Summary: The Civil War Soldier Young recruit, you will be called out for roll Monday as you take your place as a member of the Iron Brigade – the most celebrated, well known, and respected brigade of the entire conflict … and the one with the highest percentage of casualties. You will all be members of the Union in tomorrow’s day at camp. Listen to the following description of life as a soldier in the Union army during the war between the states. Your task will be to use this information as you annotate your Civil War Sensory Figure. Some comparisons will be made to your counterparts in the South as well. You should get a good idea about your daily existence, which was described as “99% boredom, 1% sheer terror”. You can get an idea of the boredom in this podcast ... the terror may come Monday.
