1. Why did Sullivan Ballou volunteer for the Union Army?
2. As her husband foreshadowed, Sarah Ballou was widowed and forced to raise her children alone. Do you think that this affected her feelings about continuing the war? If you were in her place, would you have favored ending the war? Why?
J.W. Reid's Letter:
1. Private Reid tells how terrifying a battlefield was for the men who fought in the Civil War.How do you think soldiers mustered the courage to stay and fight in the Civil War? Do the letters of Reid and Ballou give any clues to what they were relying on to protect them?
2. Which of the two letters do you feel more accurately represents the feelings of a common soldier in the Civil War? Why? How could the other letter be changed to make it more realistic?
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1)He thought he owed a debt to his government and to the people who fought in the revolution.
2)i think that it affected her feelings because the war killed her husband.If i was in her place i would end it because many it would also affect her children.
Geraldi & Victor Per.1
1. He thought that he owed a debt to his government, and to the people that had fought in the Revolution, because they gave him liberty and he thought he should pay them back in a way.
2. We think that it did affect her feeling because she couldn't raise her children alone. Also her husband was killed in the war. If i was in her place i would have favored to end the war because i wouldn't want any of my family members to go and get killed.
period: 1
1) Sullivan Ballou volunteer for the war because he wanted give his life as a honor to the people who fought in the revolution war for the children who will grow up so he wanted to do the same thing give his life up so children could have a good life.
2) I think that i would favored ending the war because the people who fought were fighting for us people and they were getting killed.
iNDIRA & JESSICA
per.1
SULLIVAN BALLOU'S LETTER :
1. Sullivan volunteered for the union army because he wanted to fight for his country,and he thought he had a debt.
2.We think the war affected Sarah Ballou because she had to raise her children alone without her husband there.
INDIRA: i wouldnt be in favor of the war , i would like to end it.
JESSICA: If i was in her place i would have favored ending the war too because i would have to work hard to raise the children.
erick and mario period.1
1.He volenteered for the union army
for his kids rights and freedom.
2.I do think that it did affect her and her feelings because she's now a widow and her husband died
and has to raise her kids on her ow. i do think it did affect her on the war i know that if i were her i would have wanted the war to have stopped. ending the war in her name i would have favored to end the war for good.
cynthia,luis, jessie per.1
1)That he was wiling to give up his life for the next generation like how his great grandparents were willing to give up there life for him.
2) If i was in her place i would want to end the war because her husband died and now she has to raise the kids by herself.
Jose and Robert
Per;1
4/11/08
Sullivan Ballou's Letter:
1.because he thought god told him to do it because it was the rigth think to do.
2.she wanted to get rid of it.
1)Sullivan Ballou volunteered for the union army because he thought he owed a debt to his government and to the people who fought in the revolution.
2)Ithink the war did affect her feelngs
He thought he owed a debt to his government and to the people who fought in the revolutionary war.
i think it affected her feelings because the war killed her husband.If i was in her place i would try to end it because it would also affect her kids.
sergio v. and jose a.
Justine and Luis Period 3
1) He though he owed a debt to the people that fought in the previous war
2)the war did indeed affect her she must have felt like the war should have ended because she lost her husband.
Agustin and Jerry
Period 3
Sullivan Ballou thought that he owed his life to people from wars before. He was also willing to risk his life just to help maintain the government safe and pay that debt.
1. Sullivan volunteered for the union army because he wanted to fight for his country,and he thought he had a debt.
Rojelio Mendez
per.3
Sullivan Ballous volunteered because he gave up every thing to maintain the government & pay the debt
natalie & Carlos
Per 3.
*Sullivan Ballou's Letter* :
1. Sullivan Ballou volunteered for the union army because he thinks he owed a great debt to those who went before him through the blood and suffering of the Revolution. he is willing to give up his joy full life to help the government, and to pay off the debt that he owed.
2. We think that that it did affect her. She probably would have favored ending the war because she was left alone to struggle and take care of her children and also because she wouldn't want her husband to die.
edith and andres
per.3
4/11/08
Sullivan Ballou's letter
1) He thought he had a debt to pay to the people that sacrifice for the revolution and wanted to help maintain the government they had.
2) It did because it made her life harder and that may have caused her to gain a hatred against war.
i think i would favor ending the war...
jesse/randy period3
He went to war because men in the revolutionary war so he thinks he should go to war so that he will be like those men who died with honor.
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jonaus and Jorge
1. He thought he owed a debt because the Revolution and people who fought in it gave him liberty and freedom and he wanted to repay them by fighting in the war.
