Civil War causalities as in all wars since then, are usually classified only as those who fought, who were killed, wounded, or missing during the Civil War. What many do not understand or even consider is the sphere of influence a war has on families, communities, and economies and in this case slaves. While we will never have an exact number of casualties, an estimated 600,000 people were killed, wounded, or declared missing during the four years of war. Many of those who died were killed in battle, but many of those who did not fight but the war affected are always unaccounted for. Weapons like the minie ball, canister shot for artillery, and rifled guns increased the number of dead and the severity of wounds. Soldiers who were wounded …show more content…
He sought input from many sources and received conflicting opinions. Lincoln believed he had the Constitutional authority to emancipate slaves in rebellious states, and following the Battle of Antietam, he issued an ultimatum to the Confederacy: stop the rebellion or lose your slaves. They chose the latter. On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, setting free millions of humans in the southern part of the United States. The action was controversial at the time, although the Emancipation Proclamation did not abolish slavery in the United States, it transformed the course of the Civil War. African Americans had a vested interest in the outcome of the Civil War, for they were fighting for their freedom and their human rights. As slaves, they worked to undermine the Confederate war effort even as they were forced to labor for the Confederacy. Many slaves escaped to the Union Army and became contraband of war. African-American men, women, and children lived in contraband camps and provided menial labor for the Union. The U.S. government, in order to legalize and manage their contraband 'employees,' passed the First Confiscation Act in 1861, the Second Confiscation Act in 1862, and the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The newly-freed slaves, called freedmen, continued to work for the Union, which later assisted them through the Freedmen's …show more content…
Civilians on the home front experienced their own set of struggles in their families and communities and in the realms of the economy and politics. Families struggled through the absence of loved ones and the hardships that went along with the holes in their family circles. They also battled feelings of fear, helplessness, grief and loss. During the Civil War, both in the North and the South, many women assumed new roles at home when their male loved ones went off to war. After they faced the challenge of letting their fathers, sons, husbands and brothers become Soldiers, they worked hard to supply their Soldiers with everything from uniforms and socks to bandages and books. To help them, the North developed the U.S. Sanitary Commission, which was in charge of distributing supplies and improving conditions in camps and hospitals. Women also faced the task of keeping their home fires burning while the men were in the military. They often assumed the role as the head of the household, taking on the responsibilities of farming or working outside the home, as well as caring for their families alone. On top of this, women had to cope with hardships like fear, loss, grief, inflation, shortages, violence, rape and
During the Civil War, women helped soldiers by rolling bandages and creating care packages, as well as assisting in other small, though vital, tasks. World War I followed this pattern. But never had women’s aid included assisting with tasks traditionally accomplished by men, until World War II. Women had been told all through the Great Depression, “Let the men have the jobs! Stay at home!” and women, for the most part, had listened. Now, suddenly, the men were
In similar, the role for women was also greatly changed in the South. Women took part in all aspects of supporting the war effort. The women learned how to maintain farms, plantations, and factories. Similar to women in the North, the women of the south also took part in and became nurses. Richmond was later established, which was considered as a hospital center similar to that of Washington and Alexandria as hospital centers in the North (Austin, 1975).
The finish of the Civil War denoted the finish of subjugation for 4 million dark Southerners. Be that as it may, the war likewise left them landless and with minimal expenditure to help themselves. White Southerners, trying to control the freedmen (previous slaves), conceived uncommon state law codes. Numerous Northerners saw these codes as glaring endeavors to reestablish bondage. Five days after the Civil War finished, President Abraham Lincoln was shot.
One country, divided between the North and South, fighting each other- each hoping to achieve victory. A devastating and long four years was coming for the soldiers- the Civil War. Texas, the seventh state to secede from the North, contributes about 65,000 soldiers to the Confederacy, however, almost one-fifth of them lost their lives. So, there is one question that looms over us all- why did Texans choose to risk their lives for such a cause- why did Texas fight in the Civil War?
