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Mar
11th
Tue
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Chapter 2

External

  1. Henry finds out regiment not moving
  2. Men discuss “running” or fighting, hears others may run

Internal

  1. Disappointed, fearful whether he will run or not
  2. Less anxious, less fearful, has “company”
Mar
4th
Tue
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chapter 1

1. Language

  • Dialect
  • Jargon

2. Skipped around

  • Henry - (the youth)
  • soldiers’ camp
  • waiting
  • Mom
  • remembers life prior to enlisting
  • Tall Soldier - (Jim Conklin)
  • “tall” soldier brings news of moving
  • Troops
  • excited
  • panicky
  • doubtful - loud one

will they run? — most importantly, will Henry run

“Fresh Fish” — new recruits