Analysis Of The Battle Of Bull Run By James Dacy

James Dacy was an artist sent to draw the battle of Bull Run for a newspaper in New York. James was a white man from the north. He was very eager to draw the battle. He is from Boston, Massachusetts and he thinks that the northern army was unorganized because everyone has their own uniform from where they were from. James is a northerner sent to draw the battle.

In the beginning of the story James saw the Massachusetts regiment leave Boston with a heroic good-bye and wanted to see the battle. When he saw the battle, it wasn't as heroic as he thought. Northern troops were retreating and he encouraged them to go and fight, but they refused. James changed over the course of the battle because he couldn't stand drawing northern troops retreating and being killed.

James changed over the course of the battle of Bull Run. He changed because even though the north won the battle, he could not stand watching northern troops retreat and be killed. He thought that that the Battle of Bull Run would be heroic but many people were killed. James Dacy was an artist who was sent to draw the Battle of Bull Run.
I liked it because it was a historically accurate about the civil war. I think it was interesting because each character had their own opinions about the civil war and what side the were