And not usually in the night. Or so I’ve read. The Civil War was fought in daylight. I’m guessing that’s because they didn’t have night vision goggles. Sound reasonable?
Many things about the battles and fighting were “reasonable” and dictated by common sense.
They traveled by foot, camped in fields under tents, even in winter. Though in winter both armies would 
establish shannie towns with makeshift cabins built into earth banks, or against huge rocks, they would have stoves and sleeping quarters. During winter, the battle grounds were quiet while both armies tried to rest their men and prepare them for the spring fighting.
It gave the generals time to have ammunition; gun powder, musket balls, bullets, cannon balls, cannons, and rifles shipped to them. Time to repair telegraph and railroad lines, bridges, and roads. Time to stock up on food, to drill and to pray.
Yes, pray. Both sides of the battling armies were staunch believers in the Almighty. Not always the same 
Almighty, but it’s believed that upwards of 80% of both armies were baptized Christians. There were camp meetings held in and around the camps (both Union and Confederate). Bibles were passed out as well as tracts, at least in the North. The southern population didn’t have the printing presses to handled the job so the soldiers would have reading groups, where one man would read from his or a borrowed Bible and the passages would be discussed.
Both side of the Civil War had chaplain’s, and both had officers, including top ranking generals, who were avid church goers. There were battles interrupted by the Sabbath, this being agreed on by both sides. And there were events of kindness that more than any sermon showed the effects of that religious background.
Can you think of any? 
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