Conditions While Traveling

During the war, soldiers traveled in all terrain and weather and had to be ready to move within a minutes notice. They could march for days or weeks without rest, sometimes at distances exceeding 100 miles. When marching, there were no regular meals or showers. They were expected to carry everything they had with them or needed, including blankets, canteens, guns, cartridges, and spare clothing. While still optimistic that they would be home by Christmas, it was becoming apparent that the rebellion would last longer than three months.



Injuries - During the war, many people lost limbs, fingers or use of various parts of the body.

Battle - In a little more than a month they were veterans who had seen more war than many soldiers did in a year, and few of them saw their homes again until the war ended nearly three years later.