What were living conditions like for the soldiers in the civil war?

Answer 1

they trained in local army camps. they did hours of drills and exercises. most soldiers were fed fine until they got on the battlefield when their diet became more strict some went starving because the supply train could not reach them

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Answer 2

Boredom. Most of the solders time during the Civil War was spent waiting. Camp life was in tents, keeping everything cleaned and cleaning it again. Meals were not great, but adequate. For the most part, Northern solders ate better than southern solders. They sang a lot. Some of the songs they sang even protested against the war. They wrote a lot. They practiced marching. They practiced shooting.

Answer 3

It was ratehr rough with the lack of advanced infrastructure. Privates were paid an average 13 USD a month, which is about $2,098.40 now adays. Vendors would stop by the camp and sell food and drink, but this wasn't very cheap. The houses soldiers would build out of wood would sometimes collapse and/or catch fire. However, sometimes camp life could be rather comical. Since the soldiers wouldn't have much free food, if an animal was caught offending a union symbol/soldier, it was considered treason. If an animal was caugth committing "treason," it would be promptly eaten by the nearby soldiers. Most of this information was taken from "Photo by Brady" by Jennifer Armstrong. The amount of money a soldier was paid was taken from http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/. I take no credit for making this information, I am merely stating it here so that others can find otu abotu it.

Answer 4

All they had was hard tack and Johnnycakes. That is messed up! Their conditions are horrible. They had no sleep most of the time and had to hike for more than 3hrs!!! They had to cross seas and and fight tough wars, it was all hard, unlike it is today cuz they didn't have all the new things we have during that time of year. if you have any comments, just post them here! Crazi123

Answer 5

The Union and Confederate armies were haphazardly raised, badly organized, poorly trained, inadequately fed, clothed and housed, and almost wholly without comforts, sports, entertainments or proper medical care. Whether a regiment was well or badly trained, disciplined, and cared for depended largely on its officers, and to some extent on the initiative and enterprise of the men themselves. Regiments camped where they could, foraged for fuel and often for food, and depended on their own resources, on the sutlers, and on friends and relatives, for amusement and for luxuries. The Civil War armies were youthful, high-spirited, sentimental, and for the most part moral. They endured what seem to us wholly unnecessary hardships--heavy woolen clothing in the summertime, for example, or leaky tents or maggoty food--but they managed to enjoy themselves, indulged in rough sports and horseplay, fixed up their winter quarters with "all the comforts of home," sang romantic songs, enjoyed religious services and revivals, and generally acted like civilians on a picnic--when the enemy permitted!

Answer 6

The soldiers mainly did chores or other things to pass the time. One soldier said, "War is 99% boredom and 1% battle.