2.It really must have hurt or affected her in many ways because because of the war she lost her husband. would not stop the war because the the country would fall apart also me and future people would suffer
jesse/randy period3
He went to war because men in the revolutionary war so he thinks he should go to war so that he will be like those men who died with honor.
Karla and Jose
Period 3
1. Sullivan Ballou volunteered for the union army because he thought that he had to fight for his country and to pay back the debt.
Justine and luis
period 3
1) we think that the people that fought in the war found the courage to fight for there country because they wanted to protect people.They found some comfort in the letter
2)we think that in the second letter actually shows how a solders had to deal with the things like being scared and getting the courage to fight for our country
1)That he was wiling to give up his life for the next generation like how his great grandparents were willing to give up there life for him.
2)If I was in her place I would want to end the war because she has to take care of the kids.
Angel.D and Luis.V
Rojelio Mendez
per.3
1: I think that the courage that they had to keep fighting was to not die & be able to go back home if they defend them selves they wanted to come back & see thier loved ones that is what gave them courage to keep on fighting.
2: The letter of J.W. Reid because he was thier & lived so he brought all the info & the other letter he wrote but then died so he might have lived & sen other stuff & could not write it because he died that is why i think the second 1 is better what he could do to make it better is send more letters to get more info.
Thomas & Branden period 3
1. He felt that he should give back to his country to pay back Debt to the people that died before him in the Revolution War for liberty.
2. She didn't like it
Karla and Jose =)
Period 3
We think that she was affected and she didnt want the war to continue because there would be more deaths and want other women to put up with what she did. we both think that we would have favored the war to end to because of the same reason. Because we wouldnt want more women to suffer the way she did.
jary and andrew
period 3
answer: we think it did affect her because her husband died. yes we would have favored ending the war because other women would lose their husband to the war.
edith and andres
per.3
4/11/08
J.W.Reid's Letter
1)Because the soldiers usually have something that pushes them as they fight to keep them in the battlefield, for example maybe because they feel obligated like Ballou did.
2.)Reid's because he's more descriptive the battle went when Ballou focused more on is life at home.
Ballou could explain more about what happened to him.
Thomas & Branden period 3
1. He felt that he should give back to his country to pay back Debt to the people that died before him in the Revolution War for liberty.
2. She didn't like it
Agustin and Jerry
Period 3
1.) The soldiers probably stayed to fight in the Civil War probably because they really believed in the thoughts their side believed in.
2.) The Ballou letter probably more accurately represents more how a soldier felt because the Reid letter described more how the battlefield was than a soldiers feelings. Probably if the Reid letter has more about the feelings of soldiers instead of how the battlefield looks like maybe it would be better.
Claudia and Mirella
period 3
1) We think that the solders needed to be courages because they were fighting for their rights.
2) we think that the J.w. Reids letter was more accurate because when he wrote it he had just survived the war and that makes it more accurate. Maybe the other letter could have more details and explain how the war was
Karla and Jose
period 3
1) We think that the letters gave the people comfort. Yes they were because it gave other people hopes.
2) We think the ballou letter because it seems like a comon soldier missing his family and giving up a war for his family and not regreting it because it is for his country.
natalie & Carlos
per. 3
J.W. Reid's Letter
1. I think that the soldiers stayed in battle because they had something to push them towards going to battle. In other words they could feel like they are fighting for their family or for their government.
2.i think that Reid's letter is more effective because he described the battle rather than Ballou he described what happened to him at home and not in the battle
Viviana && jesus.
4-14-08
1.Sullivan balou thought he had to fight for his army because he owed debt to the country.
2.Yes,we think it did affect her feelings about war.if we were in her place we would have favored ending the war,because we didn't want any other wives feeling the way we did.
Eder ramos & Johana alfaro
per 2
1. he's thinks that he has to pay back a debt that he has and he's willing to die for his country
2. yes because she has to live thru the war that killed her husband and she as to raise her kids alone she isnt gonna like it at all
yes because i want the war to end s soon as possible so i have memories of how he dies
and so more people wont die
nely and yasmeen
period:2
1: Why Sullivan joined the Union Army was because he though he had a debt to pay for the soilders who fought in the revolution to maintain the government.
2: YASMEEN
yes i think it changed her mind about ending the war because it didn't just affect her it also affected her children and it could have affected other families as well such as their children not having a father it could be sad so yes i would have ended the war.
nely and yasmeen
period:2
1: Why Sullivan joined the Union Army was because he though he had a debt to pay for the soilders who fought in the revolution to maintain the government.
