[say 10]

both eyes?

 

[DRB]

Two teeth was correct. If you couldn't rip open the cartridges, you couldn't use your firearm.

I want to see the reference.

 

[aviatorsman]

I want to see the reference.

x2. I looked up every reference I could find online. None specifically said anything about having to have teeth.... irate2:

 

[robdamanii]

How could a woman join the army undetected? There were no medical exams required to enlist in Civil War armies. "Basically, if a soldier had a trigger finger, teeth to tear open a cartridge, two legs, and could walk, you were in," notes Lauren Cook Burgess. Women also went to great lengths to conceal their gender. They bound their breasts, cut their hair short, and used charcoal to simulate a five-o'clock shadow.

From http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/womcivwar.htm

Soldiers tended to neglect basic care of their teeth. Toothbrushes were somewhat scarce and the diet left a lot to be desired. Dental operations usually also cost more than the common private soldier could afford... particularly in the Confederacy when inflation set in. Many soldiers, by the way, were turned down if they lacked six opposing upper and lower front teeth to bite off the end of the powder cartridges used with the muzzle loading rifles of the times.

From here: http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/dentistry.cfm

 

[DRB]

From http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/womcivwar.htm



From here: http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/dentistry.cfm

One says teeth the other says 6 opposing upper and lower teeth.

So two teeth isn't exactly accurate.

I expect better of you.

 

[robdamanii]

You still didn't get TEETH right, regardless.