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Civil War Soldiers: Training, Weapons, and Cavalry Tactics

Discover the army rankings and military traditions during the American Civil War in 1861. Learn what soldiers did and how they trained, including their use of guns, cavalry tactics, and the European military influence. Explore the numbers and casualties on both Union and Confederate sides. Dive into the unique aspects of soldier life and combat tactics during this historic conflict.

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Civil War Soldiers: Training, Weapons, and Cavalry Tactics

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  1. Chapter 10 Analysis: The Armies Mr. Contipodero American Civil War

  2. Ready to Go? • 1861 • Americans didn’t know of war • War of 1812 (episode) • War with Mexico (disconnected) • Ready to enlist after Fort Sumter

  3. Army Rankings • North • Private clubs • Recruit admitted only if accepted • Fist fights happened • South • Recruit enlist as a Private • Could challenge officer to a duel

  4. European Military Tradition • Prussian General von Moltke • No reason to study ACW • Fought by Armed mobs • ACW soldiers • Saluted and said, “Sir” • Not about snap and precision

  5. What did a Solider Learn? • How to get into formation for fighting • Hold a musket • Proper etiquette with officers • Not a lot of target practice

  6. Guns • Smoothbores • Old guns widely used in the Civil War • Not very accurate • Troops would attack each other up close • Rifled Guns • Much more accurate • Didn’t have to charge as much

  7. Cavalry • Not used often in the war for fighting • More on scouting

  8. More on Forrest! • Confederate advantage • Nathan Bedford Forrest • Exceptional cavalry member • “…there would never be peace in western Tennessee until Forrest was dead.” • William Sherman, p. 152

  9. Numbers • Union • 2,900,000 • 1,500,000 3-year enlistments • 359,000 dead in ACW • Confederates • 1,300,000 • 1,000,000 3-year enlistments • 258,000 dead in ACW

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