Consequences of the Consequences of the Civil WarCivil War

New Realities of WarNew Realities of War

New weaponryNew weaponry rifles replaced musketsrifles replaced muskets improved cannons & improved cannons &

artilleryartillery Medical care poor (no Medical care poor (no

understanding of causes of understanding of causes of infections)infections) More soldiers died of diseases More soldiers died of diseases

than wounds than wounds 220,000 Union died in hospital 220,000 Union died in hospital

vs.140,000 died in battlefieldsvs.140,000 died in battlefields

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Nursing & MedicineNursing & Medicine

Clara Barton – Red Cross; efficiency of Clara Barton – Red Cross; efficiency of battlefield medicinebattlefield medicine

20,000 women volunteered to be 20,000 women volunteered to be nursesnurses Changed Victorian views of womenChanged Victorian views of women

AmputationsAmputations Horse hair, boiled, sewed up stitches Horse hair, boiled, sewed up stitches

gangrene lessens gangrene lessens

Outcomes of the WarOutcomes of the War DraftsDrafts

started during Civil Warstarted during Civil War Changed how Americans thought about Changed how Americans thought about

their nation their nation union as a whole, not individual statesunion as a whole, not individual states

Helped Helped federal govt. expandfederal govt. expand federal govt. stronger than state govt.federal govt. stronger than state govt.

Spurred Spurred industryindustry petroleum, steel, food processing, petroleum, steel, food processing,

manufacturingmanufacturing

Outcomes of the Civil War Outcomes of the Civil War (contd.)(contd.) Destruction of SouthDestruction of South

Land charred, livestock killed, homes in ruins, cities Land charred, livestock killed, homes in ruins, cities abandoned abandoned

Loss of LifeLoss of Life 620,000 casualties620,000 casualties

SharecroppingSharecropping No slavery, but slaves still oppressedNo slavery, but slaves still oppressed

InflationInflation $2M in human chattel lost, seed purchased at high $2M in human chattel lost, seed purchased at high

costs, loans from Northerners with high interest rates costs, loans from Northerners with high interest rates