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X. THE COMMON SOLDIERS
The average Civil War soldier was a farm boy between 18 and 30 years of
age. He possessed little formal education; and by modern-day standards,
his military training was superficial. He was more fighter than soldier,
and he tended to scoff at military discipline and other formalities of
army service.
[Illustration: Posing for photographs to send home to loved ones was
a favorite pastime of Civil War soldiers. Typical servicemen of that
period were, from left to right: Pvt. George A. Stryker of New York,
Pvt. John W. Branch of the 12th Tennessee (C.S.A.), and Pvt. Philip
Carper of the 35th Virginia Cavalry.]
Several factors prompted his voluntary entrance into the army. Intense
patriotism, the determination to fight for one’s particular cause, the
enticement of enlistment bounties, or the simple love of adventure were
all strong inducements. Many men, however, were drafted into service
when both sides resorted to conscription in 1862.
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