Chapter 1

There is a lot of arguing and fighting in the beginning of the book. Henery decieds to enlist in the army and his mother is against it so she tells him how important he is on the farm and she gives him a long speach she warns him about the drinking and swearing but he goes anyway. so she makes him 8 pairs of socks and gives him nice warm shirts. Once he gets there some of the older army men are telling him stories about war. they are also talking about seeing if people will run from battle. Why is his mom so worried about the swearing and drinking didn't everyone do that back then?