Civil War on Sunday

I am reading Civil War on Sunday, by Mary Pope Osborne. It has 72 pages. This book is mainly about the Civil War nurses.

Civil War on Sunday - Clothes

During the Civil War time period, women and girls wore long dresses, men and boys wore long sleeved shirts, and scratchy pants. Nurses wore long black skirts, and black long sleeved shirts. The soldiers wore uniforms. The Union wore blue uniforms, and the Confederacy wore gray uniforms. The only accessories were leather knapsacks.

Civil War on Sunday - Field Hospitals

Field hospitals were used a lot in the Civil War. 1 in every 5 men were killed or wounded. The field hospitals were set up in dry fields near the battle field. One field hospital in Virginia took care of over 400 patients. But the busiest time for the hospitals was the battle in Richmond, Kentucky. Over 3,000 nurses helped out with the wounded soldiers during that battle. Before the war only men were allowed to be nurses, but now women are allowed to. The injured soldiers had only a few advantages over the rest of the soldiers. One was they weren't allowed to go back on the battle field until they were half healed. Also they didn't have to sleep on the hard ground. They got to sleep on cots. The wounded soldiers were carried off the battle fields by a horse drawn carriage. More soldiers were killed in this war than any other war.

Civil War on Sunday - Clara Barton

Clara Barton was known as the Angel of the Battle Field. She was the founder of the field hospitals, and the American Red Cross. Every day she wore a long black skirt and black coat. Clara Barton didn't care weather a wounded soldier was from the Confederacy or the Union. She took them back to the hospital, and healed them. She helped every soldier in need.

Civil War on Sunday - Meals

During the Civil War lunch was called the noon meal. Lunch consisted of bread, raw potatoes, and water. The water was collected in jugs from a river close by. They drank water from small tin cups.

Civil War on Sunday - Slaves

A lot of the slaves were sent to war. More than 4 million African Americans were kept as slaves. Many families were torn apart by the war.

Civil War on Sunday - Drummer Boys

During the Civil War, teenagers fought. But mostly they were Drummer Boys. The Drummer Boys were very important to the wars. They kept all the soldiers in line, with their drum beats. The Drummer Boys were so important that there were over 60,000 of them.