CHAPTER 16-2: LIFE IN THE ARMY http://www.pictures-civil-war.com/gallerys/ photographic_images/photo- history_andersonville_prison_.jpg Main Idea Both Union and Confederate soldiers endured many hardships while serving in the army during the Civil War
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Main IdeaBoth Union and Confederate soldiers endured many
hardships while serving in the army during the Civil War
THOSE WHO FOUGHT• Civil War soldiers were usually between 18 and 30 years, but both of the armies had
some much younger and much older
• Farmers were the predominant members in both armies
• They viewed going to war as an exciting experience
• The majority of soldiers were American, but immigrants from overseas also served
• The predominant number of the immigrants were the German and the Irish
• At the beginning of the war African Americans were not allowed to serve, but as the war dragged on both sides accepted the African Americans as soldiers
• Union- 2,000,000 soldiers
• Confederacy- 1,000,000 soldiers
• Almost all volunteers
• Joined because of adventure, glory, escape from farms and factories, to go along with friends and loyalty to their country
TURNING CIVILIANS INTO SOLDIERS• After joining soldiers were sent to army camps to train
• These camps looked like seas of tents
• Tents grouped by company
• Tents held 2-20 men
• In winter lived in log huts or heavy tents
• Company officers were elected by the soldiers
• Recruits followed a specific schedule
1. Bugle call awakening
2. Roll call and breakfast
3. Drill sessions
• Had many duties in between drills like guard duty, cutting wood, digging latrines and cleaning the camp
TURNING CIVILIANS INTO SOLDIERS CONTINUED• All recruits received uniforms
• Union- Blue
• Confederacy- grey or yellowish brown
• Uniforms almost never right size had to trade to get correct sizes
• Northerners received poor quality clothing
• Confederate states sometimes did not even had enough uniforms and some had extras
• Some Confederate soldiers didn’t even have shoes
• At beginning of war soldiers got plenty of food
• This included beef or salt pork, veggies and coffee
• In the field rations were limited and some soldiers went hungry during battle