I think that Carter Druse joined the Union army because of what he saw and heard, and not out of spite for his father. I believe that he was fighting for what he believed in and as a result of that, he had to fight on the opposite side as his father. A clue from the text about why Carter chose to fight for the Union is, when it says, “So Carter Druse, bowing reverently to his father, who returned the salute with a stately courtesy that masked a breaking heart, left the home of his childhood to go soldiering.” This shows that even though they were parting ways, they still had respect for each other. Another way that I came to the conclusion that Carter Druse did not make his decision out of spite is, “One morning he had risen from the breakfast-table