Enrollment

This chart shows us that the majority of the soldiers recruited into the Civil War were furnished by New York State. Horace Rice was a typical soldier who enrolled in Albany, New York. On October 9^th, 1861, 20-year-old Horace Rice joined the 44^th New York Infantry.

Armies are made up of three different types of soldiers. These three types are known as the infantry, cavalry and the artillery. The infantry, which is the largest part of the army,  are the feet soldiers. These soldiers are the ones who fight on the ground and are the most likely to be killed. During the Civil War, 85 percent of the soldiers were in this category, with a total of 1,666 different units.

The next type of soldiers are the cavalry. During the Civil War you could spot the cavalry by the soldiers riding the horses. They were fast and quick and were able to help out the Infantry quickly when needed. The cavalry made up 13 percent of the soldiers, with a total of 258 different units.

The last type of soldier are the ones in the artillery units. These soldiers had the biggest weapons such as cannons and were normally the first on the scene of the battle. These soldiers made up only 2 percent of the regiments with a total of 57 different units.

Like most soldiers, Horace Rice was enrolled into the 44th New York infantry. This puts him in the same category as 85% of all the soldiers in the war.