Week 11-Mapping
This week we discussed mapping and when we use maps in our personal lives. Personally, the only time I use physical maps is in ROTC for land navigation, but I use electronic maps a lot more for GPS in a car. We also had to map our soldier’s life by figuring out where he has been all his life. My soldier, Conrad Kahler was born in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany and came over to the U.S. sometime before 1861 (when he enlisted). During the war, he did not travel that much, he mustered-in at New York City and then traveled to Bull Run, VA where he was shot in the left forearm and mustered-out. He eventually settled down in Philadelphia, PA with his family of eight.
Mapping out my soldier’s life has let me see visually how much pressure those soldiers had on them to get to a Battle. When I saw on a map of New York City to Bull Run, I am more understanding on how physically stressed there bodies were. This just makes me feel even closer to my soldier.