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The future soldier was born on this very day.
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This is the date that started a long lasting war that would change the lives of many.
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Charley lied about his age and signed up to fight in the Civil War in order to become a man.
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The first battle of the Civil War was the battle of Bull Run. Charley didn't act like a man during this battle.
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After the first day of Bull Run, Charley sees people with lanterns trying to find soldiers still alive on the battlefeild. He thinks the lanterns are a pretty sight after the long day of fighting.
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This was the day that Charley got paid for the first time after his battles. He sends half of his money to his mother for support.
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Dysentary overtakes Charley and causes him to go see Doctor Hand.
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This is the battle in the book that is not named, but we are led to believe that it is this one because it is one of the major battles of the Civil War.
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Having Charley help him with the set up of it, he shoots himself to stop the suffering of a previous injury.
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At camp in Bull Run, a rebel confronts Charley and they trade tobacco and coffee.
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This letter to his mother tells her that he got paid and his sargeant died from the wound recieved in Antietam.
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On their way to the next battle, the soldiers steal rebel crops for food. They name this "farming."
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Charley had to kill horses in order to feed the ill men. This made Charley upset beause he liked the beauty of the animal.
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During the battle of Gettysbug, Charley is overcome with the urge to kill. He starts stabbing men with his bayonet and killing anything in his path.
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Charley thinks he has a shoulder wound so he goes to the surgical tent, but it's actually blood on his shirt. He ends up helping the surgeon by making a pile of all the dead soldiers to block off the wind.
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The last battle of the Civil War that is mentioned is the battle of Gettysburg.
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This is what made Charley a disabled veteran as he went home, being shot in the shoulder and thigh.
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Charley Goddard is sent home after finishing his agonizing three year enlistment.
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This date is when the horrible war was finally over.
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Charley goes on picnics and ponders the idea of killing himself with a rebel's revolver.
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Charley Goddard died on this day due to tuberculosis at age 23.
