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Thursday, May 19, 2011
www.alvaradostar.net
Alvarado Star ★ 9
A NATION DIVIDED
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COMMON
SOLDIERS
By Jason Navarro, Educator, Wheaton High School, Wheaton, Mo.
Photo National Archives
The poor medical practices of the Civil War claimed many lives.
The Civil War surgeon's amputation kit pictured below was typical for the
time period. One does not need a vivid imagination to understand why
soldiers may have feared their own doctors just as much as they
feared the enemy.
Rifled Infantry Cavalry Company Bayonet
Amputation Hardtack Artillery Inadequate Patriotism
Conscription
1. Love and devotion to one’s country_
2. Not good enough_
3. The drafting of civilians into military service
4. Regular soldiers who fight on foot_
5. A group of about 100 soldiers,
usually from the same area_
“Oh, how I do wish that I could
be at home now, for it is getting
late in the evening and I have had
nothing to eat since breakfast and
no telling when we will get rations
for our rations are out, since we
left our ration wagons behind in
coming here to this place, for I
knowjou have all had a good &
plentiful dinner.
I knowjou will say poor John, but
this is only a chapter in military
service which we ofien read, but
I am content and will be more so
when we get rations. The inde-
pendence of the bounty is what I
want and I am willing to suffer for
something to eat many, marj days
if it will only send me to nj dear
parents, a full and independent
b<y. It is very cold up here, as cold
as it is wherejou are in mid-win-
ter. You must excuse this exceed-
ingly bad letter as I have written
in great haste. My love tojou and
all. Write whenjou can and a
long letter as I am vej anxious to
hearfromjou. ”
Courtesy/Dr. Michael
Echols, www. brace face,
com/medical
VOCABULARY
Choose the vocabulary word from the
word bank that best suits the definition.
Write it on the line provided. Then write
your own sentence using each word.
Boredom was the bane of existence in Civil War camps, and soldiers
struggled to find ways to pass the time between battles. Above, the 114th
Pennsylvania Infantry, stationed at Petersburg, Va., in 1864, passes the
time playing cards. Exchanging letters with loved ones back home was also
a welcome diversion for the common soldier. John H. Sweet of Tennessee
wrote the letter below to his parents in November 1863.
6. Soldiers who fight on horseback_
7. The branch of the army that fights with
heavy cannons_
8. A hard biscuit used for army rations_
9. Cut with spiraled grooves in the barrel,
to increase accuracy __
10. A blade attached to the muzzle of a rifle and
used for hand-to-hand combat_
11. Surgically removing a limb of the body_
ACTIVITY
Pretend that you are a Civil War soldier on the march. Write a letter home
to a loved one of your choice describing your experiences. What are your
greatest joys? What do you fear? What is camp life like and how does it
compare to combat time? Be descriptive and creative.
Publisher's Note: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil
War. To honor this historical moment in time, The Star Group Newspapers will be sharing
this great series on the Civil War with our Newspaper in Education Classrooms. We are
pleased to be able to share this series and would like to thank Missouri Press Foundation
who offered to share with us and our readers. Enjoy!
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