LANGUAGE ARTS & SOCIAL STUDIES A 3 PART POWER POINT PART 4 ~A SOLDIER’S LIFE Voices of the...

LANGUAGE ARTS & SOCIAL STUDIES

A 3 PART POWER POINT

PART 4 ~A SOLDIER’S LIFE

Voices of the Revolution

The Fife & Drum

The Fife and Drum led the soldiers into battle. They were always at the forefront of the battle scenes.

Fife & Drum Demonstration

Magazine

In Williamsburg the Magazine was used to keep artillery for the soldiers during the American Revolution.

Here are other supplies for the soldiers and the Fife & Drum.

The rifles and muskets can be seen lined up along the walls.

These were other muskets and possible bayonets.

These were the muskets with the bayonets attached to the ends.

These were different types of defense weapons attached to the end of the bayonets on riffles.

What a typical soldier may have worn during the American Revolution War.

We learned how difficult it was to march and learn how to load a weapon.

The soldiers had to march in line and unison to confront their enemies.

This would have been a soldier’s camp.

These were the how big the tents were and how they would have been lined up.

One tent accommodated up to eight soldiers.

The weather many times would have been rainy and cold.

This is Yorktown, the place where Cornwallis surrendered.

This may have been a General in the army.

Inside one of the soldier’s tents.

A close up view of a soldier doing their daily duties.

Soldier’s Camp

Soldier’s Camp

What a soldier expected…

This was the outside kitchen area of a soldier’s campground.

Camp Field Kitchen

Soldier’s did not wash their clothes often. Many times their wives would join them because the wanted to be close to their husbands. Their job was to wash all soldier’s laundry. This would happen once a month.

Another soldier walking around the camp.

Not many soldiers rode horses, perhaps only generals did so.

These could have been the area that led to the Medic of the camp. If soldiers were hurt they would come here.

A close up view of a the tools used to treat hurt soldiers.

A close up view of a the tools used to treat hurt soldiers. These were used without anesthesia.

Camp Medic

General George Washington

I met General George Washington!

A map of the 13 Colonies

map

A soldier dressed in uniform.

Showing how to load and unload his weapon.

Bullets

Cannons

Cannons were used during the war as well.

Cannons being fired!

A Patriot or Torrie soldier’s uniform would look like this.

A “Red Coat” or “Loyalist” would uniform would look like this.

Uniformed Dolls