4-Mercy at Appomat I. Text Analysis Counting the Union troops, almost 100,000 men in para had been in Appomattox Court House. A few15 days later they were all gone Question: Was there any significance about the contrast formed between 100, 000" anda few"? The war must have been bloody with such large a number of people involved and the reconciliation must have been peaceful when they all had headed for home within such a short time W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E I. Text Analysis Question: Was there any significance about the contrast formed between “100,000” and “a few”?  The war must have been bloody with such large a number of people involved and the reconciliation must have been peaceful when they all had headed for home within such a short time. To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox Counting the Union troops, almost 100,000 men had been in Appomattox Court House. A few days later they were all gone. in Para. 15