The diary excerpt, which comprises the subject matter of this analysis, is an account of what daily life was like for an infantry soldier in the Revolutionary war. Whilst Bloomfield does not speak of encountering battles, in the excerpt provided, we are presented with an account of everyday life for an Infantry Officer of the war. The excerpt begins on September first with an account of the apprehension of a group of soldiers, John Barret, Isaac Hazelton and three others, who had drunkenly disobeyed orders and resisted when instructed to return to the Garrison. The account continues, the following day, with the five men being court-marshalled and sent back to their duties. Shortly after, Bloomfield tells of marching to Fort Schuyler. Bloomfield often speaks of …show more content…
As free from the British as the Americans wanted to be, they near modelled their government and military practises after their foreign