Soldiers were drilled in infantry tactics, usually based upon a manual written before the war by West Point professor William J. Hardee (Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics: for the Instruction, Exercise and Maneuver of Riflemen and Light Infantry, published in 1855).
To find jobs.. back then you could get a job with little or no skill at all. the idea of having a better job was appealing to manyfarmers and immigrants.
It was mainly "Thomas Hobbes" who <span>supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally selfish, since he believed this was the key to ultimately ensuring a fair society. </span>
