Life of soilder

A soldier in the army was almost always a slim man over 5’8” tall with brown hair and blue eyes. The struggles soldiers faced at this time were very dangerous. Men were not used to the climate, exposure, and the food, so they suffered from terrible sickness.

Common viruses and infections

included typhoid fever, malaria,

pneumonia, tuberculosis, pox,

scarlet fever, measles, mumps, and

whooping cough. Pastures became

a mess in no time due to thousands

of soldiers and horses stepping on it

all day. With little sanitation, camps

were often filled with lice. Dysentery,

which was often caused by dirty

drinking water killed more men than

the enemies bullets. Day and night

the soldiers were under orders.

Soldiers spent a majority of their time

in camp drilling with the occasional stint

at guard duty or a long march.