Compare Union And Confederacy
The Daily Lives of Soldiers: The Union vs. Confederacy In 1861 the civil war raged out across the country. It continued until 1865. As the southern states (Confederates) tried to succeed from the northern states (Union), they realized that the North had it much better. The Union had many more people, much more money, and more of pretty much everything. The only thing that the South had more of was farmland and tobacco. In both armies there were pros and cons and many differences. In the end it was just one country. About 2.75 million soldiers fought in the civil war. 2 million soldiers fought for the Union and 750,000 men for the Confederacy. The Union had a much larger population than the Confederacy. For the Union 80% of men were in infantry,
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Most men stood about 5’8’’ and weighed around 145 pounds. About 50% of men were farmers before the war, 25% were mechanics and the rest were laborers, businessmen, and other various occupations. Most men fought for pride of their state or patriotism. Some men fought for slavery. People in the Union fought to get rid of it and people in the Confederacy fought to keep slavery. The Confederacy as a whole was fighting to separate themselves from the Union. The average pay of a soldier in the civil war was $11 a month. For a colonel $212 a month. A lieutenant colonel was payed $181 a month. Majors got $169 per month. And captains were given $115.50 a month. The pay for the soldier was relatively low. Most if not all of their pay was sent back home to their families. The soldiers didn’t have to pay for anything during the war unless they wanted something special or extra. They received food, clothes, and any other essential they would’ve needed. The food however, was not very good. A Union soldier's rations consisted of 22 ounces of bread and 12 ounces of beef or pork. This may seem like a lot, but it's all they had for a few days, at times. For the confederacy, their rations were 12 ounces of bacon, 20 ounces of beef, and 20 ounces of corn meal. This is more than the Union received, but there were many times when they did not receive any rations at all. There were also times when the Union did not receive their rations also. A lot of the warfare was sabotaging the food supply of the enemy. One major advantage of the Union was that they controlled all the export and import for the
Most men stood about 5’8’’ and weighed around 145 pounds. About 50% of men were farmers before the war, 25% were mechanics and the rest were laborers, businessmen, and other various occupations. Most men fought for pride of their state or patriotism. Some men fought for slavery. People in the Union fought to get rid of it and people in the Confederacy fought to keep slavery. The Confederacy as a whole was fighting to separate themselves from the Union. The average pay of a soldier in the civil war was $11 a month. For a colonel $212 a month. A lieutenant colonel was payed $181 a month. Majors got $169 per month. And captains were given $115.50 a month. The pay for the soldier was relatively low. Most if not all of their pay was sent back home to their families. The soldiers didn’t have to pay for anything during the war unless they wanted something special or extra. They received food, clothes, and any other essential they would’ve needed. The food however, was not very good. A Union soldier's rations consisted of 22 ounces of bread and 12 ounces of beef or pork. This may seem like a lot, but it's all they had for a few days, at times. For the confederacy, their rations were 12 ounces of bacon, 20 ounces of beef, and 20 ounces of corn meal. This is more than the Union received, but there were many times when they did not receive any rations at all. There were also times when the Union did not receive their rations also. A lot of the warfare was sabotaging the food supply of the enemy. One major advantage of the Union was that they controlled all the export and import for the