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"Winter Encampments"
*During the winter, diseases killed more men than in battle
*Both sides wouldn't fight during the winter
*This allowed the soldiers to get to know each other
*When they were on the move, the would make camps the size of villages
*They would make shelter out of trees, mud, and leaves
*While they were cozy, they didn't provide clean water and the soldiers barley got any food
*That meant disease spread quickly
*The men got so skinny that if you put your thumb in their legs, it would leave a mark like putty
*Occasionally the men would get wrapped in a snowball fight

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how did the condition at camp affect the soldiers of the civil war

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source info: Lusted, Marcia Amidon. "Hero at little round top." Cobblestone, Nov.-Dec. 2015, p. 26+. Kids InfoBits, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A436438383/ITKE?u=nysl_ro_webwill&sid=ITKE&xid=b50b7345. Accessed 21 May 2018.
*a man named joshua l. chamberlain joined the army because he felt he needed to support the army
* he taght himself greek to join the college
* he went off to fight instead of going to europe to learn a new language
* when he joined, he was placed as a lieutenant colonel
* he wasn't injured at the time, but was almost driven to insanity after having to spend the night on the battlefield behind corpses of soldiers, one of which was a close friend of his
* he played an important role in the battle of gettysburg, when he carried out a risky plan, but his troops trusted him enough to follow the order.
* he was later promoted in his military ranking, and foght in several more battles.

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Source: Lindsey,Lowe, Behind the fighting
*The most common treatment for diseases was calomel
*However, it too much was consumed, it could cause mercury poisoning
*Most soldiers tried to avoid seeing a doctor unless they were about to die

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source:Cooke, Tim. Behind the Fighting. Brown Bear Books, 2011.

france had a big effect on the civil war uniforms

union wore blue

confederate wore gray

many men did not wear

they used light brown dye of the butternut tree for color

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source info: "U.S. Civil War." Research in Context, Gale, 2018. Research in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/TKJOEP025689810/MSIC?u=nysl_ro_webwill&sid=MSIC&xid=69b1be17. Accessed 21 May 2018.
*  when south carolina seceded, some union troops were still there, causing conflict.
*many soldiers felt bad, because they left there home thinking they'd only be gone a short time
* some soldiers would burn the other sides houses, maybe even killing people to try to make the surrender.

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Source:J. Matteson Claus, Life on a civil war battlefield
*The union soldiers usually ate hardtack  (cracker made of flour, water, and salt) for their grains
*Confederate soldiers usually ate cornmeal for their grains
*Both sides usually ate salt pork and bacon
*They also ate dried peas, dried beans, soft bread, rice, sugar, salt, and vinegar
*The soldiers had to have food that wouldn't spoil, and was easy to carry
*That meant fresh meat, fruit, and vegetables were rare
*Coffee was an important part to a soldier's diet
*The confederates would do anything to get it, even trade with the enemy

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source:
Bates, Christopher. “Civil War, Volunteer Soldiers And.” Civil War and Reconstruction, Third Edition, Facts On File, 2017. History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17564&itemid=WE52&articleId=199918. Accessed 17 May 2018.

All volunteers were amateurs

many did not know what they were signing up for

There was no shortage of people signing up

for early men who signed up got a exciting experience with parades

almost every single volunteer died

they were trained horribly

most men who signed up left their home for the first time

more than 2 million volunteers

for men who volunteered early were ready to report early

being a volunteer had their advantages before the battles

A lot of volunteers got headache from their general screaming at them all the times

After the war the surviving volunteers still played a important part in our nation

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source:Guelzo, Allen C. "Civil War, American." World Book Student, World Book, 2018, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar117060. Accessed 17 May 2018.

Battles were disorganized

inexperienced soldiers mostly fought

even when the battles were planned out they were still waves of soldiers attacking one another

an army usually had a 25 percent of men killed or wounded

many men were captured

so many men died in battles especially big battles like gettysburg

Many soldiers would have dog tags with their name and address

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source info: Cooke, Tim. Behind the Fighting. Brown Bear Books, 2011.

Every morning men had to do drills throughout 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Drills were highly repetive series of exercises by armies to ensure soldiers learned to move like that on the battlefield

Most of the time if they got the drills done they were told to go to bed

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source info: Manning, Chandra M. "Our Liberties and Institutions: What Union and Confederate Soldiers.." North & South Magazine Vol.7, No.6, Oct, 2004, pp. 12-25. SIRS Issues Researcher, https://sks.sirs.com.

one soldier wrote he thought the war was about the louisiana purchase.

one wrote that it was about reconnecting with britain.

many said they just needed the money, (even though they weren't paid every single month) and most of them were going to die.

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source info: Woodworth, Steven E. "Longstreet, James." World Book Student, World Book, 2018, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar330400. Accessed 17 May 2018.

1821- 1904 lifespan

was a general from 1861 to 1865

soldiers called him old pete

fought most of the battles in Virginia,

his goal wasn't  to gain ground, it was to hold what he had.

he wasn't aggressive, and sometimes did not follow the orders of his superior.

some say they would've one the battle of Gettysburg if he hadn't disobeyed his orders.

later fought in the mexican war

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The civil War vol.2 by Emily hill

large groups slept together spreading sickness

protection of the cold was only a blanket causing harsh winter

New Yorkers were messy making sickness to spread faster

The camps were always dirty leading to more disease

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source info:   The civil War vol.2 by Emily hill
* on occasion they were able to do some of the things they wanted to do
* sometimes people would get together and play things like soccer and cricket.
*the most common game they played was baseball, but sometimes they only had two bases, which was called town ball.
*they also played gambling games, wich was against the rules, but so many people did it, the officers couldnt stop them
* some of the things they bet on were hog races, louse races and even toy boat races.

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Source info:Cooke, Tim. Behind the Fighting. Brown Bear Books, 2011.

Flags were very important in war they symbolized history especially in the Civil War.

Each army had there own flag so each flag marked every battle

Flags were a symbol of identity so everyone honoured their flag before going to battle

They were many different versions of the Confederate flag, over time they changed it

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Source info:  The civil War vol.2 by Emily hill

* wake up at 5:00 AM
*awake for almost 16 hours some days
*manual work called fatigues
*weapon and marching drill called drill until lights out
* lights out is around 9:00 PM
*this is repeated daily
they slept in tents over the summer
*over the winter they had small wooden huts, making the camp look like a town.