11.4 Question 3 Response

I think that the more a general has participated in battles the more experienced he is. Having a had long winning spree would obviously mark the general as being thoughtful and experienced compared to someone who keeps losing in a majority of his battles. With victory comes confidence. If it weren't for that confidence, generals would then not know what to do and would always be experimenting new techniques in each battle. A winning general is also greatly trusted and having the trust of your soldiers is important. 

11.3

3) Women and African Americans were given a chance to work as men were sent off to the war but they were not given equal pay nor rights. African Americans were not given a chance to help in the war until much later and that too not with equal pay as the white man. Women were left moneyless and with no food, they had to riot in order to get heard. Women did actually get a chance to help in the battle by acting as nurses up front. As businesses boomed, wages dropped and men employees left. This led to a great opportunity for African Americans and women to start work at a low wage. This can be seen as a start in women independency and also a start in African American rightful paid labour.

Soldier life in the army of Northern Virginia

1) No, the boys and men who enlisted did not know what the life as a soldier was like. They had too much with themselves, items that were absolutely not necessary were being packed and taken along with them. They thought that gloves, large coats, heavy bags, small helpers, would actually be important and benificial in their fighting.

2) The author seems to be critical towards the soldiers. His tone can be seen as though he is mocking them. Thinking how someone could actually be so inexperienced in the ways and basics of war.

3) Many items were left behind. Canteens, gloves, items from knapsacks, etc. Only one hat, one jacket, one shirt, one pair of pants, one pair of drawers, one pair of shoes, and one pair of socks survived till the end along with the soldiers themselves. Gloves were for example said to be very useless, they were heavy and didn't do a single thing. The things that were actually used were the basic necessities. 

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