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Changes during the War
“I’m glad Jim has not joined any regiment and I
hope he never will. I would not have him go for
all my pay; it would be very improbably that we
could both go through this war and come out
unharmed. Let him come here and see the
thousand with their arms and legs off, or if that
won’t do, let him go as I did the other day
through the Frederick hospitals and see how
little account a man’s life and limbs are held in
by others.”
Civilian Soldiers
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Most soldiers had little
or no military experience
Most Southerners had no
uniform
Northerners were
provided with poor
quality uniforms
All Ages
Hygiene
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Filthy military camps
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Lack of bathing
Rotting cow carcasses
Latrines
Unhygienic medical
procedures
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Reuse of tools
Amputations with a saw
Didn’t wash hands
Spread of disease
Camp Life
Camp Life
Field Hospital
Hospital
Fact
Q: What was the most common cause of death
during the American Civil War?
A: Disease
African Americans
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After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,
African Americans were allowed to fight for the
Union.
“I never saw such fighting as was done by the
Negro regiment… The question that negroes
will fight is settled; besides they make better
soldiers in every respect than any troops I have
ever had under my command”
African Americans
Enemies from Within
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Copperheads: Northerners who opposed
Lincoln and the Union
In response, Lincoln suspended (got rid of) the
writ of habeas corpus
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Allowed the government to arrest citizens without
any formal charges
Many slaves slowed production in the South to
aid the North
Conscription
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Conscription (the draft): Required men to serve
in the military
Volunteers received $90
 Those drafted were paid nothing
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Uncle Sam: Go on boys! I’ll take care
of the wives and babies!
Economic Changes
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North
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African Americans began
serving in military
Women took over some
jobs
Hunger, poverty, and
disease spread
Greenbacks: The North
prevented economic
collapse by creating paper
money
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South
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Inflation: An increase in
the cost of goods and a
decrease in the value of
money.
Income tax: The
government taxes the
money you earn
Women
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Filled some “man” jobs
Volunteered as nurses
and workers serving on
the front lines
Some women disguised
themselves as men to
fight in the war
Jennie Hodgers a.k.a Albert D.J. Cashier