4-Mercy at Appomat I. Text Analysis O Question: Why was the author eager to visit Mentioned in paras the Civil War site of Appomattox instead of such 1-2 sites as Gettysburg and Chickamauga? Appomattox best represents the spirit the author admires, that is, ending the war peacefully and starting the journey of rebuilding the country as brothers with merciful forgiveness and reconciliation rather than bloody revenge and hatred which are typically memorized at such battlefields as Gettysburg and Chickamauga W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E I. Text Analysis Mentioned in Paras. 1-2. To be continued on the next page.  Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox Question: Why was the author eager to visit the Civil War site of Appomattox instead of such sites as Gettysburg and Chickamauga? Appomattox best represents the spirit the author admires, that is, ending the war peacefully and starting the journey of rebuilding the country as brothers with merciful forgiveness and reconciliation rather than bloody revenge and hatred which are typically memorized at such battlefields as Gettysburg and Chickamauga