Battle+at+Bull+Run+Analysis

The narrator is writing a letter to his wife or loved one. He describes that the Battle at Bull Run was a great victory and it was a well-fought battle. He says that even though there was a few things that went wrong, nothing was too bad. He tells her that even though there was heavy fire during the battle, e was thankful and happy that he only got one minor wound. He breaks his longest finger (most likely middle finger) one his left hand. He was also thankful becuase he could've easily lost this finger completely, but instead he only broke it.

He tells his loved one that his horse was wounded, but not killed. The coat that he wore (that sounds like she made for him or it was orignally her coat) got ripped, but his handy friend who was really good at sewing could easily fix the slight tear.

In this entire letter, the narrator tells his loved one what went wrong, but that he's apprecieative of his circumstances and that his situation wasn't worse. He says that God protected him from getting seriously hurt, losing the war, losing his horse, and ruining his personally important coat. He gives God full credit and praise for the luck he recieved during the tough battle. The narrator is very optimistic and faithful to God.

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This is a letter written by "Stonewall" Jackson about the first battle of the Civil War at Bull Run that he was in. He writes to his wife reassuring her that he is ok and about the outcome of the battle. He tells her all of the things that happened to him in the great battle of Bull Run. He also wrote about how he commanded troops and what he did in the battle. I think that this could have been the most costly battle of the Civil War had the Confederate troops continued their march to Washington D.C. because they could have one the war right then and there and we would be called, The Confederate States of America. That would just be horrible, I am so glad that the confederates lost In the end of the civil war I would not want to be called the Confederate States of America. 1205368259

The Battle of Bull Run is a letter from Thomas Jackson, aka "Stonewall, to his wife. He wrote the letter after the Confederates victory of the war fought outside Washington, D.C, near a small stream names Bull Run. He said that they were under heavy fire for many hourses, but thankfully he only recieved one wound which was the breaking of the longest finger of his left hand. He also tells his wife that his horse was wounded but not killed. However, I do not understand what Stonewall means by "coat." He uses it in this context,"Your coat got an ugly wound near the hip..." From the way he talks about God, I can tell that Stonewall was a devout Christian, but does not understand God like most of us to today. In his letter he thanks God and believes that God is the reason for their victory. I do not think God has that big of a part in war. 1205373031KCa

the battle of bull run was a huge lose for the union. the union thought that this war would be just a walk in the park they were obviously very wrong. the union was very cocky and thought that they were all mighty and powerful. To me this battle really showed the union soliders what they could expedt for the years to come. MSe1205382090

I agree with MSe. I believe that this battle really put the war into perspection for people in the North. at the start of the war the North thought that they were just gonna walk away with it. but the south proved that they were a force to be reckoned with. The North had to step their game up and come to the realization that this war was gonna take longer than they originally thought. They probably should have prepared a little more for the war. it was possible that maybe the North didn't do everything in their power to win the war at the start instead of making the war went longer than it needed to. it might be the north's fault that so many people died in this war. 1205450806

After reading the story I got the feeling that the guy was very faithful to God. I allways kind of thought about why most of the poems and stories that we've read dont really mention God. But throughout you could definitely tell that he was very appreaciative of the things that God had given him. You apperently see that he was thankful for the good luck that was present at the battle. It was very visible that he really appreciated God and it all stood out when he said that God protected him from many bad things that could have happen. Like losing the battle, or getting stabbed or becoming sick. It was really nice to see that God did run through authors minds from time to time. 1205457196