*Chapter 1*

In chapter 1, a soldier goes to wash his clothes, and he comes running back with some news that he had heard form another soldier who heard if from some one else and so on. The news was that the post was going to be moving across the river. None of the men really believed him. One of the men said that he was certain they wouldn't move beacuse he had been in the same spot for 2 weeks and they said they were going to be moving at least 8 different times. Henry enlisted in the army even though his mom didn't want him to. His mom told him that she will still go on even if he does enlist.

Question: Why do they keep talking about Henry? Why is he so important?

I liked this chapter because it somewhat tells about the home life of the soldiers before they enlist. For example, Henry's mom didn't want him to enlist, but he thought he should. Also, it shows how there were rumors going around the posts just like in life back at home, like in school, or your job, or just around your neighborhood. So yeah, I liked this chapter.