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Life on the Civil War Battlefield: Prof. Megan Garedakis

Explore the daily life of Civil War soldiers through the lens of Prof. Megan Garedakis. Learn about battlefield essentials, soldiers' diets, medicines, leisure activities, uniforms, and more.

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Life on the Civil War Battlefield: Prof. Megan Garedakis

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  1. 12/3 – Life on the Civil War Battlefield Prof. Megan Garedakis

  2. Starred terms • Smoothbore canon • “MinieBall” Bullet • Battle of Gettysburg

  3. Muzzle-loading musket and Minie ball

  4. Smoothbore cannon

  5. Small devotional bible

  6. Lorena

  7. hardtack

  8. Civil War Soldiers’ diet • Confederate Army Diet • Bacon • Cornmeal • Molasses • Peas and limited legumes • Tobacco • Limited vegetables • Rice • Coffee (mostly chicory) • Union Army Diet • Hardtack • Bacon • Rice • Peas and Beans • Dried Fruit • Potatoes • Molasses • Vinegar • Salt • Higher-quality coffee

  9. Civil war “Medicine”

  10. Amputation

  11. General George Custer with his dog

  12. Sallie Monument at Gettysburg

  13. Letters from home

  14. Civil War Leisure

  15. Civil War Uniforms • Confederate Army • Union Army

  16. Civil War Battlefields

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