Women During The Civil War

The North’s and the South’s economy had a hard time during the war.The North put their navy all around the

After four years of seemingly endless battle between a divided nation, more than 600,000 people were killed. These lives, however, were not given in vain. Had it not been for the American Civil War, abolition may not have been carried out. The nation might have remained divided. Women might have remained confined to their roles as the "homemakers." Although the Civil War was fought in hopes of preserving the nation and ridding it of slavery, another war raged on within the depths of this war--the women's war. Serving as nurses both in the hospital and on the battlefields, women came to know a whole

The Civil War were extremely affected the lives of American women. Many handful are disguised as men and jointed the fight, over served aspies and nurses. Many women took the role at home after their husband , brother, and father, were at the war. Thousands of women were enslaved began transition to freedom, beginning new lives surrounded by the war.

In Conclusion, the women in the Civil War were really important because of what they did and why they did it. I hope I gave enough information to tell you why they were so important when the war had happened. Even some of them risked their lives for their side and country. Maybe not a lot of women died but they tried their hardest. It must have been hard for them to go and fight like that and it was sad because what if some of them had a loved one back home then they would’ve been really

Frederick Douglass once said “What a change now greets us! The Government is aroused, the dead North is alive, and its divided people united…The cry now is for war, vigorous war, war to the bitter end, and war till the traitors are effectually and permanently put down” (Allen, 2005). In 1861, the start of the Civil War was needed by the Confederacy and the Union. Ever since the American Revolution and the birth of the United States, seventy-eight years earlier, there were many disagreements that began to tear apart the country. The main issues that were debated were state rights, unfair taxation, and slavery. Slavery was the main issue because it caused a separation between the north and the south. The north had mostly abolished slavery by this time because it became an industry driven economy, while the south was made up of plantations that grew crops. Almost half of the southern population was made up of slaves because about one-third of families owned slaves. The southern states wanted to break away to start their own establishment and we able to have slaves if they wanted. The Civil War began with the Battle of Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is located in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor, three and a half miles from the shore. Many events occurred leading up to, during, and after the battle to mark it as an important part of the Civil War.

Over 20,000 women did work more directly with the war. Working white women, free, and enslaved African American women worked as laundresses, cooks, and "matrons" (“Women

Women were considered frail, unintelligent, and unable to make decisions in eighteen-hundredths America. It was traditional wisdom that a woman’s place was in the home. The Civil War marked a turning point for women and their role in society. Through my research consisting of books, letters, speeches, and articles, I will tell the story of a time in America when women rose to satisfy the needs of the country when most men were away fighting the war. This essay will analyze the roles of women in eighteen-hundredths America, by evaluating how women’s roles had changed; they now were nurses, soldiers/spies, and public workers/activists.

Most African American women supplied aid to black troops only, but there were few that were able to work in military hospitals wherever permitted. They fulfilled the regular duties of a nurse; they took care of the wounded and sick, went out to the battlefields to rescue the wounded, and even carried some dead off of the field. Another job that African American women held was working as spies and scouts, giving directions and information, and feeding and sheltering soldiers. The women of the South usually assisted white and black soldiers in the Union (Harper 4).

When you hear women in the civil war, what do you think? Some people think can that really be, women are not meant for war, all they are needed for is cooking and cleaning and taking care of their children. Well everyone who stereotypes women of that is wrong, because just like men women did have some part of the civil war. Although they may have not fought in the war, they did help with the recovery of the injured men so that they can go back and fight in the war. Being a union nurse is not the only way they were apart of the war, some women did things that went down in history. Just like Harriet Tubman, who made history because she was the creator of the Underground Railroad. She was not the only women who was part of the army and made a

the Civil War, but while their husbands were off fighting they had their work plus their husbands

When the American Civil War began on April 12th, 1861, over 3 million Union and Confederate soldiers prepared for battle. Men from all over America were called upon to support their side in the confrontation. While their battles are well documented and historically analyzed for over a hundred years, there is one aspect, one dark spot missing in the picture: the role of women in the American Civil War. From staying at home to take care of the children to disguising themselves as men to fight on the battlefield, women contributed in many ways to the war effort on both sides. Though very few women are recognized for their vital contributions, even fewer are

Most of the fighting in the Civil War was done in the South. This allowed civilians in the North to be less worried about getting caught in the battle. Most of the Northern civilians lived in cities or towns, so if a battle was taking place everyone in the town would be affected. Although all of the fighting was mainly done in the South, most southerners lived far apart from each other, so not many people were affected at once. If the South did creep up to the North, Confederate soldiers would be able to raid more homes because they were grouped together in cities. The South also had home turf advantage. Some Southern families struggled financially. Several hundred Confederate women marched to the governor's mansion in Richmond and said “ Bread! Bread! Our children are starving while the rich roll in

Historians of the Southern woman during the Civil War can come to no agreement concerning the nature and the role of women in the conflict. According to A.P. Jones, author of The Flower of Southern Womanhood, Southern women a hundred years ago were “lazy, spoiled, and beautiful” (22). They cared only for themselves and subordinated their children, their husbands, and their servants to their own interest

I once read a monument dedicated to the men who fought and died in the Civil War, it was erected to make sure the men would not have died in vain, and after reading it I could not help but to ask myself, “Are we to let the women?” Kids will learn of the Civil War starting in elementary school, and will continue to do so as far as their education leads them. They will learn of the brave men who fought for their beliefs and rights, brother who fought against brother, and the men who led these soldiers into battle. There is, however, one side of the Civil War which is not spoken of often enough; the women who also fought and died while serving as soldiers undercover. Women joined sides to fight for the Civil War just as the men did, and while people are making sure the men of the Civil War and their sacrifices are not forgotten, I would like to make sure the women soldiers of the Civil War get their chance of recognition and remembrance, and to ensure they did not die in vain. Just as the men who fought in battle deserve to be acknowledged, so do the women, for their roles as soldiers required just as much sacrifice as the men.

The Southern home front during the Civil War was plagued with many shortages. The South had lacked clothing to keep their soldiers warm. Almost all of the shoes that the South had worn were manufactured in the North. Shoes were very limited because of this. The South had lacked money. They had printed more money which led to unbelievable increases in the cost of everyday items. There were also food riots. The roles of women had changed dramatically. There was an absence of men which meant that women were now the heads of their households. Women had staffed the Confederate government. Women were denied permission to work in military hospitals at first but that had quickly changed once casualties rose to the point were men were dying in the streets