Life During the Civil War
African Americans Emancipation Proclamation Militia Act Harriet Tubman in the War 180,000 will serve in the union army- 54th Massachusetts Regiment Freed slaves form their own regiments Spies and Guides
Homefront- North Economy Land Draft Copperheads Income tax Higher tariffs Bonds Land Trans-Continental Railroad- Pacific Railroad Act Homestead Act of 1862 Draft New York City Draft Riots Copperheads Suspension of Habeas Corpus PRA- granted companies land to build rail lines Bonds- help to support the war monetarily Trans-continental rr- now the north will be able to complete the rr in the north Homestead act of 1862- 160 acres for a small court fee and had to live and work on the land for 5 years Draft poor people in new York city unhappy about war, riot n the street against being drafted Copperheads- northerners who supported the south, reason to suspend habeas corpus
Homefront- South Blockade Paying for the War Draft, suspends Habeas Corpus, and seizes private property Blockade Blockade runners- built by British Paying for the War Not a lot of money Steal from Union Inflation and food shortage Draft, suspends Habeas Corpus, and seizes private property
Soldiers Life Disease!!! Prison Camps Amputation For every soldier killed in battle two dies of disease Prison Camps Andersonville, GA Amputation Andersonville- 15 months 12,000 union soldiers died
Women During the War Women left at home Nursing Spies Freed Women? Clara Barton- creation of the red cross Spies Mary Ann Pittman- Confederate Freed Women?
Lasting Impact of Civil War Do we still feel the impact of this war today? If so in what way?