Albert Einstein once said: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing.” The Civil War started because of differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. The war was fought from 1861-1865, and it was the bloodiest 4 years in U.S. history. It started when the Confederates bombarded the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter. The majority of the fighting took place in Virginia and Tennessee. The Union had about 2.1 million soldiers, and the Confederates had about 1 million soldiers fight for their victory. Approximately 260,000 soldiers died from combat, accident, starvation and disease. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, it killed 51 thousand people. Life during the Civil War was difficult for the soldiers.
Slavery was a very big issue during the Civil War, so I’m gonna talk the black soldiers and how they got to be able to …show more content…
Some of the early estimates put their numbers between 750,000 and 1,000,000 men served on the Confederate side of the American Civil War. The number of casualties of the Confederate army are about 94,000 men were either killed or mortally wounded on the battlefield. It is also estimated that about 164,000 soldiers died due to diseases and about 26,000 to 31,000 died in the Union prison. A total of 25,000 died of various reasons like accidents, murder, killed after capture of the Union soldiers, suicide, drowning, sun stroke, and execution for committing crime. 174, 223 Confederate soldiers surrendered to the Union army at the end of the war (Confederate Soldiers). The government was responsible for their rations, uniforms, training, arms, equipment, and pay the rate of $11 per month (Confederate
Slavery was a very big issue during the Civil War, so I’m gonna talk the black soldiers and how they got to be able to …show more content…
Some of the early estimates put their numbers between 750,000 and 1,000,000 men served on the Confederate side of the American Civil War. The number of casualties of the Confederate army are about 94,000 men were either killed or mortally wounded on the battlefield. It is also estimated that about 164,000 soldiers died due to diseases and about 26,000 to 31,000 died in the Union prison. A total of 25,000 died of various reasons like accidents, murder, killed after capture of the Union soldiers, suicide, drowning, sun stroke, and execution for committing crime. 174, 223 Confederate soldiers surrendered to the Union army at the end of the war (Confederate Soldiers). The government was responsible for their rations, uniforms, training, arms, equipment, and pay the rate of $11 per month (Confederate