The Draft, Opposition to War, POWs
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Rachel Adair
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The Draft, Opposition to War, POWs
Chapter 16
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Confederate Soldiers
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Multiple Choice
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Open Ended
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Draft in the North
March 1863 - Congress approves military draft, which you can avoid for $300 (a year's wages for a unskilled laborer)
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Opposition to Draft
Riots broke out in New York City when city was holding a war draft; 100+ people died, and about 300 people were injured
Some people blamed African Americans for the war or accused them of taking jobs
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Multiple Choice
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Poll
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Open Ended
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POW Camps
After the two sides stopped exchanging prisoners, POWs were held in horrible camps.
Prisoners at Andersonville, GA, and Elmira, NY, crammed into camps designed to hold a fraction of the people
Prisoners received little food, shelter, or clothing - disease and starvation killed thousands
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Multiple Select
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Civilian Life
Couldn't escape the effects of war, which destroyed homes and towns
Only way to contact soldiers was through letters, but mail delivery was tough
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In the North
Most nurses were women.
In the North, Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton led the nursing effort.
Dix led a march on D.C., demanding women be allowed to help Union forces - Secretary of War put her in charge of recruiting nurses
2,000 women volunteered
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Clara Barton
Clara Barton collected/delivered medical supplies, clothing, food for Union soldiers
She also assisted doctors and soothed the wounded and dying in field hospitals
Her work formed basis for formation of
American Red Cross
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In the South
In South, Sally Louisa Tompkins used own money to establish a small hospital in Richmond that grew into
a major field hospital
Treated more than 1,300 soldiers
More than 600 nuns served as nurses and helped Union and Confederate soldiers
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Multiple Choice
The Draft, Opposition to War, POWs
Chapter 16
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