Benjamin Harris Teaching Reading in the Content Area P2 EDU 263-871 Prof.

Jennifer Lara

Anticipation Guide: The Boys War Prison Bars and the Surgeons Saw Write whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements before and after you read the selected passage. Before Reading Statement After Reading One of the biggest fears of the young soldiers was to die in a crowd. The young soldiers always hoped to die at night so that the enemy would not find their bodies. The most crowded prisons had over 1,000 prisoners but they treated their prisoners humanely because they were after all fellow Americans. Andersonville Prison became known as a death camp. Weapons used in the Civil War were weak and inaccurate much like those used in the Revolutionary War. Soldiers would avoid the doctor and would try to attend to themselves. Doctors were thought to kill more than they cured. More soldiers died from sickness than from guns during the Civil War.