Hist 2010 1st Edition Lecture 33Outline of Last LectureIII. Notable Battles and EventsOutline of Current LectureIV. Civil War as First Modern WarV. The Home Front: Myth of a United North & SouthVI. Why the South Lost the War: What Historians SayVII. Legacies of the Civil WarThe American Civil War: Fort Sumter, April 12 1861 Part #3IV. Civil War as First Modern WarV. The Home Front: Myth of a United North & SouthA. Women in North & South Women are servings spies, 1,000’s of women who dressed as men an went to war Nurses, made uniforms, ran the farms and plantations while they were away Held fund raisers Southern women: face a lot of Hardship, supervise the slave population and raise children by their selves On both sides is significant B. North Some democrats in the north who were not committed to the warThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Peace Democrats2. Draft Riots Occurs in New York City, July 1863 and many of the immigrants of the city didn’t want to be drafted to fight war against city 100 people died and the point here is there isn’t a united North behind the war effort Lincoln would suspend Habeas Corpus and the government could arrest you and hold you for however long they want 12-13k arrest in North3. Arrests Under #2C. South (lose support for the war) Southerners begin to use support and hope in the war Vance lost his support for the war and withheld supplies from his country , grey uniforms, during WW2 1st priority was winning the war 1. Inflation The rise in prices because the dollar is not worth what it is Inflation rate 9,000 % , the prices were going up rapidly and they couldn’t afford things In today’s day and age 3% is normal2. Unpopular Government PoliciesConscription The draft of men to serve in the military against their will Turns people against their willTax in Kind Reference to southern farmers who were supposed to pay in taxes 10% of their produce 3. Desertions they left their post 100,000 troops left felt the need to go home and helpVI. Why the South Lost the War: What Historians Say weaker power CAN win the war if they drag it out A. Was the South Overpowered Economically? Yes, the north has the advantage We know for a fact that the southern army always had enough weapons B. Was the South Overpowered Militarily?C. War Weariness, Loss of Morale, & Loss of Will to Fight Seeing everyone diedD. South Could Have Won They came very close to winning the war The south could have won, they look at certain turning points in the war If this would happen here and here then they could’ve won : what went wrong there?VII. Legacies of the Civil WarA. 620,000 Deaths Only died from conflict, many died from diseases Higher than every other war in American history combines 350,000 North 250,000 SouthB. South Devastated Mainly fought in the southC. Slavery Abolished Most famous legacy SLAVERY IS OVER During the immediate years after the 13th amendment abolishes slavery throughout the nation D. States’ Rights & the Union That states are subordinate to federal governmentE. Myth of the Lost Cause The years after the southerners begin to put a spin on the civil war: entailed that the southern fight was a just cause against the aggressive north who was infringing on their liberties, not slavery Minimizes the issue of slavery bringing on the war Southerners were right to defends and fighting for a good cause they said They were led by Christian generals Robert ELee and stonewall US Grant had no talent and butcher of men Also argues that the south could not have won the war and that implies that mistakes were made This is alive and well
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