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That much is true in almost any conflict, the middle and lower class do the fighting and the dying while the wealthy and privileged pull the strings. Very few slave owners ever carried a rifle or a musket. Rural farmers came out of the Southern States--Kentucky, Tennessee, etc; unlike Northerners, they could not afford the legal practice used in Northern states of "buying" a stand-in for their military duties. Towards the end of the war, plantation owners and the wealthy landed class in the South took up arms to bolster the tremendous losses they suffered in a last heroic effort to "save the glorious South".
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What did the most soldiers die from in the civil war?
Infection
How did most soldiers die during the civil war?
diseases
What was the most common job that most soldiers had before the civil war?
Small farm owner
What chores did the soldiers do in the Civil War?
The most common chores Civil War soldiers had to do were cleaning the camp, chopping and bringing in firewood, cooking, and digging latrine trenches/pits. If any soldiers/officers owned horses, then someone had to take care of those.
How long did soldiers in the civil war have to train?
Most soldiers were draftees or volunteers, and had little or no training. Many died before they fired a shot in battle
What background did most of the soldiers come from in the American Civil War?
Most soldiers were farmers or other similar jobs
Social structure of Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia had three levels of society. At the top were the most powerful government officials, priests, and soldiers. The middle was made up of teachers, merchants, laborers, farmers, and craftsman. At the bottom were the slaves and peasants.
What is ancient Rome social structure and Mesopotamian social structure?
Mesopotamia had three levels of society. At the top were the most powerful government officials, priests, and soldiers. The middle was made of teachers, merchants, laborers, farmers, and craftsman. At the bottom were slaves and peasants.
Who had the most soldiers in the Civil War?
Union had more soldiers in the war.
What did the most soldiers die from in the civil war?
Infection
What kind of work did most union and confederate soldiers do before the war?
farmers
What war killed the most US Soldiers?
the civil war
How did most soldiers die during the civil war?
diseases
What was the roles of the farmers who joined the cry of freedom?
Most of them became soldiers in the Continental Army.
Were the northern soldiers from the civil war wealthy or poor?
Most union soldiers were wealthy and well organized.
What kind of bullets killed most civil war soldiers?
lead.
Why did so many people volunter to fight the civil war?
they believed it would give them honor and they hadn't heard of the war and its lifestyle before. Most of the soldiers were farmers looking for something else to do then farm for the rest of their lives.
