In"the return of a private," hamlin garland represents the way civil war veterans from wisconsin sounded when they spoke through the use of his

Hamlim Garland's "The Return of the private" illustrates real life. Garland's choice of words and dialect show that he truly wishes to depict life as it. For example, Garland uses language true to the area he uses for the setting. "Back to God's country and wile babies".