What are some reasons that you hear soldiers give for wanting to join the war?

"because I want to defend my country

Explanation:

The majority of soldiers join the army because they are very patriotic and are willing to sacrifice themselves for their country.

Another reason might be because of financial reasons, after all the army pays good

hope this helps :)

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.