"Non-Combat Branches in the Civil War" Topic

"Most of an army is made up not of fighters, but of units whose job is to support the fighters. Modern armies and Civil War armies are a part of modern warfare, consume enormous amounts of everything. Whether in camp or in the field, armies consume tons of food and water every day; not just people do all this consuming, either. The tens of thousands of animals that provided mobility for the cavalry and artillery needed to be fed as well. Anyone who has ever had to feed even one horse or cow knows how much forage it takes every day to keep them happy. In battle, an army consumes ammunition at incredible rates; consequently, men are killed or wounded at very high rates.

In the general mess that is war, someone has to haul every bite of food and every bullet and cannonball fired. Someone has to provide clothes, shoes (for horses and men), equipment and repair or replace whatever is broken…"
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On the Southern side many of the support staff were wounded veterans and some too old volunteers. Some of these reported to conscription camps, a name for training camps and muster points, near me in Talladega AL.

As the saying goes: Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.

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