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Practically every man in the south of military age was in the Confederate service.
There were thirty million people in the country at the 1860 census. Twenty-one million in the north and nine million in the south. The southern population included three and a half million slaves and close to another half million free blacks. So there were just over five million white inhabitants of the south. About half of these would have been males - two and one half million. If you make allowances for those too old or young to be in the army, perhaps one million were of the correct age. The most careful estimates of men in the Confederate army are 900,000, but estimates range from 600,000 to 1,100,000. Some states, such as North Carolina, sent more men to the Confederate army than there were registered voters - you had to be a white man over the age of 21 to vote.
Not all of them enlisted. In 1861 volunteers for the southern service were turned away, because there were no weapons or uniforms with which to equip them. The enthusiasm for the war died out after a few months, with the letters home from camp, the deaths from disease which were soon killing off volunteers, and the toll of big battles. The Confederacy resorted to a draft law in April 1862, just over a year before the Union had to do the same.
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How many battles were fought in Delaware during the civil war?
No land battles were fought in Delaware.
What was the souths condtions after the civil war?
=The war was fought in the south so the land was destroyed. And crops were taken.=
Who owned the land where the first and last battles of the American civil war were fought?
Wilmer McClain maintained that the Civil War began in his front yard, and ended in his front parlor.
Was the Battle of Waterloo fought on land?
Yes, it was fought on muddy land.
In what state was the last land battle in the Civil War fought?
Battle of Palmito Ranch. Refer to Related Link below.
Which area was destroyed by the civil war?
If you are asking about the American civil war the southern states were in ruins because of battles fought on the farm land and the destruction of cities.
Who fought on their own land during the civil war?
Land owners.
Percentage of land mass in southern hemisphere?
19.1% Land
What percentage of the southern hemisphere is land?
40%
Poor southern whites fought to defend their?
Poor southern whites fought to defend many things. These people fought to keep their land, their rights, and often their workers.
How many battles were fought in Delaware during the civil war?
No land battles were fought in Delaware.
Did south fight on their own land during the civil war?
no they fought on clearer land
Where was the first land battle of the US Civil War fought?
Manassas, Virginia.
What was the name given to poor southern white small farmers after the Civil War?
After the US Civil War, many poor white farmers became sharecroppers, farming land owned by the wealthy planters in exchange for a percentage of their crop's yield.
Was the Civil War fought in vain?
Not at all. Many people don't know that the civil war was fought for more than one reason. - Abolishment of slavery - Civil Rights - Rights of the people, and land for landowners. No, without the civil war, our economy and civil leadership wouldn't be what it is today.
What percentage of land is in the northern hemisphere?
The Northern hemisphere is about 60.7% water and 39.3% land. The Southern hemisphere is about 80.9% water and 19.1% land.
What was the souths condtions after the civil war?
=The war was fought in the south so the land was destroyed. And crops were taken.=
