The economy in the South, after the Civil War, was destroyed. The South had ruined cities and their plantations needed rebuilding due to the fact that: *Slaves were not there to pick cotton anymore. *Southern farms were destroyed due to battle.
Laissez-faire economic policies Civil War and 1900 results was
civil and ethnic unrest
loss of natural resources.
After the Civil War, the labor force rapidly expanded because of mines and factories.
Prior to the US Civil War, the South already was at a disadvantage regarding its economic base as compared to the economic base of the more powerful Union industrial and agricultural elements. With that said, it was during the war that several key elements caused problems for the Confederacy. One was its production of too much cotton instead of food products that could be used by the Southern armies. Also, the decline in its railway system combined with the Union blockades were also factors to be considered. The other sometimes overlooked problem was the high inflation rates in the Confederate dollar.
It is estimated that around 620,000 soldiers died in the American Civil War. This includes approximately 360,000 Union soldiers and 260,000 Confederate soldiers.
The soldiers of the Army of the United States were known as the 'Union' during the US Civil War. The soldiers of the opposing side, the Confederate States Army, were the rebels.The soldiers of the Army of the United States were the 'Union' during the US Civil War. The soldiers of the opposing side, the Confederate States Army were the rebels.
Grey
most of the battlefields were located in Confederate states.
Confederate soldiers on horseback during the civil war.
About 500,000 - 2,000,000
Rebels
William A. Quarles was a Confederate General during the Civil War. Confederate Captain William Quantrill and his "Quantrill's Raiders" were Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
She established a hospital for soldiers in Richmond, Virginia.
Soldiers wore uniforms during the civil war so that they would know who was the union and confederate.
It Sucked
American soldiers from the North and Confederate soldiers from the South, shot at each other and died.