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=**The Confederate Soldiers ** = = = **

The Confederate army started out with 75,000 men, there were anywhere from 20,650 -25,000 casualties. Out of the number of casualties 2,600-4,500 were killed, 12,800 were wounded and 5,250 were missing, 30-34% casualty total.

A typical Confederate soldier wore a slouch hat, a gray or butternut wool shell jacket, gray, butternut or blue trousers and brogans. A haversack was used to carry personal items,they usually carried their bedding rolled and slung across one shoulder. Their uniform was usually ragged, worn too long, or "handed down" from a dead soldier. Many uniforms did not fit the soldiers well either. The soldiers lucky enough to have a pair of shoes would often have to nail horseshoes onto them to prevent the soles from falling off.

A confederate soldier appeared to be unshaven or unkept in his early 20's, they would carry a flint-lock rifle or musket. **



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