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6 lug 2020 · Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. 16 volumes ; 29 cm. Compiled from the microfilm set (535 reels) of Consolidated index to compiled service records of Confederate soldiers, M253, located in the State Library of North Carolina. v. 1.
14 mag 2015 · The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Other information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of ...
- How Many Confederate Soldiers Served in The Confederate Army?
- How Much Were Confederate Soldiers paid?
- What Did Confederate Soldiers Wear?
- How Old Were Confederate Soldiers?
- Where Were Most of The Confederate Soldiers from?
- How Many Confederate Soldiers Deserted Or Were Killed?
- What Did Confederate Soldiers Do Before The Civil War?
- What Jobs Did Confederate Soldiers Do in The Confederate Army?
- Why Did Confederate Soldiers Fight in The Civil War?
- What Were Confederate Soldier’S Nicknames?
According to the Oxford Companion to American Military History, the best estimate of total Confederate soldiers range from 850,000 to 900,000.
Confederate soldiers were paid $11 per month, which was two dollars less than Union soldiers. They were paid in Confederate currency.
The types of uniforms Confederate soldiers woreconsisted of a double-breasted gray frock coat, a pair of light “french blue” trousers, white cotton shirts, a forage cap and leather brogan shoes.
The majority of Confederate soldiers were under 30 years of age. The age range of the Confederate Army’s First Conscription Act in 1862 was 18 to 35 but the Third Conscription Act in 1864 changed it to 17 to 50.
The precise number of Confederate soldiers from each state is unknown because many military records were destroyed when Richmond was evacuated in 1865. However, according to Randolph H. McKim in his book The Numerical Strength of the Confederate Army, the numbers of enrollment into the Confederate army were: Virginia: 175,000 Florida: 15,000 Georgi...
It is estimated that over 100,000 Confederate soldiers deserted during the war, more than 250,000 died of wounds or disease and 200,000 were wounded.
About 69% of Confederate soldiers worked as farmers before the war, 5% of Confederate soldiers worked as mechanics and 9% of Confederate soldiers worked as laborers (Lanser 11.)
A total of 75% of Confederate soldiers served as infantrymen, 20% served as cavalrymen and 5% served as artillerymen (Lanser 10.)
According to Civil War historian James M. McPherson, in his book For Cause and Comrades, most Confederate volunteers stated they were fighting for liberty as well as slavery while many of the Union soldiers stated they fought to end slavery and preserve the union. Although only 20% of a sample of 429 Southern soldiers named slavery as the main reas...
Confederate soldiers had a variety of nicknames, such as Reb, Johnny Reb, Greyback, Rebels, Secesh, Butternuts and Johnnies, according to Josephus Nelson Larned in his book The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research:
21 nov 2013 · In studying the Civil War’s common soldier — who he was and how the conflict transformed his life — we try to better understand the millions of men who risked their lives in virtual anonymity. What motivated the former innkeeper ordered to charge across open ground in the face of relentless gunfire?
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold ...
- Confederate States
- C.S. War Department
- 1,082,119 total who served, 464,646 peak in 1863
Richard Rowland Kirkland (August 1843 – September 20, 1863), known as "The Angel of Marye's Heights", was a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War, noted by both sides for his bravery and the story of his humanitarian actions during the Battle of Fredericksburg .
Life of the Civil War Soldier in Battle. ... And Then We Kill. By Edward Alexander. Reenactors act out the battle of Antietam Photo by Carl Staub. Just like the soldiers of every conflict before and since, the men who fought in the American Civil War enlisted for a multitude of reasons.
