Rifle Dodd
LCpl Smith H.
Rifleman Dodd Rifleman Dodd was an interesting book that’s telling a story of a soldier that gets separated from his fellow brothers and sisters during a battle in the 1800’s. This book describes everything about Matthew Dodd and the things he went through to return back to the fight. While on this journey, Dodd ran into several problems. I’d say the big challenges that he faced were starvation, fatigue and a Portuguese boy that he met along the way. With the challenge of starvation being in a battle is a very serious problem because it’s a big effect on how he could react once in the face of danger. Having a much disciplined diet on his journey helped to obtain the energy he needed to stay in the fight. While firefights and starvation weren’t on Dodd’s side, he also faced fatigue. This affect is hard on others health, but while Dodd had one thing set in mind he was able to look past himself and still continue in the fight. He showed many different ways and tactics in his advantage to help push around the fatigue stage. Once was said by another soldier that Dodd would sleep with his back up against something, still having his pack on and his rifle in his hand just in case he need to jump right back into the battle to help save himself and others. He was known for a smart individual and very determined soldier for his comrades. His ultimate idea was to go out and fight and always return to his unit with is fellow brothers and sisters. Matthew Dodd had a reputation for himself with the French and was known as the green shirted one. Most of the riflemen wore red but Dodd made himself out from the others. His skillful and talented ways with his rifle gave him the advantage with the French who carried muskets. The French were so scared of him that they had silver bullets melted down and made. They wanted Matthew Dodd killed and he earned the nickname “devil”. He had organized large groups of Portuguese peasants to harass the French, kill
Rifleman Dodd Rifleman Dodd was an interesting book that’s telling a story of a soldier that gets separated from his fellow brothers and sisters during a battle in the 1800’s. This book describes everything about Matthew Dodd and the things he went through to return back to the fight. While on this journey, Dodd ran into several problems. I’d say the big challenges that he faced were starvation, fatigue and a Portuguese boy that he met along the way. With the challenge of starvation being in a battle is a very serious problem because it’s a big effect on how he could react once in the face of danger. Having a much disciplined diet on his journey helped to obtain the energy he needed to stay in the fight. While firefights and starvation weren’t on Dodd’s side, he also faced fatigue. This affect is hard on others health, but while Dodd had one thing set in mind he was able to look past himself and still continue in the fight. He showed many different ways and tactics in his advantage to help push around the fatigue stage. Once was said by another soldier that Dodd would sleep with his back up against something, still having his pack on and his rifle in his hand just in case he need to jump right back into the battle to help save himself and others. He was known for a smart individual and very determined soldier for his comrades. His ultimate idea was to go out and fight and always return to his unit with is fellow brothers and sisters. Matthew Dodd had a reputation for himself with the French and was known as the green shirted one. Most of the riflemen wore red but Dodd made himself out from the others. His skillful and talented ways with his rifle gave him the advantage with the French who carried muskets. The French were so scared of him that they had silver bullets melted down and made. They wanted Matthew Dodd killed and he earned the nickname “devil”. He had organized large groups of Portuguese peasants to harass the French, kill