Union Army

Then a Federal band started to play “Home, Sweet Home” within minutes, a Southern band joined in, and the bands played together in what was a unique expression of mutual longing for home and family” (New Year's). Some soldiers that enlisted in the Union army applied because the “Boston Transcript publicly announced that a famous band would be attached to some particular regiment” (The Civil War Bands). Even before the war, music was used for…

left for the Union Military camp. He was eventually deployed to fight and while he was in the valley waiting to shoot the advancing enemy, Carter went into a deep sleep that led to a trance or a dream where his encounter with a mysterious horseman could not match his reality. However, he did what he had to do…

It's cold, and the only warmth you get is your warm heart's constant pump of blood. Blood that's filled with fear and determination.You have to win this fight. You were drafted without your consent. Even though you agree that all people are equal, you don't want to fight in a war to potentially lose your life. As you walk into the field, you feel your heart sink as you see the Confederates making their way up the hill. As you are wiping the sweat off of your hands, you hear a gunshot followed by…

as a chance of leaving home and seeking freedom, but for some women it was a little more personal. A woman’s brother or husband might join the army, and, wanting to be by their loved one, she would join with them. In the first chapter of the novel, “They Fought Like Demons,” DeAnne Blanton and Lauren Cook spoke about women on both the Confederate and Union sides during 1863. “An unnamed [Confederate,] Ohio woman fought in the battle by the side of her father…(p.17)”. Another example would be…

These influencers are often times from the local Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or the Teacher’s union. They arm themselves with outdated military information that is taken out of context. They use this information to prove that recruiters are predatory and grooming young men and women into job opportunities that never come to fruition. Some organizations…

The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by Stephen Crane. The fictional story is about what it would be like to be a young man fighting in the middle of the American Civil War. It gives you an idea of what one's thoughts, feelings, and actions are during war. Crane does a great job at getting straight to the point in the most honest and real way possible. He describes a group of soldiers who are complete amateurs, without exception. Each character in this story has such an individual and unique…

They see it was Jimmie Rogers, one of the Union Soldiers from their regiment. Jimmie continues to cry in pain and starts asking his regiment to get him water. Both Henry and Wilson volunteer to get water for him, but they could not find the water that they needed. However, they can hear another…

War is always a way for men to get what they want or in most cases to settle a disagreement they have with each other. War is never a good thing because many innocent people die at war, they have their own lives and are dragged into fight for something they were originally not a part of. In some cases, however, men are more than glad to go into war and fight for anything, some treat it as an honorable thing to do, while others do it for their pride. The poems Red Badge of Courage by Stephen…

character Henry (young soldier) faces the struggle to prove his courage to himself and the others in his regiment. He was is a young man that left his farm and mother, thinking that he should be doing more with his life. So he enlisted in the Union army. One thing Henry doesn’t expect from the war is the fear that comes with it and the courage it takes. Henry is constantly fighting his inner dragon, but will he defeat it? As the novel goes on, Henry goes through stages in the novel:…

First, they were just labor troops. Their only job was to bury the dead. Then in 1864 more minorities became soldiers. Not only did they fight, but many of them became prominent in history, such as Sergeant Ulysses S. Grant. Sergeant Grant lead the Union cavalry to victory. They understood the sacrifice and the rights they were entitled to if they win. They were to have the rights of any other American. They were not handed freedom, instead they had earned it by participating in war, which had…