Soldier Life
From Camp to the Battlefield
The experiences of soldiers in the wars that defined America demonstrate the sacrifices made for a new birth of freedom.
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Soldier Pay in the American Revolution
“The paymaster has not a single dollar in hand” General George Washington wrote to the president of the Continental Congress John Hancock while...
Getting Food in the Continental Army
During the American Revolution, about 231,000 men served in the Continental Army and almost 145,000 men served in the militia. With eight years of war...
Regiments of the Civil War
This page describes the organization of the Civil War regiment.
Pastimes of the 1860’s
This page describes what soldiers did to pass the time while on campaign.
The First Income Tax
This page discusses the enacting of the first Federal income tax laws.
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- Winter Encampments »
- Pastimes of the 1860’s »
- Military Pay during the Civil War »
- Andersonville Prison »
- Who Fought? »
- The People of the Civil War Era »
- Combat Strategy in the Revolutionary War »
- Female Soldiers in the Civil War »
- Religion in the Civil War »
- Infantry Tactics During the Civil War »
- Warfare & Logistics »
- Battlefield Death in the Civil War »
- The Fighting Man of the Continental Army »
- African Americans and the War for Independence »
- Washington Inoculates an Army »
- Medicine »
- Prisoners During the Civil War »
- Senses of the Civil War: Taste »
- Senses of the Civil War: Sight »
- Senses of the Civil War: Sound »
- Senses of the Civil War: Touch »
- Senses of the Civil War: Smell »
- Black Soldiers in the Civil War »
- Battling Monotony »
- Take Me Out to the Vintage Ball Game! »
- Troupe Movements »
- Battle of the Bands »