Chapter 16. Section 2 Life in the Army Main Idea: Both Union and Confederate soldiers endured many hardships serving in the army during the Civil War

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Chapter 16. Section 2 Life in the Army Main
Idea Both Union and Confederate soldiers endured
many hardships serving in the army during the
Civil War
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Those Who Fought

• Majority of soldiers in Civil War were between
  the ages of 18- 30
• Farmers made up largest group among the Civil War
  soldiers
• Many viewed going to war as an adventure
• Most soldiers were born in the U.S. but
  immigrants from different countries also served-
  German Irish made up the largest ethnic groups

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Those Who Fought contd

• Beginning of war- African Americans wanted to
  fight- saw war as a way to end slavery
• Neither the North or South accepted African
  Americans into their armies
• Eventually North took African Americans into
  their armies
• Native Americans served on both sides
• Union- 2 million soldiers
• Confederacy- less than a million

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Why did they fight??

• Sought adventure and glory
• To escape to boredom of farm and factory work
• Friends and neighbors did it
• Money offered by North and South
• Loyal to country and state

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Turning civilians into soldiers

• After enlisting volunteers were sent to camp for
  training
• Camp looked like a sea of tents- each tent held
  2 to 20 men
• Soldier had a set schedule that they had to
  follow a set schedule - breakfast and role
  call
• Several drill sessions
• In between drills and meals, soldiers were on
  guard duty, cut wood for campfires, dug trenches
  for latrines, and cleaned up the camp

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Turning civilians into soldiers contd

• Shortly after soldiers came to camp they got
  their uniforms and equipment
• Union- blue uniforms
• Confederate- gray uniforms

• Confederate Soldiers
• Some states had trouble supplying uniforms while
  others had many
• Lacked shoes- marched over frozen ground in bare
  feet
• After battles, soldiers took boots and coats from
  dead soldiers

• Union Soldiers
• Clothing of poor quality
• shoes were made of leather that fell apart when
  they got wet

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Turning civilians into soldiers contd

• In the camps they received
• Field- food supply limited some went hungry

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Hardships of army life

• Soldiers were often wet and cold
• The camps were unsanitary
• Not only were camps filthy so were the soldiers
• - went weeks without washing or bathing
• - bedding, bodies, and clothing became
  infested with lice and fleas
• Hygiene- conditions and practices that promote
  health
• Latrines- outdoor toilets
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Changes in military technology

• Weapons and battle tactics advanced and improved
• Rifle- gun with a grooved barrel that causes a
  bullet to spin through the air
• Minie ball- bullet with a hollow base
• Ironclad- warships covered with iron

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• The End of Chapter 16 section 2
• By
• Victoria Welch
• Kaitlin Thompson
• Luke Carron
• Brian Bobak

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