American History - Final This paper will explore the challenges of “total war” for the North and South during the Civil War and what impact the war had on society. The Civil War also known as” the war between the states” began in the spring of 1861 when the Confederate army attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The war developed because of long standing issues people had with slavery and state’s rights. The Civil War was considered to be one of America’s most deadliest and first “true industrial war.” Railroads, steam ships, and telegraph system were used extensively during the war. There were also mass productions of military items for the troops, such as clothing and …show more content…
The women during the war ran the family's business, farms, and plantations. Some of the North's women began working outside their home in the factories. The North and South initially had volunteers to fight the war, but as the war continued volunteers became less due to returning home, etc., so individuals had to be drafted to help fight the war. The Northern states had a larger population than the Southern states during that period, so the North's army was much larger. Some sources say the ratio was 2 to 1. President Lincoln in 1863 issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves. Some of these slaves went on to help fight the war, by enlisting in the Union’s armies. Nutrition was a challenge for both armies during their travels. The soldier’s diet usually consisted of bread, known as "hardtack," cornmeal, salt pork and if they were fortune enough some fruits and vegetables that were scavenged during their travels. The North had a slightly better diet and more food available than the …show more content…
Even though a large number of soldiers died in battle, a greater number of soldiers died of diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, and typhoid. The war also had many firsts, some of these firsts were the battles between iron clad ships, black sailors, and soldiers, income taxes, the military draft, and multiple ethnic groups participating in the war and the use of quinine to treat typhoid fever. Shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln in the spring of 1865 the Civil War finally ended in Virginia, when General Lee surrounded to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House. The Civil War impacted society in a variety of areas. Some the areas that were impacted were: 1. Communication - Communication was expanded by increased use of the mail delivery and telegraph systems. 2. Cultural – The slaves was recognize with Emancipation Day. The soldiers were recognized with Memorial Day, in addition to multiple battlefield
After that, In April 1861, the the first shot of the war was fired and more than 600,000 soldiers were killed and wounded. A large portion of the South was consumed by violent battles, making the Union nearly
.The Civil War changed the country in many ways. Thousands of men on both sides died during the Civil War. “The Union Army lost 352, 528 men and the Confederate Army lost 258,000 men” (Doc F). Innovative ways to fight came about during the Civil War.
The United States Civil War is possible one of the most meaningful, bloodstained and controversial war fought in American history. Northern Americans against Southern Americans fought against one another for a variety of motives. These motives aroused from a wide range of ideologies that stirred around the states. In James M. McPherson’s What they fought for: 1861-1865, he analyzes the Union and Confederate soldier’s morale and ideological components through the letters they wrote to love ones while at war. While, John WhiteClay Chambers and G. Kurt Piehler depict Civil War soldiers through their letters detailing the agonizing battles of war in Major Problems in American Military History.
The Americans had many problems gaining supplies. So many supplies were running very low that clothes were becoming an issue. Some soldiers didn’t even have boots to wear which in the summer wouldn’t be a problem but it becomes a problem when it is the dead of winter. With funds being low, soldiers often starved to death. The colonial army also suffered a great shortage of gunpowder.
The civil war was known to be one of the most crucial and violent wars in American history. The main cause of the civil war was the controversy between the free and slave states, with the slave states being in the South. President Lincoln pledged to end slavery but the South disagreed with this action. Ending slavery was like ruining the South’s income. Before the civil war, the South had the fourth richest economy in the world.
The American Civil War was a battle fought between the industrial North (Union) and the plantation South (Confederacy) over the secession of slave states from the Union that ultimately cost the lives of over half a million. Initially both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis had hoped to avoid the conflict but could not come to an agreement due to vastly different political and economic beliefs. The North had a large industrial population with an established government and transportation system, but the South occupied a much larger territory that included highly trained military generals. At the onset of the war, both sides pursued various strategies given their strengths and weaknesses, but over time the North’s power and stamina were
Name The Civil War: The Most Difficult of All Wars to Endure The Civil War was a bloody, hard war that not only put those men who fought the war into harms way but also created extremely stressful situations for the families and friends of all those involved. It can be argued that the Civil War was the most difficult war ever endured by the American people. There was not a single person in the United States of America who was not affected by the Civil War.
More people have read books about the Civil War than any other part of American history put together. The Civil War started on April 12th, 1861 and ended April 9th, 1865. The war started because the South seceded from the North because they didn't agree about slavery. The North though slavery was wrong because they believed all man is created equal. The South believed that African Americans were different and should be treated like property.
Medical and Hospital Care During the Civil War Lily Stratton The Civil War was one of the deadliest conflicts in American history, with over 600,000 soldiers losing their lives. The medical care that was used during the war was much less advanced than modern technology, and many soldiers died not from their wounds, but from infection and disease. Hospitals were often overcrowded and unsanitary, and medical knowledge was limited.
Imagine being a soldier in the Revolutionary war and get notice if the newest battle. The Battle of Fort Washington. Ready to fight? This may have been what it was like for the soldiers in 1776, the soldiers were told who was there, the weapons available, and what could happen. The soldiers didn’t know if they would be one of the lucky ones to come out alive.
The American Civil war was a gruesome and terrible war fought in the United States of America. When the war first started many believed it would be a small conflict that would not last very long. Little did they know many contributing factors extended the length of the war. One of these factors is external involvement and influence in the war. The reasons behind external influences and involvement in the American Civil war directly and indirectly attributed to the outcome and length of the conflict.
Some of these necessities were their steel helmets, camouflage jackets, standard weapons such as the M-16, small food rations, and green plastic ponchos. But, there were a handful of small items that the soldiers brought with them that were not based on necessity, these items were mainly carried because of superstition, remembrance, or fear. Ted
During the late 1850’s and early 1860’s, people would gather for a family day at the local battlefield, after all, it was a spectacle. Unfortunately, those people didn’t know of the advancements that were being made in the field of warfare, and they paid a deadly price. The Civil War is best summed up by Christian Wolmar: By making use of innovations in communications, weaponry and transport, principally the railroads, the belligerents, especially the North, developed a new type of war that was fought with much wider use of technology and in a way that relied on mobility and flexibility far more than its predecessors. The Civil War was more than just a war between two opposing sides fighting for what they believed in.
Important Women and their Role in the Civil War The American Civil war lasted for four years from 1861-1865. The war occurred because of a controversy on differences of beliefs, with the primary reason being slavery and state’s rights. The war resulted in the killing of over 600,000 soldiers. The war had a lot of advances in American culture.
The main causes of the US Civil War [Abstract] The American Civil War is the only civil war in American history. It exploded between the United States of American and Confederate States of American. On the one hand, eleven southern states formed the Confederate States of American for leaving the United States of American, which also called" the Confederacy" and allowed slavery. On the other hand, the US government and the states also formed another union, which briefly named "the North", each state where slavery was illegal supported the Union.