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Camp Morton, Indianapolis
Andrew F. Davis begins to say what military life is like but not in great detail. He cannot give a definite explanation for what its like. Military life could be hard at times. Illness was very common especially for new recruits. Poor sanitation cause these illnesses which killed more men than enenmy bullets. Day and night they were under strict orders. Jobs that required lots of practice amd discipline. Soldiers spent a lot of there time waiting and being bored if you had the right job. -
Camp Morton
Link:Camp Morton located in Indianapolis was a training camp and later became a federal prison for captured confederate soldiers. -
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Camp Wayne, West Chester Pennsylvania
Link:About 35 soldiers scaled the fence last night and were arrested. As punishment they have to clean up the grounds and the privys which are toilets in a shed outside like an outhouse. -
Camp Wayne, West Chester Pennsylvania
Link:There arms were delivered yesterday and he was sent to guard the arms at the depot. -
Camp Wayne
Link:To deal with boredom soldiers would write letters to their families or loved ones. Sometimes they would drink and gamble. They would mainly play games like chess, or checkers. One time they even decided to have a huge snowball ball fight against each other. -
Camp Wayne, West Chester Pennsylvania
Link:There has been colds and coughs going around and there are 8 people in the hospital. His hand swelled badly for several days and was sick for several days. During the Civil War diease and illnesses were very common. If a soldier was injured it's not the injury that killed them is was the infection or the illness it led to. -
Lafayette and Indianapolis
Link:The Company was ordered to Camp Tippecanoe today so that is where the men are headed. -
Camp Tippecanoe
Link:Dispatch told them to hold themselves in readiness to march in an hours notice. They were stict about needing to be ready at any time. -
Camp Reynolds
Link:They left Camp Tippcanoe on Friday in a very heavy rain storm. When the get there they are situated in a very beautiful location. -
Camp Reynolds
Link:They have to be ready to march at any moment. A soldier from the 13th regiment was killed by a ruffian on Sunday. -
Families during the Civil War
Link:He goes to visit his family at the depot. It was very hard for them especially when he has to leave. It was hard for all families during this time. Fathers and sons were taking from their families to fight and the mother and children were left to work for themeselves. 620,000 of the fathers and sons who went to war never returned. If they were to return they were usually wounded and needed constant care. -
Clarksbourgh Virginia
Link:They have left Cincinati and are now in Virginia. There are 5 to 6 thousand troops there and they are making preperations for some grand movement but they don't know what it is. There were always a lot of soldiers in a camp especially if more than one regiment was in that camp. -
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