Military Terms
There is specific military terminology regarding the definitions of companies, regiments and brigades.
- A company is a group of 50 to 100 soldiers, let by a captain.
- 10 companies equaled 1 regiment.
- Four to five regiments composed a brigade.
You can find more military terms at:Vermont in the Civil War Glossary, Vicksburg National Military Park Civil War Terms and The Civil War Preservation Trust History Center and Classroom.
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