Video: The things Civil War soldiers carried
Posted by mlongbella on 06/28/2013 12:02am MDT tags: Video
During the Civil War, soldiers fought with their courage and character. But courage and character only got them so far. In the field, they relied heavily on their equipment.The Civil War was known as the first “modern” war, because of the guns and other weapons brought brought to the battlefield for the first time, though it might look a little old-fashioned today. Take a look at what Union troops carried with them to their victory at Gettysburg.