That much is true in almost any conflict, the middle and lower class do the fighting and the dying while the wealthy and privileged pull the strings. Very few slave owners ever carried a rifle or a musket. Rural farmers came out of the Southern States--Kentucky, Tennessee, etc; unlike Northerners, they could not afford the legal practice used in Northern states of "buying" a stand-in for their military duties. Towards the end of the war, plantation owners and the wealthy landed class in the South took up arms to bolster the tremendous losses they suffered in a last heroic effort to "save the glorious South".
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The most common chores Civil War soldiers had to do were cleaning the camp, chopping and bringing in firewood, cooking, and digging latrine trenches/pits. If any soldiers/officers owned horses, then someone had to take care of those.
Most soldiers were draftees or volunteers, and had little or no training. Many died before they fired a shot in battle
Most soldiers were farmers or other similar jobs
Mesopotamia had three levels of society. At the top were the most powerful government officials, priests, and soldiers. The middle was made up of teachers, merchants, laborers, farmers, and craftsman. At the bottom were the slaves and peasants.
Mesopotamia had three levels of society. At the top were the most powerful government officials, priests, and soldiers. The middle was made of teachers, merchants, laborers, farmers, and craftsman. At the bottom were slaves and peasants.
Union had more soldiers in the war.
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Most of them became soldiers in the Continental Army.
Most union soldiers were wealthy and well organized.
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they believed it would give them honor and they hadn't heard of the war and its lifestyle before. Most of the soldiers were farmers looking for something else to do then farm for the rest of their lives.