The American Civil War one of the most violent confrontations between the Union and the Confederacy that led to the deaths of thousands of soldiers with millions hurt. According to Robert McNamara History Expert, the event that led to the American Civil War in which the southern states withdrew from the Union and represented themselves as the Confederate States of America was called The Secession Crisis. It all took place during late 1860 through 1861. The first state to withdraw from the Union was South Carolina, they expressed that the true reason for this separation was due to the aspiration to protect slavery because of this motive it caused the deaths of both Union and confederate soldiers. These civil war soldiers had numerous hardships, deprivation and they all fought for something. What was life as a Civil war soldier? What odds did they go against? What were their justifications to fight?
Living as a Civil war soldier was full of miseries, austerity, and fear of death. These young men usually between the ages of 18 and 35 were ordinary factory workers and city dwellers that would spend never ending days training …show more content…
Most often these soldiers experienced peer pressure from their families to show honor and patriotism to the family name, to show what a real man can do and to impress their sweethearts. Others did it for steady money to provide for their families and to make a living. Soldiers wanted to experience adventures to escape from their boring towns, boring jobs, and school. They wanted the chance to travel to new locations and to meet new people along the way. The Confederate soldiers fought mainly to protect and defend their home as well as the fear that the Union would come to victory and result in constant slavery and racism with the whites making revenge their desire. The Union's main goal was to protect the union and revenge for the killing, punishment, and treason for the
Living as a Civil war soldier was full of miseries, austerity, and fear of death. These young men usually between the ages of 18 and 35 were ordinary factory workers and city dwellers that would spend never ending days training …show more content…
Most often these soldiers experienced peer pressure from their families to show honor and patriotism to the family name, to show what a real man can do and to impress their sweethearts. Others did it for steady money to provide for their families and to make a living. Soldiers wanted to experience adventures to escape from their boring towns, boring jobs, and school. They wanted the chance to travel to new locations and to meet new people along the way. The Confederate soldiers fought mainly to protect and defend their home as well as the fear that the Union would come to victory and result in constant slavery and racism with the whites making revenge their desire. The Union's main goal was to protect the union and revenge for the killing, punishment, and treason for the