According to "The Civil War--Book of Lists" by Donald Cartmell, in terms of food, what Union soldiers carried was relatively simple...
(Per Individual)
---3/4 of a pound of pork or bacon, or 1 1/4 pound of
fresh or salted pork.
---18 oz. of flour or bread or 12 oz. of hardtack (a thick, tough biscuit)
---1 1/4 fourth pound of corn meal
(Per 100 Man Company)
---8 quarts of peas or beans or 10 pounds of rice
---6 to 10 pounds of coffee or 1 1/2 pounds of tea
---12 to 15 pounds of sugar
---2 quarts of salt
The general nickname for Union soldiers was Billy Yank.
At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.
Yes.
Approximately 2 million soldiers served for the Union during the American Civil War, and roughly 750,000 served for the Confederacy. All told, 620,000 soldiers lost their lives during the war.
50,000
the union soldiers carried around many things :)
Union soldiers are identified by their blue uniforms with distinctive brass buttons, wearing the famous Union Army kepi hats. They also carry rifles and may have a Union flag in their vicinity.
If it was the Confederate soldiers, the Union would attack the Confederates. If it was the Union soldiers, then the Confederates would attack the Union.
Union had more soldiers in the war.
97,000 Union soldiers
80 union soldiers
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
there were about 2.1 million soldiers in the union
The general nickname for Union soldiers was Billy Yank.
there was 39,830 soldiers on the Union side in battle of shiloh
Under normal circumstances Union soldiers carried the following items in their knapsacks:* A pair of underclothing;* An extra pair of shoes;* Soap and towel;* A blanket and small shelter tent; and* Forty rounds of ammunition.In the Winter they had to wear a heavy overcoat.
Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia was created in 1989.