Life in the Army

Both Union and Confederate Soldiers

endured many hardships serving in the Army during

the Civil War.

Key Vocabulary

Hygiene

Rifle

Minie Ball

Ironclad

Different Walks of LifeMost Civil War Soldiers were farmers

between 18-30 years old but ages varied from 11 to 83

Immigrants would serve, mostly in the North, and Africans would join the war for the north in time and Native Americans would join the war for both sides

As soldiers joined the war voluntarily, the North began to double up the South in troop numbers

In the Army Now After Enlisting in the Army soldiers would move

to camps for basic training to prepare for the war including following schedules and performing duties

Soldiers Would receive their uniforms. Which did not fit and were in poor quality

The North had inferior supplies due to greedy contractors and the south would not share supplies leading to troops without proper uniforms

During training Soldiers were well fed, but as they joined the war the supplies would become limited

It’s a Hard Knock Life for Us**

Civil War Soldiers faced harsh conditions outdoors and horrible living shelters during the war

Soldiers often could not bathe so they became dirty and infested with lice and fleas

Poor hygiene led to disease and sickness

Poor medical care also led to the spread of sickness, amputation, and death

High Tech War

Rifles with Minie Balls made war more deadly as guns shot farther and Faster making defense easier

Ironclad Ships would replace Wooden ships as the Virginia would battle the Monitor to a tie

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