Before July, 1863, Confederate soldiers who were captured turned in their weapons and signed a "parole" document. They were then allowed to return home and usually joined another regiment right away.
After the Siege of Vicksburg ended in July, 1863, General Grant learned that nearly all of the more than 30,000 enemy prisoners paroled had joined new regiments. As a result, from that time on, all Confederates taken prisoner were sent to military prisons in the north. The largest prisons were in Ohio, but some prisoners were kept as far away as Vermont.
Gray was Confederates Navy blue was Union Soldiers
Because the Japanese fought to the death. They did not surrender.
2,246 Union soldiers died in that battle. The Confederates lost 1,495 soldiers.
The Union wore Blue. Confederates wore Grey.
Approximately 63,000. The Confederates had about 2,000 more.
Confederates, grays, rebs, rebels
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.
The Confederates called themselves "Confederates" or Confederate Soldiers". The Union slang for them was "Johnny Reb"
The Confederates were the Southern soldiers of the Confederate States in Colonial America.
Confederates.
Another name for southern soldiers in the Civil War is "Johnny Rebs."
It was the battle of Vicksburg.
in Richmond Virginia. the confederates capital.
Gray was Confederates Navy blue was Union Soldiers
The Confederates are the Southern soldiers.
Casualties for the Union at the Battle of Fort Donelson amounted to 2, 832. On the Confederate side, because of their surrender, the Confederates lost 16,623 soldiers.
the union had to surrender to the confederates bcuz they ran out of food, were outgunned.