For example, they were both soldiers from the North side, fighting in the Civil War. They also missed their homes very much because they were in the war for so long. The boys were in the war, fighting and starving, for multiple years. Also, they were both undeveloped boys when they enlisted, the passages state that Charlie was fifteen years old when he enlisted and it stands, believed that Henry was around eighteen years old when he enlisted. In conclusion, there are various similarities between the two characters and how the stories portray the men that they really