How Did America Participate In The Civil War?

Civil war The Civil War was fought in two central geographical locations: the East, where a large portion of the fighting took place in Virginia; and the West, where most of the combat took place in the area amid the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. This war began as a limited war, between soldiers, with a motive of restoring peace and unity to the nation. However, it gradually became bloodier when civilian were involved leading to a social revolution. As a Yankee soldier says, "It was cruel and inhumane for our forces to fire on defenseless women and children, but they, like their soldiers, wanted to destroy the Union”. Those who fought, fought with a motive to win. In the long run, they became brutalized since winning requires killing and much killing hardens people. The war aftermath records’ indicated that millions were dead, wounded, casualties and others were missing in action ("A Bio. of America: The Civil War - Transcript.", 3). Participating in the civil war was horrible, humiliating and dehumanizing.
Almost twice as many soldiers killed in the battle succumbed to sickness. Exposure to harsh conditions of living in isolated farms and unsanitary conditions of military camps, killed some of the soldiers. Moreover, those who were caught as slaves, were exposed to environments that made them sick and eventually they died. In Vicksburg, for instance, Grant's army was caught and camped in the mud up to their knees on the Louisiana side of the river where they were compelled to drink water soiled by human excrement. It was a plan for disaster and the men started dying from malaria, dysentery, pneumonia and smallpox. Those who perished were buried without