Two million soldiers fought for the North and 750,000 fought for the South. Before the war started majority of the soldiers were farmers. They normally aged from eighteen to forty-five and most were under thirty.
In the civil war these subjects are known as casualty. A casualty is a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, interment, or capture. Four hundred thousand of the casualties were captured or missing in the action. Four hundred seventy-six thousand were wounded within the process. Six hundred twenty thousand were killed in this war.
African Americans made up 10% of the Union Army. About 179,000 black men were involved in their army. The other 19,000 served on the confederate side.
Another social effect is that lots of men were sent out to war so it left the women to do a lot more work such as working in a factory, being a nurse, teacher, or even taking over a family business. This was a major change in the social roles during the war.
In the civil war these subjects are known as casualty. A casualty is a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, interment, or capture. Four hundred thousand of the casualties were captured or missing in the action. Four hundred seventy-six thousand were wounded within the process. Six hundred twenty thousand were killed in this war.
African Americans made up 10% of the Union Army. About 179,000 black men were involved in their army. The other 19,000 served on the confederate side.
Another social effect is that lots of men were sent out to war so it left the women to do a lot more work such as working in a factory, being a nurse, teacher, or even taking over a family business. This was a major change in the social roles during the war.