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    Life of a Civil War soldier During the Civil War‚ over two million men and boys went to war‚ each with varied backgrounds and different stories to be told. While it is hard for many modern day Americans to fathom the hell these soldiers faced on a daily basis‚ it is possible to recreate illustrations of all the hardships faced through many documents recorded by the men with their first-person accounts of the battles. The lifestyle of a soldier in the Civil War consisted of multiple hardships on a

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    The Soldier by Rupert Brooke Versus Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Thesis: There are several differences between Brooke and his poem and Owen and his poem. 1.) Owen vs. Brooke 2.) Owen’s Poem vs. Brooke’s Poem 3.) Owen’s opinion of the war vs. Brooke’s opinion of the war 4.) Conclusion Both of these poems took place during World War I. This was a very dark and gloomy time period. Though both of these poems are very different they are both true of the war

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    The soldier IF I should die‚ think only this of me:     That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be     In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore‚ shaped‚ made aware‚     Gave‚ once‚ her flowers to love‚ her ways to roam‚ A body of England’s‚ breathing English air‚     Washed by the rivers‚ blest by the suns of home. And think‚ this heart‚ all evil shed away‚     A pulse in the eternal mind‚ no less         Gives somewhere

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    The Civil War broke out while Edmonds was living in Flint. Although Edmonds was not an American citizen and had no obligation to participate in the war‚ she argued that she could not allow so many people to suffer while she had a comparatively easy life. In her memoir‚ Edmonds stated‚ "It is true‚ I was not an American—I was not obliged to remain here during this terrible strife . . . . It was not my intention‚ or desire‚ to seek my own personal ease and comfort while so much sorrow and distress filled

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    piece of it as a cemetery for the soldiers who gave their lives defending our nation. It was wise to dedicate Cemetery Hill to the soldiers‚ and yet it really wasn’t in their to do that to set apart that section as sacred. The brave soldiers who fought in the battle had already done that more than the gathered people ever could‚ simply by fighting for freedom there. No one will remember what is being said here but rather what will be remembered is what the soldiers did there. So instead of dedicating

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    Not just soldiers Strong‚ young‚ and proud what many men and women want to be but only some get to achieve. The Buffalo Soldiers had all those qualities they were not only soldiers but heroes. However‚ they were originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army‚ formed on 1866 at Fort Leavenworth‚ Kansas. All the regiments formed in 1866 were 9th Cavalry Regiment‚ 10th Cavalry Regiment‚ 24th Infantry Regiment and 25th Infantry Regiment. There were 25‚000 men and only

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    The life of a soldier during the Civil War was tedious and horrendous. They had to get accustomed to awful conditions. Soldiers during the Civil War had to endure so much and take the risks of getting killed. The life of a soldier was bad‚ but it was worse to be held as a prisoner. Most soldiers‚ after the Civil War‚ went back home with missing limbs‚ wounds and infections. Unfortunately‚ they will have a hard time getting back into their lives. Most soldiers at home have someone to prepare their

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    What was life like for the soldiers at Gallipoli? Soldiers in Gallipoli during the First World War had it very hard‚ they were badly trained‚ badly fed‚ had horrible living conditions and were led to a massacre within the first few hours after landing. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at ANZAC cove during the First World War faced such problems as lack of food‚ not enough clean water and no proper shelter. During the Gallipoli campaign at Anzac Cove a lot of troops were almost starved

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    My name is Alex Harvie. I thought my life was great‚ and it was. Living as an English professor in the lively cobblestone houses of Southampton was a dream for many people‚ but it would soon become the most far-fetched idea my mind could possibly conjure. By soon‚ I mean right now. My lifestyle became a fleeting luxury the moment I received a telegram that I would be drafted to the infantry to fight against Hitler and his indescribably unethical and cruel war organization. The Nazis‚ my mind raced

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    ...................................04 How awful was daily life for soldiers in the trenches?…………………………………………………......................................10 Why was defending the Ypres Salient so difficult?………………………………………………….......................................15 Why was the Battle of the Somme such a disaster?…………………………………………………......................................17 Personal Research on the Graves and Memorials of Soldiers…………………………………………………….....................................0

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