They wore blue uniforms
And they carried equipment like their knapsack that contained clothes and other necessities. A bayonet which could also be used as a sword if the enemy were to close to shoot. A Haversack that also carried clothes, food, and other possessions A cartridge that held gunpowder. A musket or which was the gun or rifle. Also they had a frying pan and a mucket which was used to drink out of.
They wore gray uniforms
Confederate soldiers wore gray frocks, pants. and shoes and the Union the same, but blue. :)
The Union soldiers mostly ate hardtack, meat (salted pork, bacon, or beef soaked with potassium nitrate), flour, and cornmeal while the Confederate soldiers mostly ate cornmeal, meat, and dried peas.
African Americans were formed into Jim Crow units under white officers. To begin with they received less pay than their white counterparts, but that Congress eventually remedied that. Like slaves, soldiers could be flogged for infractions of the military code.
During the American Civil War, approximately 410,000 soldiers were taken prisoner, with around 270,000 from the Union (North) and about 140,000 from the Confederacy (South). Both sides established prison camps, with notorious ones like Andersonville in the South and Elmira in the North. The conditions in these camps were often harsh, leading to high mortality rates among the imprisoned soldiers.
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They wore gray uniforms
Confederate soldiers wore gray frocks, pants. and shoes and the Union the same, but blue. :)
The Union soldiers mostly ate hardtack, meat (salted pork, bacon, or beef soaked with potassium nitrate), flour, and cornmeal while the Confederate soldiers mostly ate cornmeal, meat, and dried peas.
The ages varied greatly in the Civil War. There wasn't a law saying how old you had to be to fight. But most soldiers were just teenagers! Often there jobs were to be drummers, the job of the drummers were important, because they told when to retreat or change a battle plan. They did this because there wasn't any technology for soldiers to communicate easily.
While Union-run prisons during the Civil War were initially run efficiently and humanely, news of atrocities committed against Union POW's led the policy to change and harsher standards to be implemented. The death rate in the camps on both sides were very high, with over 56,000 soldiers dying in these prisons.
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Most of the men were gone to fight in the war, so it was up to all the women to manage the slaves and family. After Sherman's march to the sea. It was awful for the inhabitants, being raped and pillaged by the union soldiers.
African Americans were formed into Jim Crow units under white officers. To begin with they received less pay than their white counterparts, but that Congress eventually remedied that. Like slaves, soldiers could be flogged for infractions of the military code.
During the Civil War, Maine played a significant role by contributing soldiers to the Union Army. Maine raised over 70,000 troops, which was one of the highest per capita contributions of any northern state. Additionally, Maine's industrial output, particularly in shipbuilding and lumber, helped support the Union war effort by providing essential resources. Maine also served as a key transportation hub for moving troops and supplies to the front lines.
Clara Barton was among the many women in the North to help care for the sick and wounded at Union field hospitals during the US Civil War. She and her fellow workers, including American poet Walt Whitman cared for soldiers from both sides of the war.