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Hardships of War
Chapter 17 Section 4
• The war effected everyone, soldier or civilian.
The south hit particularly hard times because
the war was being fought in the south.
Charleston, South Carolina after the war.
• Life was extremely hard for soldiers. Most
soldiers were under the age of 21. As the
war went on, and the south needed more
soldiers, they began drafting boys as
young as 17 and as old as 50.
• New weapon technology like more
accurate bullets and cannons made the
death toll rise. In most battles, one-fourth
or more were killed or wounded.
• Sick and wounded soldiers faced the
horror of unsanitary conditions in field
hospitals. Amputation was a quick cure for
injuries
Civil War Amputation Kit
• Diseases killed
more men than
guns or cannon
did. Many men
deserted, or ran
away to leave the
horrible
conditions
AN UNWELCOME RETURN
Three Months Volunteer - "What! don't you
know me—your own husband ?"
Daughter of Columbia - " Get away! No
husband of mine would be here while the country
needs his help."
• By 1863, the union was
having problems getting
men to enlist. They
solved this problem by
instating a draft. The
only way you could
avoid fighting if you
were drafted was to pay
someone $300 to fight
in your place. This
angered many poor
people. Some riots
broke out in protest of
the draft.
• To stop the riots, Lincoln suspended
Habeas Corpus, which means he didn’t
give people trials before he put them in
jail. Eventually 14,000 people were
arrested and jailed without a trial.
• The south was having problems of its own.
They were having an even harder time
than the north trying to find soldiers.
• The war was both good and bad for the
northern economy. It was bad for the
government because Lincoln had to spend so
much money on the war. It was good for
manufacturers because, they made a fortune
selling items from the factories to the union
army.
• For the south, war
brought economic
ruin. The south
had to struggle
with the cost of
the war, and the
loss of the cotton
trade.
• Women helped with the war on both sides.
They took jobs in industry and on farms. They
also worked as nurses in field hospitals.