Women Blacks and Free Slaves in the Civil War
Women, Slaves and Free Blacks
Laura W. Fox
HIS 110
May 11, 2015
Mark Hoffman
Women, Slaves and Free Blacks
The Northern women played a significant role in the war efforts on the Union side during the Civil War. The women organized fund raiser and held country fairs in order to raise money for medical supplies and other necessary items. They would wash and repair torn clothing and blacks for the soldiers. Women nurses played a vital role traveling to hospitals providing care to the Union soldiers. A few women took their efforts even a step farther by cutting their hair and disguising themselves as men in-order to fight on the front line. One well known Northern woman was Clara Barton. She collected and delivered much needed supplies to the troops. She aided the Northern troops with her medical skills. She also organized the Ladies Aid Society and the American Red Cross.
The Southern women also played a significate role in the war efforts on the Confederate side during the Civil War. The Confederates has less money and resources; therefore much of the services women provided was done on a volunteer basis. The women cooked, and sewed for the army. They supplied the troops with uniforms, sandbags, blankets and other needed supplies. Some women turned their homes in to makeshift hospitals in order to treat the injured soldiers. As with the Northern women, the Southern women wanted to be up close in the war and found creative ways of accomplishing this. Southern women used their southern charm to get close to and spy on the Union soldiers. They would then inform the Confederate generals of their findings.
The war affect women on each side in many similar ways. The women were required to work in order to support their family and they were required to still maintain their home. This gave women a new found sense of independence. They learned they could work and still take care of their home and family. This was the beginning of liberating women.
Laura W. Fox
HIS 110
May 11, 2015
Mark Hoffman
Women, Slaves and Free Blacks
The Northern women played a significant role in the war efforts on the Union side during the Civil War. The women organized fund raiser and held country fairs in order to raise money for medical supplies and other necessary items. They would wash and repair torn clothing and blacks for the soldiers. Women nurses played a vital role traveling to hospitals providing care to the Union soldiers. A few women took their efforts even a step farther by cutting their hair and disguising themselves as men in-order to fight on the front line. One well known Northern woman was Clara Barton. She collected and delivered much needed supplies to the troops. She aided the Northern troops with her medical skills. She also organized the Ladies Aid Society and the American Red Cross.
The Southern women also played a significate role in the war efforts on the Confederate side during the Civil War. The Confederates has less money and resources; therefore much of the services women provided was done on a volunteer basis. The women cooked, and sewed for the army. They supplied the troops with uniforms, sandbags, blankets and other needed supplies. Some women turned their homes in to makeshift hospitals in order to treat the injured soldiers. As with the Northern women, the Southern women wanted to be up close in the war and found creative ways of accomplishing this. Southern women used their southern charm to get close to and spy on the Union soldiers. They would then inform the Confederate generals of their findings.
The war affect women on each side in many similar ways. The women were required to work in order to support their family and they were required to still maintain their home. This gave women a new found sense of independence. They learned they could work and still take care of their home and family. This was the beginning of liberating women.
References: Schultz, K. M. (2012). HIST2, Volume 1 (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Women in the Civil War. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/women-in-the-civil-war Lee, S. M., (2010). Free Blacks during the Civil War. Encyclopedia Virginia ED. Brendan Wolfe. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved from http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/free-blacks-during-the-civil-war