How Did The Civil War Affect Women

The Civil war started in 1861 because of conflict between the North and the South. The Southern states broke away from the United States of America and made the Confederate States of America because they wanted to have slaves and have more freedom. The war lasted for four years between the Union and the Confederacy. Many different people were affected by this war. Some people that were affected include women, children, and African-Americans.
Before the war, women didn’t have a lot of rights. During the war, the women had to pay the bills so they started working in factories and making things to sell such as quilts and clothing. Some women liked to work and wanted to have more rights, while others preferred to go back home and work in the house. Women were also included in the war. Over 600 women became spies during the Civil War for both sides. The women
Many of their parents participated in the war of 1861. If their fathers were killed during the war and something happened to their mother, they would become orphans. Over 50,000 soldiers that had children were killed in the war. Just think about how many orphans that makes. Some boys were allowed to join the war if they were old enough. White children were given slaves as presents when they were born. Instead of owning a teddy bear, you would have a child.
African-Americans were largely affected by this war. They created the 54th Massachusetts, a all black regiment so that they could fight against the South. They still were not treated equally. African-American Soldiers were paid less and were offered second-hand clothing and weapons. The African-Americans didn’t have the same training as the white men. In addition, if they were runaway slaves or even freed slaves, they could get killed or be forced back into enslavement. The war was mostly about slaves wanting to be free, but during the war they were treated very