Changes during the War

Changes during Changes during the Warthe War

““I’m glad Jim has not joined any regiment I’m glad Jim has not joined any regiment and I hope he never will. I would not and I hope he never will. I would not have him go for all my pay; it would be have him go for all my pay; it would be very improbably that we could both go very improbably that we could both go through this war and come out through this war and come out unharmed. Let him come here and see unharmed. Let him come here and see the thousand with their arms and legs off, the thousand with their arms and legs off, or if that won’t do, let him go as I did the or if that won’t do, let him go as I did the other day through the Frederick hospitals other day through the Frederick hospitals and see how little account a man’s life and see how little account a man’s life and limbs are held in by others.”and limbs are held in by others.”

Civilian SoldiersCivilian Soldiers

Most soldiers had Most soldiers had little or no military little or no military experienceexperience

Most Southerners Most Southerners had no uniformhad no uniform

Northerners were Northerners were provided with poor provided with poor quality uniformsquality uniforms

All AgesAll Ages

HygieneHygiene

Filthy military campsFilthy military camps Lack of bathingLack of bathing Rotting cow carcassesRotting cow carcasses LatrinesLatrines

Unhygienic medical Unhygienic medical proceduresprocedures Reuse of toolsReuse of tools Amputations with a Amputations with a

sawsaw Didn’t wash handsDidn’t wash hands Spread of diseaseSpread of disease

Camp LifeCamp Life

Camp LifeCamp Life

Field HospitalField Hospital

HospitalHospital

FactFact

Q: What was the most common cause Q: What was the most common cause of death during the American Civil of death during the American Civil War?War?

A: DiseaseA: Disease

African AmericansAfrican Americans

After the After the Emancipation ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation in 1863, African Americans were in 1863, African Americans were allowed to fight for the Union.allowed to fight for the Union.

““I never saw such fighting as was done I never saw such fighting as was done by the Negro regiment… The question by the Negro regiment… The question that negroes will fight is settled; that negroes will fight is settled; besides they make better soldiers in besides they make better soldiers in every respect than any troops I have every respect than any troops I have ever had under my command”ever had under my command”

African AmericansAfrican Americans

Enemies from WithinEnemies from Within

CopperheadsCopperheads: Northerners who : Northerners who opposed Lincoln and the Unionopposed Lincoln and the Union

In response, Lincoln suspended (got In response, Lincoln suspended (got rid of) the rid of) the writ of habeas corpus writ of habeas corpus Allowed the government to arrest Allowed the government to arrest

citizens without any formal chargescitizens without any formal charges Many slaves slowed production in Many slaves slowed production in

the South to aid the Norththe South to aid the North

ConscriptionConscription

ConscriptionConscription (the draft): Required (the draft): Required men to serve in the militarymen to serve in the military Volunteers received $90Volunteers received $90 Those drafted were paid nothingThose drafted were paid nothing

Uncle Sam: Go on boys! I’ll take care of the wives and babies!

Economic ChangesEconomic Changes

NorthNorth African Americans African Americans

began serving in began serving in militarymilitary

Women took over Women took over some jobssome jobs

Hunger, poverty, and Hunger, poverty, and disease spreaddisease spread

GreenbacksGreenbacks: The : The North prevented North prevented economic collapse by economic collapse by creating paper moneycreating paper money

SouthSouth InflationInflation: An : An

increase in the cost increase in the cost of goods and a of goods and a decrease in the decrease in the value of moneyvalue of money..

Income taxIncome tax: The : The government taxes government taxes the money you earnthe money you earn

WomenWomen

Filled some “man” Filled some “man” jobsjobs

Volunteered as Volunteered as nurses and nurses and workers serving on workers serving on the front linesthe front lines

Some women Some women disguised disguised themselves as men themselves as men to fight in the warto fight in the war

Jennie Hodgers a.k.a Albert D.J. Cashier