1. 8-4.6 Compare the impact of the Civil War on South
Carolinians in each of the various classes, including those groups
defined by race, gender, & age. The War Effects on South
Carolinians
2. The Plantation Owner Prior to war, they were wealthy, slaves
gave them social & political status Many of the wealthiest
plantation owners volunteered and became officers in the
Confederate Army Others were exempt under the 20 slave law
(explain) Men of lower classes served and died in disproportionate
numbers compared to the elite Plantations were destroyed Slaves
were freed (causing many elite to loose their fortunes that were
tied up in slave property) Majority of males left after the war
were 3. Women Left Behind Left to tend to the farms and run the
plantations Life was very difficult due to the shortage of clothes
& food needed by the southern soldiers They often found
substitutions or did without (inflation made Confederate $
worthless) Some served as nurses, some raised money for the cause
Many were forced to flee their homes as the Union Army advances,
only to return to ruins At the end of the war, many were left
widows Video (2:19) 4. Emancipated Slaves Slaves were freed because
of military action, not the Emancipation Lincolns Proclamation
allowed African Americans to fight for the Union Army; many free
and recent runaways joined They served with distinction, but still
faced discrimination Served under white officers & were paid
less than white comrades Some were forced I into battles when their
Confederate masters took them to the battlefield Others were
commandeered to build Confederate defenses 5. Children of the Civil
War (3:24) 6. Children of the Civil War Both slave and free
children assisted on the farms & plantations They also suffered
from lack of food & shelter, as everyone else Some boys as
young as 10 enlisted in the army, serving as drummers and standard
bearers, many being caught in the cross fire, dying for their cause
Many were left fatherless or with fathers whose wartime injuries
left them unable earn a living Many grew up with lives vastly
different than their parents as a result of the war
