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Bell Ringer! Take out HW Compare your opinion questions at the bottom with your neighbors
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Life of a soldier Most soldiers under 21 Drilled and marched for hours a day Slept on the ground, even in rain or snow New bullets made war even deadlier Disease and infection common Desertion – when a soldier leaves his service illegally 1/7 Union 1/9 Confederate
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“ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE”
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Draft Laws Both sides had laws of conscription/draft: REQUIRED men to serve in the military The draft was extremely unpopular and there were many draft riots Why did the poor in particular resent the DRAFT? - Wealthy men could buy substitutes to serve for them
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Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus Translates to “you have the body” The right to be charged with a crime or have a hearing before being thrown in jail Why is this important?
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Economic Effects of War War benefited the Northern economy Increased government demand for many products Food shortages were common in the South: the Confederate army seized food and used trains to carry supplies to the troops rather than food to the people Inflation was a major problem in the South – Prices increased 9,000 percent!
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Women Aid the War Effort With men away in the army, women took over their jobs Served on front lines as nurses, gave care for sick/wounded, spies
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Civil War Prison Camps In the North and South, POW’s (Prisoners of War) faced terrible conditions that caused suffering and death for thousands
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Prisoners couldn’t cross the “deadline” or they’d be shot
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An Overcrowded Camp
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Lack of Confederate supplies contributed to malnutrition of soldiers More than 12,000 Union Soldiers died at Andersonville
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Trenches were dug for dead bodies
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Andersonville National Cemetery
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Andersonville http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=globe+trekker+civil+war http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Nt t=globe+trekker+civil+war
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Executions of Captain Henrich "Henry" Wirz He was the only person to be tried, convicted and executed for war crimes during the Civil War.
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