Pennsylvania need soldiers, so he joined a volunteer infantry. Since he was a captain, he probably received a little something more gear than regular soldiers (Vermont in the Civil War). He earned $115.50 every two weeks (Military Pay). Henry didn’t have much time in the war, only one battle. He was shot, and resigned after the first battle he was in (2 Vermont. Henry Partridge). Yet again, since he wasn’t in the Vermont in the Civil War, there wasn’t much about how long he stayed in camp. But for most soldiers, camp life was awful. In them, many people died of infections because of the poor medicine available to them. Once a person was dead, they burned the bodies which wasn’t good for anyone's lungs or bodies. If you looked into a burn pit, human bodies were piled up, one on another. Some of their wounds were so bad that they were no longer recognizable. Human waste was also sometimes thrown into the burn pits with the bodies. If there was running water, people went in the water. The one problem was that it was usually the drinking supply for the camp, so diseases like dysentery were common (Burn Pits). This was life for Henry during the
Pennsylvania need soldiers, so he joined a volunteer infantry. Since he was a captain, he probably received a little something more gear than regular soldiers (Vermont in the Civil War). He earned $115.50 every two weeks (Military Pay). Henry didn’t have much time in the war, only one battle. He was shot, and resigned after the first battle he was in (2 Vermont. Henry Partridge). Yet again, since he wasn’t in the Vermont in the Civil War, there wasn’t much about how long he stayed in camp. But for most soldiers, camp life was awful. In them, many people died of infections because of the poor medicine available to them. Once a person was dead, they burned the bodies which wasn’t good for anyone's lungs or bodies. If you looked into a burn pit, human bodies were piled up, one on another. Some of their wounds were so bad that they were no longer recognizable. Human waste was also sometimes thrown into the burn pits with the bodies. If there was running water, people went in the water. The one problem was that it was usually the drinking supply for the camp, so diseases like dysentery were common (Burn Pits). This was life for Henry during the