Conflict (Doing)

Enlisting : http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/chapter1_7a.html

Above is a link to a letter that a soldier wrote to his family. The letter was written for his daughter to read. Throughout the letter he explained how much he missed his daughter and his family and how much he loved them too. He was also explaining how he has to go and find the bad guy and go meet and talk to him. The soldiers name is Christopher Lake and his conflict is being separated from his family while fighting in Iraq.

Comforts Of home: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/chapter2/chapter2_2a.html

The link above is a link to a letter that a a soldier wrote while he was enlisted in the army. His name is Ebenezer Pearce. The letter was talking about all of the holidays that he once enjoyed with his sister and all of the meals they once had. He joined the army in July of 1861 and he was discharged in January of 1864. He missed out on all the holidays and all of traditions him and his sister had while being in the Army. He missed the "Happy family gathering around the fire place at home" He also wishes his sister a happy Merry Christmas.

Love: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/chapter3/chapter3_5a.html

Melvin Purvis wrote a two page letter to his wife explaining how much he missed her and explaining the way she felt about him not being there was the way he felt too and that the feeling was mutual. He told her to remain strong and to not give up and to keep her head up and that he'll be home soon. She also was pregnant and was going to have their baby soon and he told her she needed to focus on that.

Combat: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/chapter4/chapter4_8a.html

This letter was written in E-mail to his grandfather. Mark Rickert was a journalist and he also took picture of sites him and his crew visited. In this E-mail he was disgusting what him and his group of people discovered at what was suppose to be a "Mass Grave" He said they discovered a skull and you can still see where this guy was shot in the head right between the two eye sockets.

End Of War: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/battlelines/chapter5/chapter5_2a.html

James Monroe The fifth president wrote a letter describing how one of his soldiers had a lot of heart. How brave his soldier was for fighting and not giving up. He presented a sword to him for good actions, almost as a reward. He says "But you repaired to the field, at the head of the regiment of volunteer, and met the enemy at one of the points, where he was most formidable."  That's showing a lot of bravery and putting his life down and in jeopardy.