2: YASMEEN
yes i think it changed her mind about ending the war because it didn't just affect her it also affected her children and it could have affected other families as well such as their children not having a father it could be sad so yes i would have ended the war.
Fidel and, Ryan
Period 2
1.He though that he owed a great debt to the people that came before him
2.I think that it effect her feelings because her husband died at the war.We would because it would effect us and our family.
jose hernandez and jazmin alonzo
period 2.
1. We think that Sullivan Ballou joined the army because he thought it would be an honor to serve his country and so his kids can live a better life than what his family had right now.
2. we think it did affect her feelings about continuing the war. If we were in her place we would have been in favor of ending the war because she probably had other family members in that war and other people might not want their family members to die.
andrew t. and Misael P. Per. 2
1. Sullivan Ballou volunteered in the union army because he wanted to repay his dues.
2.Yes, to all the questions, if I were in her place i would be in favor to end the war because i just loss someone dear to my heart and i dont want anybody else to feel my pain.
Lauren L. and marilyn p.
period. 2
Sullivan Ballou's Letter:
1 ) Sullivan volunteered for the union army because he loved his country.
2) We think that the war did affect Sarah Ballou about continuing the war because now she has to support her children by herself now. If we were in her place during the war we would have never favored the war, and we would have always tried to end it because it took away lives of loved ones.
jaime and steve
period 2
1. he volunteered to join the union army to serve his country.
1.He had died for his country & for the government.
2.Yes because more soldiers like her husband who died for his country, will die in the other battles fighting for thier country too.
Yaritza & Ines
1)because he thinks that he owes a great debt to those people who had gone before him and that went through the bleeding and suffering.
2)yes, i do think it affected her because she was forced to raise all her children alone and she wanted the war to end. If i was in her place i would have been favored to end the war because i would not like to be force to raise my children alone and i wouldn't like my husband to die.(yaritza) yes because no lives should be lost and women left with no person to take care of their children and the expences left because of the war. As well violence is not the answer.(ines)
ricardo
period 2
1) Sullivan wanted to fight for his country and the government to pay the debt of the Revolution.
2) I think she would change her mind about the war if she knew he was dead.
erik r & chris g
per 2
1. ballou volunteer to help maintain his govermet and to pat that debt
2.sarah would want the war to end so no one would loose another family member.
ricardo
period 2
1) Sullivan wanted to fight for his country and the government to pay the debt of the Revolution.
2) I think she would change her mind about the war if she knew he was dead.
jeovanny Lara and ricardo soto
He volunteered in the union army because he wanted to help the union.
I think that it affected her because she had feelings for the war.
jesus && viviana
april 14,2008
1.We think the soildiers stayed in the fight of the civil war because they thought it would be over soon.so that they would not have to fight.
2.We think private Reid's letter acurately represents the feelinfs of a comman soilder ikn the civil war.Ballou's letter could be changed by addding more details.
Christina and Bryan
Period 2
1. He volunteer the Union Army because he wants to help maintain this government,and to pay that debt of the Revolution.
2. The death of her husband affected her and to her
children ,because the littlest child wouldn't remember
him at all.
steve and jaime
period 2
2. yes i think being a widow and taking care of her children alone affect her feelings about continuing the war. if i was in her place i would have, the reason why is because there is so many husbands in war fighting and also many children lost their fathers.
1.He pictures soldiers dying & wounded as they mustered their courage to fight.
2.J.W. Reid because he tells how the fight went & how soldiers suffered.
Fidel and, Ryan
period 2
1.The soldiers did not have much fear as most people think they would have because they were fighting for their own personal reasons such as Ballou did.No.
2.J.W.'s because it talks about more of the soldiers than of himself. Talk more about the soldiers and how they battled and why they battle.
Johana a & eder r
per 2
reid's letter
1. they got the courage from wanting to see thier family and getting back home safely to be with them
2. reid's letter because he made you feel like you were there he expressed himself better and told what you felt when you are there and what you see there
he could tell how i feels to be there and see that
YARITZA & INES =D
PERIOD 2
1)we think that they are being courage because they are fighting for their rights, family, and government.
2)we think it is Sullivan Ballou's letter because it talked about him and his home and how it affected his wife Sarah.J.W. Reid's letter could be change to make it more realistic by talking how did it affected his family.
Andrew T. and Misael P. Per. 2
1. The soldiers mustered the courage, for fight for want they believed was right.(Slavery) They were relying on God to protect them.
2. We feel that Sullivan Ballou's letters were more accurately on want the soldiers felt because he wanted to see his loved ones. How they felt when they saw their friends bleeding to death.
