1. Consequences of the Civil War

2. New Realities of War New weaponry New weaponry rifles replaced muskets rifles replaced muskets improved cannons & artillery improved cannons & artillery Medical care poor (no understanding of causes of infections) Medical care poor (no understanding of causes of infections) More soldiers died of diseases than wounds More soldiers died of diseases than wounds 220,000 Union died in hospital vs.140,000 died in battlefields 220,000 Union died in hospital vs.140,000 died in battlefields

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7. Nursing & Medicine Clara Barton – Red Cross; efficiency of battlefield medicine Clara Barton – Red Cross; efficiency of battlefield medicine 20,000 women volunteered to be nurses 20,000 women volunteered to be nurses Changed Victorian views of women Changed Victorian views of women Amputations Amputations Horse hair, boiled, sewed up stitches  gangrene lessens Horse hair, boiled, sewed up stitches  gangrene lessens

8. Outcomes of the War Drafts Drafts started during Civil War started during Civil War Changed how Americans thought about their nation Changed how Americans thought about their nation union as a whole, not individual states union as a whole, not individual states Helped federal govt. expand Helped federal govt. expand federal govt. stronger than state govt. federal govt. stronger than state govt. Spurred industry Spurred industry petroleum, steel, food processing, manufacturing petroleum, steel, food processing, manufacturing

9. Outcomes of the Civil War (contd.) Destruction of South Destruction of South Land charred, livestock killed, homes in ruins, cities abandoned Land charred, livestock killed, homes in ruins, cities abandoned Loss of Life Loss of Life 620,000 casualties 620,000 casualties Sharecropping Sharecropping No slavery, but slaves still oppressed No slavery, but slaves still oppressed Inflation Inflation $2M in human chattel lost, seed purchased at high costs, loans from Northerners with high interest rates $2M in human chattel lost, seed purchased at high costs, loans from Northerners with high interest rates