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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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What did the most soldiers die from in the civil war?
Infection
How did most soldiers die during the civil war?
diseases
What was the most common job that most soldiers had before the civil war?
Small farm owner
What chores did the soldiers do in the Civil War?
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.
How long did soldiers in the civil war have to train?
Most soldiers were draftees or volunteers, and had little or no training. Many died before they fired a shot in battle
