How far do the sources suggest that the British army leaders were not concerned with the welfare of soldiers in the Crimean War?

When looking at sources 1 and 3 it is clear that they disagree with what was said in Raglans letter, within source 1 William Russell is writing about the extremely poor conditions that the soldiers had been in, and also about how there had been no appropriate supplies organised,  for example essentials such as warm clothing or waterproof equipment. William Russell within this report also made a bold statement saying “not a soul seems to care “which contradicts with what was said in Raglans letter when he had mentioned that he was doing his best to provide for the soldiers needs. Even though source 1 had been written by a reporter who was there at the time, William Russell was writing for “The Times” which gives us a reason to doubt what he was saying to be true as news paper often exaggerate and are writing to persuade on a particular side of an argument. Also “The Times” were often known to have had been keen to show the leaders of the British army in bad light.

In source 3, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Sterling is writing like William Russell about the poor organization of the British army especially compared to the French Army. He states that nothing was organised in advanced as people had been wrongly convinced that war would never come.  The provenance of this source gives us reason to believe and be able to use it to make a clear judgement on how far the army leaders had not been concerned due to the fact that he had a firsthand experience on what had been happening, even though this may have been written several years after the war was over, memories such as this lie fresh within the mind. Lieutenant was also writing to only inform the public on what it was actually like to have been there therefore it is a good first hand story of somebody to have participated themselves.

To conclude, looking at the comments made within all three of the sources it is clear that it is possible to say that Lord Raglan may have thought about the issues that were faced by the troops however he did not do enough to sort out the extreme conditions that they were in. Both sources 1 and 3 talk about the very bad organization made by the army prior to the start of the war and once started none of the leaders were willing to make changes in order to provide for these poor troops that were clearly suffering from the Russian Winter.