TRBOC Letters

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Communication

correspondence during the Civil War

Which method do you typically use to communicate important news to friends or relatives?

Do you ever handwrite and mail important messages?

Yes

No

How do you believe most people communicated during the Civil War?

Imagine...

You have a friend or a family member who has enlisted as a soldier. 

How important would it be to receive a letter in this situation? What would those left at home hope to hear about? 

What would those gone off to fight yearn to know?

I would want to know if...

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Why join the civil war?

Duty, honor, and belief in the cause were the most common reasons that Civil War soldiers gave for enlisting in the army. McPherson suggests that these motivations may have masked other motives like desire for personal glory and adventure, but he concludes that soldiers had a genuine sense of duty and honor.

Background info

Heroism and honor in war: behaving with honor in war and becoming a war hero were dreams commonly held by young men in the nineteenth century. 

Expectations parents/communities

Regiment's flag 

carrying the regiment's flag was a great honor. It was always carried at the front of the regiment in battle, and carrying it was a great honor even though doing so often meant death. 

Why did Henry join the war?
(according to what you have read so far)

Homework

Continue reading/listening up to Chapter 9 

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