Jo Bob Professor Nutty NURS 1350 2 Nursing During the American Civil War The American Civil War occurred between 1861 and 1865. When the war began‚ there was no organized medical corps for either the Union Army or the Confederate Army. Up until then‚ nursing was still considered a “loose term” as far what a nurse is and does. There were no official nursing schools or professional trained nurses available. As newspapers wrote about the poor and unsanitary conditions that wounded solider were
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Military Life During the Civil War Military life during the Civil War was no easy task for both Union and Confederate forces. Thousands of soldiers left their homes for many months‚ living in tiny tents and fighting in bloody battles. Many faced disease‚ starvation‚ and death while in camps and on the battlefield. Soldiers went through these tremendous challenges and gave up many luxuries just to fight for their cause. Camps in both the North and the South were laid out uniformly. Army regulations
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During the American Civil War many advancements in weapon technology were made. However many older stratagems and newer weapons were still being used by both the Union and Confederate forces. This combination of more accurate‚ faster-firing weapons and outdated tactics would result in the highest amount of casualties of any American war. The Battle of Gettysburg alone‚ for example‚ resulted in approximately 50‚000 casualties. The improvements of military and civilian technology also aided both sides
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The Union had many advantages during the Civil War. The Union had leaders that were far more valuable than the ones that the Confederacy had. The valuable leaders that the Union had possessed were Ulysses S. Grant‚ Philip Sheridan‚ and Abraham Lincoln. The Union was in the middle of an industrial revolution at the same time as the Civil War which meant that they had a booming economy. The Union had organized banks and had easy access to the supplies that they had needed. The Union had a significantly
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Women in the Homefront Women had many roles in the Civil War. One of their main roles was at the home front. The North and the South had very different approaches given the financial differences. In the North women organized many Ladies Aid Societies. In these societies women would bake‚ can‚ and plant food that they would then send to the troops. They also made uniforms‚ blankets‚ pillows‚ socks‚ and gloves for the soldiers. Other than making food and clothes for the soldiers they raised money
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The Civil War affected many lives; not only during those years but in future years to come. The war directly affected not only men‚ but women as well by laying the groundwork for a powerful movement demanding equal rights. By examining women’s roles during the Civil War one can conclude that by women defying “proper roles” and by ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment propelled the women’s suffrage movement into legal documents that can be freely exercised. Women abolitionists vying for the end of slavery
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During the Civil War‚ many children participated in the war by joining the army as drummers or soldiers. Many others did not participate in the war but supported the household by helping mothers out when his or her fathers were at war. For those who were left behind at home‚ they did underground work and were the leaders of the family. Most children went to school and Southern boys went to military school in the South. Children of all ages stepped up to the plate and helped the war effort‚ some
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Imagine going to war against Alexander the Great’s army and a sword was your only weapon. This is exactly what nurses‚ surgeons‚ and physicians went through during the Civil War. Conversely‚ nurses‚ surgeons‚ and physicians were not fighting an actual war‚ but they were fighting diseases and infections in U.S soldiers. During the Civil War‚ the medical field would not be characterized as ideal. The Civil War website states‚ “Of the approximately 620‚000 soldiers who died in the war‚ two-thirds of these
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The ideal of equality is one upon which the United States of America was built. Americans have long since asked themselves what exactly that means. During the Civil War‚ to the average Northerner‚ equality did not quite mean what most interpret it to mean today. To many‚ it meant only the emancipation of black slaves‚ not the rejection of segregation and prejudice against their dark skinned counterparts. The extent of prejudice of course did not end at race‚ but included looking down upon the poor
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out the window. All that was required was one final spark to set off the flame that would be known as the Civil War. A new candidate was running for president‚ and the southern states didn’t like him. They swore that if the new candidate were to get elected‚ they would secede from the union. The candidate won‚ and they held their ideals‚ they left. America was at War. Contrary to many other Wars that the United States has fought
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