Chapter 14 Of Foner Analysis

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1.) The author of this letter was A.G. Argenbright and he wrote this letter in 1861. He writes about a doctor appointment that he had. His audience is a Captain. He lets this Captain know that the doctor told him he was not fit for military service. He also mentions how he thinks he 's not strong enough, but will try to get into service in a couple weeks if he gets a bit stronger. This letter lets me know that for the civil war you had to be tough in a way. If you weren 't strong enough there was no way you would make it. 2.) In chapter 14 of Foner on page 512 they talk about the Union and Confederate army. It mentions how, many of the recruits didn 't have military experience. They all had different ideas about it, they imagined it how it

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