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
The number of Union soldiers who died in each Civil War battle varied widely. For example, at the Battle of Gettysburg, approximately 3,100 Union soldiers were killed, while at Antietam, around 2,100 Union troops lost their lives. Other battles, like Bull Run, saw around 460 Union deaths. Overall, the total Union casualties throughout the war amounted to over 360,000, including those killed, wounded, or missing.
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.
During the American Civil War, many men from various backgrounds sided with the Union, including soldiers from the Northern states, abolitionists, and former slaves. Key demographics included farmers, factory workers, and immigrants who sought economic opportunities and supported the preservation of the Union. Notable figures such as Frederick Douglass and military leaders like Ulysses S. Grant also played significant roles in the Union's efforts. Additionally, some Southern men, known as "Unionists," opposed secession and fought to maintain the Union.
During the American Civil War, both the Union and Confederate armies held a significant number of prisoners. Estimates suggest that around 400,000 Union soldiers and approximately 200,000 Confederate soldiers were captured and held as prisoners of war. Conditions in these camps were often harsh, leading to high mortality rates, especially in Confederate prisons like Andersonville. The treatment and numbers of prisoners became a poignant aspect of the war's human cost.
The Federals, also known as the Union forces, were the soldiers and supporters of the Northern states during the American Civil War (1861-1865). They opposed the Confederacy, which consisted of the Southern states that seceded from the Union. The Union's primary goals included preserving the nation and abolishing slavery, particularly after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Key figures in the Union included President Abraham Lincoln and generals like Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman.
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