Imagine splitting up from your family just because you have different opinions about something. This is what families experienced during The Civil War. The Civil War was a time when there was a lot of fighting, not only on the battlefield, but within families as well. Lots of families were split up because husbands and sons were drafted into the war. People’s opposing beliefs on the war divided families. During The Civil War, families were impacted because of the absence of family members, the division of families, and the death of family members. Families during The Civil War were impacted on both sides of the family. The wives of the family were impacted in a few ways. One way they were impacted was because they could not take all the responsibilities
…show more content…
For the families that had enough money to go to the battlefield where their family member died, the trip was very stressful for them. They were constantly thinking about that person. The more stressful part about it was how much it cost to move the person. One man in Connecticut stated to a newspaper that transferring his son’s remains from Washington D.C. back to Winsted, Connecticut cost him $125 which would convert into $2000 in today’s money. Family members in the war were not the only people who died during the war. Many battles during the war outraged into farms and fields killing many civilians. Civilians were also killed by spread
Newton 4 diseases from people in the war. These deaths were extremely hard to see from family members because they were happening right in front of them in their own homes. Overall, the Civil War had a negative impact on families during the war. There may have been some positives for black families but there were a lot more negatives. Families during the Civil War had to experience very gruesome things. They had to experience their family members being away from home, splitting up from their family members, and also the death of their family members. They had to experience all the killing that occurred throughout the war. Families during the Civil War were impacted negatively, in multiple
For the families that had enough money to go to the battlefield where their family member died, the trip was very stressful for them. They were constantly thinking about that person. The more stressful part about it was how much it cost to move the person. One man in Connecticut stated to a newspaper that transferring his son’s remains from Washington D.C. back to Winsted, Connecticut cost him $125 which would convert into $2000 in today’s money. Family members in the war were not the only people who died during the war. Many battles during the war outraged into farms and fields killing many civilians. Civilians were also killed by spread
Newton 4 diseases from people in the war. These deaths were extremely hard to see from family members because they were happening right in front of them in their own homes. Overall, the Civil War had a negative impact on families during the war. There may have been some positives for black families but there were a lot more negatives. Families during the Civil War had to experience very gruesome things. They had to experience their family members being away from home, splitting up from their family members, and also the death of their family members. They had to experience all the killing that occurred throughout the war. Families during the Civil War were impacted negatively, in multiple