Abstract: While they are resting, Henry watches other people fight. Henry's regiment then is called into action once again. He is now the official flag holder. The regiment is ready to fight a first, but they then soon get tried of the constant finding and are discouraged. The lieutenant tries to encourage the troops to keep moving, but they aren't really listening to him. Henry is able to watch everything because he is at the front since he is the flag bearer. They then notice the enemy running at them very fast and with excitement on their faces. They then start to shoot at them. The enemy then stops running at them and hide behind a fence and start shooting. Henry's regiment does not too good then because they aren't protected like the enemy, but they still continue to fight and have good attitudes. Henry is sort of awed by his comrades performance on the battle field. He begins to think that the best way to show the man who called them mule drivers is to die on the field. At the end of the chapter though, Henry notices that they are starting to not fight as hard as they previously were. They do not seem as motivated.
Response: Henry is truly growing into a man. He is no longer selfish about his life. He is willing to die on the battle field. Its kind of a drastic way though to get revenge. He should just try to win the battle. I think if he died on the field it would show that he was truly a mule driver. He wasn't able to fight the enemy and lost. It would probably do the opposite effect of what he wanted.
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