His wife was the only one that was there. She ended up selling all of the land. He helped fight in the war. I mean if he didn't go out into war. We could have lost with out him.
Little help is better than no help at all.
Solder's had to march many miles each day with out even eating or resting for hours. They would carry medicine or shovels to bury man who died. They had to carry their guns and powder to fight. They had to carry food to eat. They also had to carry men if they died.