The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly known as the Confederation, were established in 1861, announcing their separation (secession) from the Union, ie the United States of America. This event, as well as many others, also of considerable importance, led to the outbreak of the bloodiest war in the history of the United States, known as the American Civic War, which was fought in the years 1861-1865. Of course, both in the North and in the South, when the war broke out, the army began to be built. In the case of the Confederate army, the main type of armed force, in terms of numbers, was the infantry. Confederate infantry from the very beginning of the war was formed into regiments, and several regiments formed a brigade. It is worth adding that in the course of the Civil War, it was the individual states of the CSA that formed the regiments, hence the names of the regiments with the state from which they come from can often be found. The size of the regiment was not uniform and at the beginning of the war it ranged from about 1000 to about 2000 people. With time, along with the battles fought, these full-time numbers drastically decreased and, for example, at Gettysburg (1863), the 18th Regiment from North Carolina had only about 400 people - let us add that it was no exception in the forces of General Robert Lee. The basic weapon of a CSA infantry soldier was a rifle with a rifled barrel. Added to this was, of course, a side weapon - apart from a bayonet, it could have been a cleaver, a long knife, etc. It is worth adding that the Confederate infantry clearly (especially in the years 1861-1863) dominated the EU infantry by the will to fight, morale, familiarity with weapons and general combat value. It was also often fought by great commanders, such as General Robert Lee or James Longstreet.
The American Civic War (1861-1865) was fought between the United States of America (USA), called the Union during this war, and the Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly known as Confederation. The main cause of the outbreak of the war, among many others, also of considerable importance, was the announcement of the Confederation's secession (secession) from the Union. Of course, both in the North and in the South, when the war broke out, the army began to be built. In the case of the Union's army, the main type of armed force - when it comes to numbers - was the infantry. The infantry was formed into regiments that were divided into companies. The full-time US infantry regiments had 700-1000 men, especially at the beginning of the war, but in practice the force of the regiments was from 300 to 400 men. It is worth adding that the regiments were formed into brigades with the strength of about 1500-2000 people, and those into divisions. The basic weapon of a US infantry at that time was a rifle with a rifled barrel, often made by Spencer, with a caliber of 14.73 mm and an effective range of up to 500 meters. On top of that, of course, was the bayonet. It is worth adding that the Union's infantry was perceived as inferior to its Confederate counterpart. It often gave way to its morale and will to fight - especially in the initial period of a conflict. Often, especially at the division or corps level, it was also less well-commanded. On the other hand, it was better equipped, often also better nourished, and often outnumbered the enemy. With time, also, especially after 1863, the qualitative difference began to blur very much. It is worth adding that during the entire Civil War, the Union mobilized approx. 2.1 million people for arms, of which approx. 350-400 thousand. people died, and you can also find data that over 500,000 died. Union soldiers.