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What activities did Civil War soldiers engage in while in camp?

Read the two quotes. What problems concerned these soldiers? What attitude or mood is present in both quotes?
"The first thing in the morning is drill. Then drill, then drill again. Then drill, drill, a little more drill. Then drill and lastly drill."
"Look at our company—21 have died of disease, 18 have become so unhealthy as to be discharged, and only four have been killed in battle."
What new naval technology is shown in the image?

Young boys' and girls' education was unaffected by the war because they were children who did not have to go to work or help farm.
Sort the issues that mostly affected people in the North or in the South.

Match the common Civil War medical challenge to its effect or treatment

How did the North's industrial advantage give its armies a artillery advantage on the battlefield?

Andersonville in the South and Elmira in the North were famous examples of:
Women did not serve as nurses because they were not allowed to receive medical training.
What does this quote tell you about the South's ability to provide arms and equipment to its soldiers?
"Nearly all equipment in the Army of Northern Virginia were articles captured from the Yankees…. Most of the blankets were those marked ‘US,” and also the rubber blankets or cloths. The very clothing that the men wore was mostly captured, for we were allowed to wear their pants, underclothing and overcoats. As for myself, I purchased only one hat, one pair of shoes, and one jacket after 1861.”
Most soldiers in the Civil War fought with rifled muskets, firearms that could be fired very quickly but were very inaccurate.