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Hardtack
Feeding soldiers during Civil War was different, due to the hard condition. Commissary departments provided raw materials, such as salt, potatoes, corns, beans, sugar and salted beef, which contained little vitamin. The constant lack of vitamin C would eventually lead to discolored fingernails or even death. Commissary Department was in charge of cooking meals for both Confederacy and Union. Raw materials were given to soldiers, so they could prepare meals for their own. Men would cook everything once and then store them in the haversack. Fruits and vegetables were canned or dried. Soldiers called hardtack as “tooth duller”, because it was too hard to bite. Hardtack: http://www.arhistoryhub.com/civil-war-make-your-own-hardtack-and-johnny-cake/# Disease Water contamination was a huge problem that declined soldiers’ health. Typhoid was a major killer, which was resulted from unclean water. Typhoid was a major killer. Typhoid was resulted from unclean water and food, which killed more than 65,000 soldiers from Confederate and Union. 1 out of every 3 people who contracted this disease died of it. Disease http://www.civilwaracademy.com/civil-war-diseases.html |
Drill
Marching and fighting drill was part of the daily routine for the Civil War soldier. After an hour of drill, the company moved to regimental level drills and parades. The drill was important for the infantry because they used tactics. Infantry fought in closely knit formations of two ranks of soldiers. Cavalrymen drilled with their sabers, both on foot and horseback, while artillerymen drilled with their cannons limbered up to the team of horses and unlimbered, ready to fire. Oddly enough, marksmanship on a rifle range did not take precedence over other drill the soldiers learned for several reasons- the military believed that each man would shoot accurately when told to and the war departments did not wish to waste ammunition fired on random targets. Drill: http://www.civilwar.com/index.php/overview/soldier-life/148547-military-drills-of-the-civil-war.html |