Jeovanny Lara and Ricardo Soto
I think that the soldiers that stayed in the battle field because they wanted to abolish slavery.
Lauren L. and Marilyn P.
period 2
J.W. Reid's letter:
1) We think the soldiers got all their courage to stay and fight for their country because they believed in their rights. We also think that the soldiers were relying on God to protect them.
2) We think J.W. letter was more accurate because he survived and experienced more in the war. Sullivan's letter could have been more realistic if he included more information about the war.
ricardo
period 2
1) I think they tried not to think about what was going on in the war.
2) I think the J.W. Reid's letter was more accurate because he talks about the war.
Christina & Bryan Period 2
1. Private J.W. Reid says that it looked liked heaven and earth was coming together;and it looked that ten hours took forever.
2.
Eduardo R & Bryan M
1. He joined the union army to fight for his country to pay up his debt.
2. Yes because of the war she lost her husband.
Yes because i wouldn't want other people to lose their love ones.
Esmeralda&&nd Andrea
1)He volunteer for the union Army because he wanted to give his life as a honor to the people who fought in the revolution war.
2)We think that we would favor ending the war because the people who fought were fighting for us people & they were getting killed.
Maribel and Christopher
period 4
1. He wanted to help his country win the war and he felt he had a debt to pay of from the revolutionary war because he didn't fight in that war.
2. Yes because if u lose your husband you feel really sad and you don't want the same reason that killed your husband to kill someone else thats close to you or your family.
Citlali & Jonathan Period 4
1)we think he joins because he wants to serve his country and wants to repay his debt for the revolution.
2)we think it affected her because her husband died and knows their children will never see their father again but we wouldn't be in favor in ending the war because if he wanted to fight for his country we should respect his belief.
Javier and Alan
1)He wanted to fight for his country and he thought he owed a dept to the people who dies in the revolutionary war.
2)We think it affected her because she lost her husband and was now a widow and had to raise her 2 children by herself.
Citlali & Jonathan Period 4
1)we think he joins because he wants to serve his country and wants to repay his debt for the revolution.
2)we think it affected her because her husband died and knows their children will never see their father again but we wouldn't be in favor in ending the war because if he wanted to fight for his country we should respect his belief.
Monica & Marcos
period 4
1. He volunteered because he wanted to repay his debts to his country and wanted to give something back o the people who had died before him in the revolutionary war.
2. We think that it did affect her because she probably had a harsh time raising the kids o her own.
If I was her I would have favored for the war to end because I would have wanted Sullivan Ballou to come home and help me raise the kids.
Cindy Abarca and Zuleima Vazquez Per.4
1.To maintain the government and pay the debt of the revolution war by fighting for the country.
2. She would have wanted what her husband wanted. We would want them to continue the war because that's what her husband dream was.
Cindy Abarca and Zuleima Vazquez Per.4
1.To maintain the government and pay the debt of the revolution war by fighting for the country.
2. She would have wanted what her husband wanted. We would want them to continue the war because that's what her husband dream was.
Victor & melissa period 4
1)we think because he believed in fighting for his rights and other people. Also because he thought that slavery was wrong.
2)if i was in her place i would be against the war because there are many fathers in the war and so many of them are killed every day and leave their children with no father figure.
wendy and luis
1)he thought that he had a dept to pay to the people that died during the revolutionary war and he wanted the U.S government to continue running.
2)i think it affected sarah ballou because her husband died and she knew alot of more men where going to die. She didnt want for alot of women to suffer the death of there husband. If i was in her place i would have favored the ending of the war because alot of people will lose there families that are in the war.
Guss
period4
1)The debt he owed was liberty and he payed it back by trying to win the battle he lost so the government the people gave him could be maintain.(continued answer to #1)
Bryan M & Eduardo R
1. We would like to add to our answer.... his debt was to fight to stop slavery, the way other soldiers fought in the revolutionary war free our country from the british
1.He felt he owed a great debt to the people who helped build this country just to watch it get destroyed.
2.No, I think she favored the war which her husband gave life and limb for to protect the country he loved so much. Yes, so there can be less causalties and less people how would lose family members and have thier families torn up by the war.
Daniel and Jesus period 4
1) He volunteered for the Union because he thought he owed a debt to those who die in the revolutionary war.
2) We think it affected her because her husband died and she doesn't want other people to die.
1. Soldiers probably wanted to win the war to either keep slavery or to end it so they kept fighting for blacks' freedom.
They are relying on the rest of the soldiers to protect them.
