the civil war

By jacquintana05

  • the soldiers ate

    Civil War soldiers' fare varied substantially from army to army and throughout the course of the war for both sides.

  • the average age of the soldiers

    the average age of the soldiers is 25.8 years

  • what did the soldiers do in there free time

    When they were not drilling, soldiers passed the time writing letters, playing games like checkers, dominoes and poker, drinking, smoking, whittling, making music and praying.

  • how many soldier fought in the civil war

    about 9 million

  • the civil war begins

    The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

  • was there black soldiers

    yes slaves and free blacks were present in the Confederate lines as servants and manual laborers. On March 13, 1865

  • how the civil war ended

    In the east, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in April 9 1865