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As mentioned before in McPherson’s piece both the Union soldiers and the Confederates compared themselves to the men who fought in the Revolutionary War. In your opinion, did one side have a stronger argument in comparing themselves to their forefathers? –Megan Mc. | As mentioned before in McPherson’s piece both the Union soldiers and the Confederates compared themselves to the men who fought in the Revolutionary War. In your opinion, did one side have a stronger argument in comparing themselves to their forefathers? –Megan Mc. | ||
| − | Why, as McPherson states at the end of page 21, did the Texan troops appear to be more candid about the massacring of Yankee soldiers when they were the furthest away from a great deal of the fighting, geographically?-AJ L. | + | Why, as McPherson states at the end of page 21, did the Texan troops appear to be more candid about the massacring of Yankee soldiers when they were the furthest away from a great deal of the fighting, geographically?-AJ L. |
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| + | The McPherson reading discusses how romanticism was a motivator for soldiers to enlist. Is romanticism a forgotten cause for the conflict or is it a reason why so many people are draw to it? Logan T | ||
== Remembering Slavery == | == Remembering Slavery == | ||