2. Reid's letter because he was in the war and was able to tell his family about it because Ballou's letter was written before he went off to battle and he couldn't tell about his experience at battle. If he would have also survived to tell about his experience, it would have been a little more accurate.
Danny & Frank
Sullivan Ballou joined the union army because he wanted to help maintain the government and to pay the debt of the people who went before them that went through blood and suffering in th revolutionary war.
Marcos Noya and Arianna
period 5
1] Sullivan Ballou volunteered in the union army to pay his dues by fighting for his country and fighting for the people who fought for him.
2] I think when Sarah Ballou lost her husband, and had to raise her children on her own, it did affect her; and her feelings towards the war. If i were Sarah, i wouldn't sport for the war to continue.
Javier and Alan
1) They mustered up the courage by thinking about their loved ones and thinking about the future of this great country.
2) We thought that the first letter represents the feelings of a soldier because he can say everything hat happened in the war,all the horrible things that happened.
Cindy Abarca and Zuleima Vazquez Per.4
J.W.Reid's Letter
1. They wanted to achieve what they were fighting for. They relied on god and faith that will be stored to them.
2.J.W. Reid's letter because he expressed how the battle field was and he express vivid images and what was left of the war. If he would of had described the battle field.
Citlali & Jonathan
Per.4 J.W Reid's letter
1)we think that the soldiers had no other choice but to fight and both Reid and Ballou relied on God to keep them out of harms way.
2)we think Reid's letter because he explains what he saw and what has happenedto his fellow soldiers and Ballou's letter could use a little more details in what he has been doing and how he has been preparing for the battle.
Daniel and Jesus period 4
1) they wanted to stay and fight because they thought that god will protect them and they also believed in the rights
2) We think that Reid's letter were more accurate because Ballou's letters were written before he went to battle.
Danny & Frank
per.4
I think that it affected her on the continuing war.
If I was in her place, I would favor the ending of the war because it would've left me without a husband, and kids to raise on my own.
wendy and luis
j.w Reids letter
1)we think they wanted to continue fighting fighting because they believed in their rights and wanted to end slavery.their letters say that they are relying on God to protect them.
2)we think that J.W Reids letter was more accurately represented because he is explaining what happened during the battle, what it looked like, sounded like and felt like. the other letter needs more information about the war.
Marcos Noya and Arianna [:
period4
1] The soldiers were probably thinking on what they were fighting for and why they are in the battle field in that time.the letters sid that they relied on god and they prayed for survival.
2] Reids letter because he explains on what he saw in the battle field and Sullivan was mostly about his wife. Sullivan could have wrote more about what he experienced in the in the war.
Gus period4
reading 2
1)They got the courage by seeing other men with courage. No it doesn't show what they rely to protect them.
2)Reid's letter is more realistic and the other letter could use more feelings.
civil war
1. I think they mustered up the courage to fght for the ideals they thought were right at the time on both sides.
2. J.W. Rieds letter was more acurate cause his letter was writen after a fight while the other one was writen as though he has never been in the battle field and the J.W. letter seemed more acurate he discribed that the battle field was horrible.
Marcos Monica
Period 4
1. The men who fought in the Civil war fought because they wanted to fight for their country and earn their rights.
We think that the men relied on God for protection.
2. The letter that is most like a common soldier is J.W Reil's letter because it describes more as someone there that accualy been there.
The other letter might be change by putting more detail and really be there.
Jessica and Bryan
Period 4
1) The courage for them knowing that they will go back to their families. No they just say what they are doing.
2) The J.W. Reid`s letter because it shows how he was afraid and how the battlefield look like and how a lot of people were screaming. It could be changed if the letter told how the battlefield look like.
JW Reid's Letter
Victor & Melissa
1) I think they were really brave to see the wounded and and never know what would happen to you. They give some clues, they would rely on the muskets.
2) I would say reading 2 because it tell you how the soldiers suffered and how they felt to not know what might happen to them and to see their friends killed during the battle. Probably by making it more interesting by not talking much of the government but by at least say what or were and his real feelings
andrea &&nd Esmeralda
1)To keep good goverment and pay what they owe they had had to fight for there country.
2)We want them to contuine with the war because that was the dream.
Danny & Frank
per.4
I think that some wanted to stay and fight and that some of them wanted to leave. Both Reid and Ballou relied on God to protect them.
1. They wanted to continue fighting because they believed in their right and they wanted to en slavery . they had all their faith in God.
2. J.W Reids letter was more represented because he explained what happened in the battle.
Jesse &nd Veronika [=
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