Meet the Civil War Soldiers

Click on each of the soldiers below to find out more.

Pikeman

Find out about the equipment used by Pikemen and their role on the battlefield.

Musketeer

Learn about a Musketeer’s equipment and role.

Cavalry Soldier

Discover the role played by Cavalry and the equipment they used.

Did you know?

• The most common type of soldiers were infantry (foot soldiers).  
• Infantry regiments contained pikemen and musketeers.  
• Cavalry were soldiers who fought on horseback. 
• Dragoons were mounted infantry soldiers. They rode to where they were needed and then dismounted from their horses and attacked on foot. 
• Gunners were men who loaded and fired cannons. An army’s cannons are known as artillery or “ordinance”.

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Activities

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Download the instructions, fact and score sheets below.

• Artillery – fact sheet | score sheet
• Cavalry- fact sheet | score sheet
• Dragoon – fact sheet | score sheet
• Musketeer – fact sheet | score sheet
• Pikeman – fact sheet | score sheet