The Battle of the Century (19th that is!!) The North vs The South The Battle of the Century (19th that is!!)

North Yankees – Nickname Blue Uniforms Army: 527,000

South Rebels – nickname Gray Uniforms Army: 258,000

Average age of recruits 18 – 29 years old Drummer boys – 9 years old

Warfare….oh you have changed… Bullets Buck shots were rounded New bullets – pointed and aerodynamic Faster and more accurate Cannons Exploding shells instead of solid iron

DANGER!!!! Disease Pain during surgeries Death from surgery OR shock Unsanitary conditions Infections Malnutrition

Words to “fight by”…… Copperheads Northern Democrats who sympathized with the South Habeas Corpus* Protection against lawful imprisonment Right to have a trial before jail time *Lincoln was the 1st to suspend this in the US

Clara Barton Civil War Nurse who founded the Red Cross

Union Laws Draft Income tax Required men (between the ages of 18 – 45) to serve in the war Income tax Workers had to give a small part of their salaries to the gov’t (Union)

Confederacy Laws Tax-in-kind “Income tax” of the South Farmers had to give one-tenth of their crops to the gov’t (Confederacy)

Women – the strength of the WAR Spies Nurses Disguised as men to fight Took over men’s jobs while they were fighting (keep the economy going) Farming Organized donation sales to earn money for military needs