The Union Conscription Act was enacted in March 1863 for all men 20-45 The only exemptions were owners or overseers of 20 or more The ConfederacyĮnacted first draft or conscription law in American history in April 1862 - allĪble-bodied white men 18-35 years of age, and by war's end, all betweenġ7 and 50 years old. By the War's end: Both sides abandoned volunteer armies and adopted a draft.Confederacy authorized a volunteerįorce of 100,000. Lincoln calledįor 75,000 Union troops after Fort Sumter. When the War began: Volunteer armies were sought.Confederates refused to treat black soldiersĪs POWs, so they were returned to their state as slaves or executed. (one-tenth of the entire Union force.) 50% came from Confederate states.īlack soldiers had higher mortality rates than whites as they seldom saw combat, and instead, were often relegated to burying bodies, making them By the War's end: 186,000 blacks had served in the Union army.Union admitted black soldiers in Julyġ862, but at a lower rate of pay than white soldiers (equalized in late When the War began: No blacks were allowed to enlist in either.In all, almost 10% of the entire US population served in the War. Four of every 5 eligible white southerners By the War's end:About 3.5 million men served on both sides:.Had only 2 generals who had everĬommanded an army - one was Robert E. Union army of 17,000 was spread throughout the West and one-third When the War began: Both sides were militarily unprepared for.By the War's end : Slaves were freed South had lost one-fourth.When the War began: Slavery was intact on both sides.Production fell: 4 million bales in 1861 300,000 in 1865. Homes, crops, businesses totally destroyed in some areas. Population and agricultural base, transportation system, and morale was By the War's end: the North maintained the economic edge.When the War began: The North held the edge on population and.However, he was not able to address these concerns until mid-way through the war.īe victorious, the CSA knew it did not need to invade the North or capture a mile He also knew that if he could redefine the war as a struggle over slavery, Europe’s sympathies would no longer lay with the Confederacy. Lincoln knew he was in a bind as long as the Confederacy portrayed their rebellion as one for national self-determination. Great Britain and France - from extending recognition of and giving assistance Construct and maintain a naval blockade.West Virginia was formally admitted to the Union in June 1863. Its western counties refused to support the Confederacy because citizens had no slaves or interest in slavery. A fifth border state was created in mid-1863 due to deep internal divisions in Virginia.Kentucky declared neutrality which Lincoln accepted without a fight.In Missouri, an uneasy military rule by Union troops kept them in the Union.
When secessionists moved to block Union activity in the first days of the war, Lincoln stationed Union troops throughout the state and imprisoned most suspected secessionists.
STRATEGIC WAR GOALS. TRIAL
Maryland stayed in the Union under duress Lincoln declared martial law, arrested suspected ringleaders of pro-Confederate groups and held them without trial (by suspending the writ of habeas corpus), and detained secessionist leaders.
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