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=Soldiers of the Civil War=

Life as a soldier
==The life these soldiers had was very tiring and difficult. This took a lot of commitment because they had to leave home and their families for long hours of drills, poor shelter and food, many diseases and long hours of battle. Getting used to this life would be difficult. There were also many jobs to do at the camps. Gather wood, make fires, horses had to be groomed and watered, fields had to be cleared for drills and they had to cook their meals. ==

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The Camp
==The soldier's home was a small two man tent, or "dog tent" as the soldiers had called them. They did this because they joked that only a dog could crawl into the tiny tent. The tent could be easily set up by tying each end to a rifle sticking into the ground. ==

==The Army camps were like huge cities and always full. From the many campfires there was a lot of smoke in the air. The campsites would usually stay in the same location until the winter, then they would establish the winter quarters. They would build a log hut that many men could stay in, and at the end of the hut there usually was a fire. After the winter months were over they would go back outside into the dog tents. ==

Battles Fought
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 * ==Battle of Fort Sumter ==
 * ==Battle of Sewell's Point ==
 * ==Battle of Aquia Creek[[image:images.jpg width="365" height="269" align="right"]] ==
 * ==Battle of Philippi Races ==
 * ==Battle of Big Bethel ==
 * ==Battle of Boonville ==

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Resources: http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/soldierlife/cwarmy.htm http://www.mark-pub.com/the-civil-war-dvd-boxset-p-436.html http://www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~jfallick/dcc106HTML/page2.html http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/videos#confederate-vs-union-soldiers