In the article Hayfoot, Strawfoot, Bruce Catton, an American historian and journalist, claims that soldiers in the American Civil War were effective even though they were unorganized, unsophisticated and had harsh conditions. He also explains men were drafted for the war, instead of volunteering like they do today. He shows and supports this in many ways. He supports his claim first by showing the lack of education and sophistication came from boys signing up for the war that were under the age of eight-teen. Then, he expands evidence by saying the boys under the age of eight-teen would put the number eight-teen in the sole of their shoe.…
It has been stated the Civil War was a “rich man’s battle” but a “poor man’s war.” With that in mind, it applies to both the Union and the Confederate Soldiers. Located in the textbook, the following statement, “the beacon of light of liberty and freedom to the human race”, by Samuel McIIvaine provides support of the war being a poor man’s war. (Foner, 2014) The following paragraphs will provide evidence of why the social class help fuel the desire for certain states to secede from the Union.…
During the Civil War technology and medicine was not very advanced . Most medical schools did not own a stethoscope . Which meant many of the future doctors were not prepared. During the war most doctors and surgeons were not fully trained . Usually most of them only got 2 or less years of training and many of them had never treated a gunshot wound .…
Folk medicine played an important role within the Civil War. Both Confederate and Union soldiers used folk medicine though out the Civil War, however, it was not only used on the battlefield. In addition to using folk medicine on the war front, it was used at home by housewives, slaves, and civilians. Orally sharing medical facts and discoveries was important to all social and economic statues of the local people. Folk remedies where for the most part, easy to obtain, they were either in their own backyard, or could be imported.…
There were approximately three million men who served in the armed forces during the Civil War. Although there were countless motives for soldiers to enlist in the Civil War, whether it be the draft forced them into combat or they voluntarily fought for their freedom, the reasons behind soldiers enlisting on both sides differed.” Just like the soldiers of every conflict before and since, the men who fought in the American Civil War enlisted for a multitude of reasons. To claim any universality for these soldiers and the divided nation they represented would be a mistake, with perhaps one exception — their expectations were vastly different from the actual experience of military engagement. ”(civilwar.org)…
The Civil War 's staggeringly high death rate is most often attributed to the fact that in this war, Americans were fighting Americans – every death of the war counted as an American death. Though this is true, it is not the only factor which led to the war 's extremely high death rate. For example, new war strategies shifted the war from a limited war to a war of attrition; new war technology made killing faster and easier; and lack of medical knowledge made treating wounded soldiers difficult. One reason for the high death tolls of the Civil War was the late shift in military leaders, which changed the war to a war of attrition. Though both the Union and the Confederate armies began the war thinking that it would be brief and relatively…
Medical/Surgical History. The patient is positive for usual childhood diseases and the births of three children, following normal pregnancies. Her surgical history includes an Appendectomy performed 10 years ago. She has a food allergy to shellfish, but no known allergies to medications. She takes pepto-bismol and metamusil for frequent stomach upset and constipation.…
Soldier's Heart The danger of war wasn’t just getting shot at and getting betrayed, but one of the most deadliest dangers took almost as many or maybe more lives than the shooting and that was disease. The disease wasn't just the only thing killing the soldiers either it was also lack of resources. For example, no food, no water, vomiting from bad food,etc.…
Medical services have drastically improved from the time of the Civil War and many advancements are being discovered everyday. Practices such as antiseptic control,…
Throughout the Civil War both African American men as well as women contributed towards the Union’s victory against the confederacy through the roles of fighting, spying, and nursing. Although the participation of African Americans within the war was controversial at first, the help acquired from fighting wars, spying, and even nursing was handy for the North and pushed the nation a step closer towards victory and success. The involvement of African American’s participation within the war was at first controversial in the North. The idea of having blacks bear arms seemed foolish and even dangerous, while others, being the abolitionist, thought it was a step closer towards equality.…
For my research I will be discussing about old immigrants. About the how the immigrant soldiers won the Civil War. Also how they lived in the Union Army during the Civil Rights war. The Civil War was won by old immigrate soldiers.…
The total number of people that fought in the Civil War was approximately 3,211,067 and approximately 620,000 soldiers died from combat, accident, starvation, and disease during the war, but the loss was not the most important factor in this war, instead, it was freedom. The Civil War was a war of freedom in many ways. The northern whites wanted the slaves to be free so that all had equal rights. The south wanted to have their freedom to do what they wanted to do. Blacks wanted their overall freedom from slavery.…