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The mid 1800s was a time when many great battles were fought. With the Civil War under way the lives of many soldiers had made a drastic change. Their lives went from farming and being with their families to not receiving enough food and being lonesome at camp. Only about ten percent of a soldier’s time was dedicated to fighting. That means that the other 90 percent was spent in the camp where there was not much to do.
Being a Civil War soldier was not just a life of fighting. The majority of the time you were not even fighting. The day consisted of a lot of drilling and marching, and in one day you would usually have around five two-hour drilling sessions. If you were working at camp you were most likely on guard duty, digging ditches, caring for horses, or gathering food and water.
The conditions in which soldiers lived were usually inadequate. Their shelter was usually very small and damp. The tent usually consisted of a piece of cloth about six square feet which then was held up by two sticks, and if they were lucky they received a rubber blanket to keep themselves off the damp...

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