Chapter 1-Dying "To Lay Down My Life"

During the civil war, the ars moriendi or proper way for a person to die was threatened because of the high death tolls that the war inflicted in a short amount of time. Why were soldiers honest about their fallen comrades when notifying family members even though the facts may have threatened ars moriendi? Do you believe that soldiers should be honest about their fallen comrades regardless of circumstances(when aswering this question, feel free to think about more modern wars as well)? Why or why not?

Chapter 1-Dying "To Lay Down My Life"

In chapter one, the author states that Civil War soldiers were better prepared to die than kill. Based upon what you have read, do you agree with the author? Why or why not?