The trenches were hot, dusty, and miserable, but conditions were worse between the lines, where thousands of wounded Federal soldiers suffered horribly without food, water, or medical assistance.
Skyttegravene var meget varme, støvede og miserable, men betingelserne var værre mellem linjerne, hvor tusinder af sårede nuionssoldater led forfærdeligt uden føde, vand eller lægehjælp.