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VOICES OF THE WAR
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Many of the soldiers were from small towns and had never traveled more than twenty miles away from home before they joined the Army. They were farmers, merchants, teachers, mechanics, lawyers and countless other occupations before they enlisted; but they were all soldiers now. At this early stage of the war, every man was a volunteer. Many joined for patriotic reasons, to preserve the embattled Union or to fight the "Second American Revolution", while others sought to escape the boredom of life in a small town. Some went with their heads filled with dreams of glory, while others simply did not want to be thought of as cowards.
No one thought that this was to be a long or bloody war. They were wrong.
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Last updated on:
August 24, 2003
Written by: Interpretation Staff
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