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The soldiers marched sometimes marched with bands composed of professional musicians. Over 400 union bands served and over 100 confederate bands served in the war. The bands consists of brass,percussion, and sometimes woodwind. The bands would play for the soldiers for entertainment. The most famous confederate regimental bands belonged to the 26th North Carolina infantry. Informal singing and dancing were popular as well as field and band music. The soldiers would play on there banjos, fiddles, Jew's harp. wordle