the Battle for their family, their town, and all of their people. This is just an overall look at what the story is going to be about. I will get into much further detail in the actual story.