1. Soldiers and Civilians
Fact:
Nearly every family, North & South, lost one or more family members to the war.

2. I. Boys in Blue and Gray 1. Most soldiers were under the age of 21
a. Union (N)
-more supplies
b. Confederacy (S)
-Poorly supplied
-Fatty Foods
-Salt pork
-acquired weapons from dead soldiers

3. II. Deserters and Draft Dodgers
1. At start of war:
a. Patriotism
-soldiers volunteered
-enlist
2. As war carried on
a. Loss of patriotic feelings
-many avoided service
-solution
-Conscription
-mandatory draft
-New York riots
-opposition to draft

4. III. African American Soldiers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Volu...
1. Recruitment began after
Emancipation Proclamation
a. Usually not allowed to fight
-“Contraband”
-Scouts
-cooks
-spies
b. 54th of Massachusetts
-Film “Glory”
-21 metals of Honor

5. IV. Women and the War 1. Took charge of farms & factories
americancivilwar.com/women/women.html
1. Took charge of farms & factories
2. Provided war relief
a. Dorthea Dix
-provide support for
mentally ill
b. Clara Barton
-American Red Cross
/H&C/History/earlyyears(civil).html