Chp 15 Identifications: Civil War Recruits And Conscriptions
Chp 15 Identifications
War recruits and conscriptions
● Background Info: The Civil War armies would become the largest org. created in the US. By the end of the war, over 2m would serve in the North, and 800k in the South.
● At first, the raising of armies depended on local efforts. Uniforms were left mainly to local opinion, and officers ranked as high as colonels were democratically elected! In the South, cavalrymen provided their own horses.
● This democratic and informal way of recruits, however, could not withstand the stress of war nor the demand for recruits as casualties mounted.
● In April 1862, the Confederacy enacted the first draft in American history. The Confederacy’s Conscription Act called for all able-bodied male …show more content…
● Lincoln’s informal western manners and early northern setbacks in the war convinced most Republicans that Lincoln was an ineffectual leader. Lincoln had to deal with Radicals in his own party, which included Chase, Sumner, and Stevens.
● But the Radicals never formed a tightly knit group. Lincoln’s distinctive style allowed him to disarm opposition by keeping his opponents off-guard. He had the dual benefit of leaving open communication with both the conservative and radical Republicans.
● Like Stephens, the Northern Democrats too opposed centralization. But unlike Davis, Lincoln could control his foes more skillfully because of his temperament.
● More importantly, party politics (which the South abandoned), helped Lincoln keep control. With Democrats’ opposition, the Republicans learned that no matter how much they hated Lincoln, they had to rally behind him, or risk losing office.
● And therefore, as the war progressed, the Union developed more political cohesion than the Confederacy as it managed its divisions more effectively.
Defining the Borders
● Background Info: Washington was bordered by VA, and MY, two slave
War recruits and conscriptions
● Background Info: The Civil War armies would become the largest org. created in the US. By the end of the war, over 2m would serve in the North, and 800k in the South.
● At first, the raising of armies depended on local efforts. Uniforms were left mainly to local opinion, and officers ranked as high as colonels were democratically elected! In the South, cavalrymen provided their own horses.
● This democratic and informal way of recruits, however, could not withstand the stress of war nor the demand for recruits as casualties mounted.
● In April 1862, the Confederacy enacted the first draft in American history. The Confederacy’s Conscription Act called for all able-bodied male …show more content…
● Lincoln’s informal western manners and early northern setbacks in the war convinced most Republicans that Lincoln was an ineffectual leader. Lincoln had to deal with Radicals in his own party, which included Chase, Sumner, and Stevens.
● But the Radicals never formed a tightly knit group. Lincoln’s distinctive style allowed him to disarm opposition by keeping his opponents off-guard. He had the dual benefit of leaving open communication with both the conservative and radical Republicans.
● Like Stephens, the Northern Democrats too opposed centralization. But unlike Davis, Lincoln could control his foes more skillfully because of his temperament.
● More importantly, party politics (which the South abandoned), helped Lincoln keep control. With Democrats’ opposition, the Republicans learned that no matter how much they hated Lincoln, they had to rally behind him, or risk losing office.
● And therefore, as the war progressed, the Union developed more political cohesion than the Confederacy as it managed its divisions more effectively.
Defining the Borders
● Background Info: Washington was bordered by VA, and MY, two slave