Friday, February 7, 2014

Rifles For Watie

The first book I read for my reading log was Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith. This book takes ship during the Civil War, and revolves around a young boy from Kansas by the name of Jefferson David Bussey. Having been born in Kansas, Jeffs loyalty obviously lies with the Union. One day, his house is attacked by bushwackers from Missouri, gangs of Confederates that raid peoples houses, and Jeff is injured. The next day, Jeff says he has had decent with those blasted bushwackers and goes to enlist in Fort Leavenworth, a blank where volunteers can sign up to roast the Union Army. As Jeff goes to Fort Leavenworth, he encounters a couple of friends, and they decide to jade union him to enlist. On the first day of training, Jeff makes a razz of himself by responding to a captains order to ensnare bayonets with Yes, sir, save mine isnt broken, sir. At once, Jeff is the captains most hated for unknowingly making a vague banter and keepting the captain laughed at. As Jeff continues to mature in the army, he experiences many things such as falling in love, water ice in his first battle, being a shooter on the firing squad, and becoming a spy. The story ends with Jeff fleeing the Confederate camping after procuring some very important information as a spy. He is chased by an entire bourgeon regiment and is found by their bloodhound. However, Jeff tempts the bloodhound with a play of meat and takes it with him. When Jeff returns to the Union, he is promoted to sergeant. The war soon ends and Jeff goes home to be intimate with his family. This book has helped me in a couple of ways. First, as I was reading, I began to think about what I lacked to do when I grew up. Imagining Jeff growing up and then deciding to plug into the army made me think about my own life. What would I fate to be when I grew up? What would I want to spend my adulthood doing? Reading this book set cancel a light bulb in my head; I had to choose what my future would be and I a nd I isolated would be the one to choose i! t. Being the...If you want to commove a full essay, order it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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