Gettysburg+Union+Soldiers

=// Gettysburg Union Soldiers // =

** //Uniforms // **

 * Most Union uniforms were dark blue wool shirts and dark blue pants that were held up with suspenders, and a forage cap.
 * THe caverly's uniform was similar although they had wider hats and wore higher boots.
 * Union soldiers wore different colored uniforms based on where they were from. This means that if ou were from Michigan your uniform might be a different color than Ohio. Because of this it was hard to tell who was or wasn't on your team.
 * One regiments uniform was forest green to help camoflage.

===** //Guns // ** (most union soldiers carried and used the following) ===
 * rifle
 * a belt with a cartridge box, bayonet, and scabbard
 * single-shot muzzle loading rifled muskets
 * Sharps (single-shot breechloading carbines)

**//Food //**

 * meat (salted/smoked, however it wasn't always cooked right)
 * coffee
 * sugar
 * <span style="color: #20600b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">dried fruit/ vegtables (carrots, onions and potatoes)
 * <span style="color: #20600b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">hardtack (a dried biscuit).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Union started with over 90,000 soldiers. By the end of the battle casualties included about 23,000 union soldiers.