This whole war between the north and the south all started because of one thing. The South wanted slavery intact and the North wanted to keep the union together. Shortly after the civil war came to an end, there was still a problem that had to be dealt with. What would happen to the farms and cities. Not to mention, what would happen if slavery ended? What kind of life would slaves live? The north were the upper states of union. Also were the industrial section of the united states. On the other side, the south were the lower section of the union.Therefore, they were farmers and hard labor workers. They grew most of the food and other goods that go to the all of the united states. The south and the north had many differences between them. They
The Civil War was a battle between the north and south, and most people assume the reason the civil war happened was just that of slavery. This is true but most people don’t truly know what really started the Civil War 40 years earlier than the war started. The Civil War was truly started by one thing alone, the Missouri Compromise of 1812. The Civil War was an event caused by the Missouri compromise and all the ripples are created through the 40 years after. After the Missouri Compromise and its good job of holding the balance in the House, and Senate, but failed to keep people from speaking out against what it did, making political leaders speak up and battle between this compromise making one half of the country are prejudice group. It
After the Civil War, the rapid growth of industry led to positive and some negative changes in American society. The shift from handmade goods to manufactured goods and products had mostly positive impacts on different aspects of society, including the rise of organized labor, government involvement in the economy and urbanization.
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” This quote by Abraham Lincoln boldly signifies the true battle cry for the union. Each era in American History have their individual causes and effects, but none are quite like the Civil War era. The Civil War had many causes leading up to it and the impacts changed a nation forever.
Contrary to common misconceptions, the Civil War that occurred from 1861 to 1865 was not about slavery or about African American rights. The war was primarily about the northern desire of economic expansion which was in the way of the southern lifestyle. However, slavery was still a huge part of the war and the African Americans poured blood, sweat and tears into fighting for their rights and gaining their equality. Following the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, black soldiers were allowed to enlist in the war; however, the circumstances differed in different regions. Numerous slaves were able to escape their horrible lives due to influential figures such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass who risked their lives in order to free fellow
The Civil War was one of America’s greatest battle the has happened in U.S. history. Now what if President Abraham Lincoln had lived? Now as many americans remember the event that happened at Ford Theater on April 14, 1865 right, but what if John Wilkes Booth missed his shot, or what if President Abraham Lincoln had stayed home instead of following his wife's wishes for a night of fun.
The Civil War was a brutal war between the North and South of America over the issue of slavery, which was spurred on by the secession of the southern states from the Union of a America. The Civil War was not only horrific but one of the deadliest wars in the world. There were many causes of the civil war, including differences between northern and southern states on the idea of slavery. The Civil War was a turning point in history that changed everything from abolishing slavery to giving women the right to vote and dedicating fallen soldiers. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.
For years historians have spectulated about how the Civil War began in the first place. Some say it was slavery, others say it was many factors building together. I believe that it was two factors coming into play is what set off the war, slavery and President Lincoln’s election in 1860.
The American civil war brewing in the middle 19th century because of the varying views on slavery and also because of the growing sympathy for the abolition movement. But the American civil war was unofficially started when Abraham Lincoln was elected president (who was anti-slavery): slave states started seceding from the union. And when the shots at Fort Sumter were fired, the civil war had officially begun.
The civil war began on April 12th, 1861, and ended on May 9th, 1865. It had lasted about four years. The war was between the North and South. Northern states fought to abolish slavery and southern fought for slavery and states rights. At the time our president was Abraham Lincoln. All battles were bloody and worth a fight. The result of the war reunited us together as one.
Women, regardless of the opposition, were determined to support their armies and their beliefs even on the battlefield. The North and South armies of the country were fighting without proper organization from their respective governments, leading women to volunteer to help their men in whatever manner they could. Contributing to the war effort, women were “responsible for much of the clothing, feeding, and nursing of the soldiers.”18 Women would cook and do the laundry for the soldiers, working in camps away from the battlefield. Other women would provide comfort for the dying soldiers, nurturing the wounded and staying with the men who were dying until their last moments. Their efforts were to offset the fact that the wounded men were separated from their loved ones and “represented domestic tranquility in the midst of armed conflict.”19 Women were not prohibited from nursing injured soldiers because it was “not yet a profession requiring special training…care of the sick and injured was traditionally a female skill”20. Nursing was not the only important contribution that women provided during the war. They also worked within their communities to make up for the men who had left to fight in the war, managing homes and plantations,