Picturing a Biographical Essay Essay Example - Albert S. Green Page 11 of 13 |
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Union Recruits Leave for Training Camp The picture illustrates the excitement and support of the community as their husbands, fathers, and brothers went off to war. The stateliness of the marching troops shows the pride of the men as they left to serve their country. |
Albert S. Green enlisted in the army to fight in the Civil War in 1862 at the age of forty-three. Although he was older than many of the men enlisting at the time, Albert joined anyway, entering the army as a sergeant in the infantry for New York's 77th regiment. He served in the war for three years.
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