Joesph Plum Martin Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier

new Soldier During Joseph Martin journey in the revolution fightfare he found himself not harmoniseing with many of the things the other(a) soldiers were used to doing. The other soldiers were used to al focal points landting what they wanted, when they wanted it. In order to do this, whenever they require something, much(prenominal) as food they would just barge into close nucleotides and demand for what they wanted. Most home owners knew that if they didnt do what the soldiers asked, that things would go very atrocious quickly. Meaning a large amount of the home owners would just be fri send awayly and interpret the soldiers what they wanted just to keep the peace.Also some of the home owners enjoyed getting a visit from the soldiers because it made them fell wanted and appreciatively to help support a fellow soldier. Martin didnt have the same raft as many of the soldiers did on this certain activity. Well he was multiform with doing that activity he would feel guilt y and wanted to apologize to the family because he didnt think they deserved much(prenominal) a thing. He didnt enjoy doing it because he believed it was rude and that they were abusing their power of authority. Before he went to state of war he learned right from wrong and would never imagine doing such a thing to innocent citizens in the area.The only reason that he would participate in this activity was because Soldiers during the war had been doing it prior to when he entered the war and he didnt want to deal with either the others soldiers by telling them his received opinion on it. Also he needed the items the other soldiers were inquire for as well that just wanted thither to be another way for them to get it. take down though he didnt agree with many of the things he had to do while he was g matchless at war, going into other peoples home uninvited was the thing he disagreed with the most. as yet legal opinion he was there for many age, they were a few twenty-four hour periods that he remembered quite well.One day he remembered was when he was just restful at the cabin he was staying at with some fellow soldiers, when ii lovely wo custody come over to talk to them. They had a great vicissitude with the ladies, and the ladies ended up inviting them over to their place to visit more. Soon after(prenominal) arriving at the ladies place, the ladies expressed to the soldiers that their closest neighbors werent very respectful to them. when the mother observe that it had been quite cross and crying all Martin, I have been threatening, utter she, to give her to the Yankees. Take care, said the wagoner, how you speak of the Yankees, I have one of them here with me. La said the woman, is he a Yankee? I thought he was a PennsylvanianI I dont see any difference between him and other people. The men didnt like that because they believed that all women should be treated with respect. As the soldiers they were, they decided to all march over to th e ladies neighbors and demand for food in a knock-down-and-drag-out way. At first when the soldiers arrived the man who opened the door wanted to impersonate up a fight and not let the soldiers demand for items they needed just because for who they were.Soon after the man realized he wasnt going to elevate the fight he let the soldiers come inside his house and told his married woman to make some bread. Everything turned out fine, the soldiers got what they wanted and the neighbors didnt get hurt. Although Martin wished they would of aproshed the billet differently and more safely. In most situation Martin at to the lowest degree understand why the soldiers would go to ransoms people house, it was because they had something they needed. But one day was different and Martin actually didnt agree with the other soldiers. but when we came to their stables, then grimace out for the women take what clam you would, it was one or the others pony and they had no other to ride to chur ch and when we had got possession of a horse we were sure to have half a dozen or more women touch upon us, until by some means or other, if possible, they would slip the bridle from the horses head, and then we might catch him again if we could On this day they soldiers decided to go into the local village in order to get some items they needed.Well at least that is what Martin thought. After they got there the soldiers were crazy and were victorious everything they could even if they didnt need it in the first place. Like the levelheaded man he was, Martin turned out only taking the requisite items he personal needed. By doing that it left the village a bus and all the villagers scared and upset. Also making Martin very unpleased with his fellow soldiers. Even though Martin didnt agree with making innocent citizens in the area give them what they wanted or else.Or messing up a village for items they needed along with unnecessary items. Martin decided early on during this war experience that he was just going to go with the flow of what everyone else was doing. That way he doesnt had to end up telling the soldiers his opinion and deal with any conflict there may be with it. He was afraid of the superiors reaction to what he thought and he didnt want to be punished for his thoughts.Even though his biggest get to during the war was taking items from innocent citizens, there were many other mountain that troubled him as well such as the conditions that he had to rub down under where horrible and they contributed to many people getting sick. I had the pure pox favorably as did the rest, generally we lost none but it was more by good luck, or rather a kind Providence interfering, than by my good conduct that I escaped with life. They marched and marched and they would touch their bodies to the limit.They fought under tough conditions and through the winter without a reliable way to get warm. Joseph Really did not like this at all he wanted to be warm and be able to stay healthy. throughout this book Martin had many charms on the revolutionary war. Most of them were negative such as he didnt like taking supplies from the villages. The conditions of the war were really rough and he ended up getting small pox from that. He nearly lost his life from the small pox.His view onward he entered the war and his view after were completely different. The war changed him and his view on the whole thing. 1 . Martin, Joesph P. A Narrative of a radical Soldier. USA First Signet Classics Printing, 2001. Print. Ch4 2 . Martin, Joesph P. A Narrative of a radical Soldier. USA First Signet Classics Printing, 2001. Print. Ch4 3 . Martin, Joesph P. A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier. USA First Signet Classics Printing, 2001. Print. Ch 3