SIZE

NORTH

• The union army had more than 2,210,000 soldiers
• 360,000 died and 280,000 were wounded

SOUTH

• The confederate army consisted of 750,000-1,000,000 soldiers
• 260,000 soldiers died and 137,000 were wounded

SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR

NORTH

• The Union army was made up of men ranging from age 18-45
• Young boys(around 12 years old) served as drummer boys
• Men ranging from 50-60 years of age were enlisted as privates
• 1/3 of the of the soldiers were immigrants
• 1 in every 10 soldiers was African American

NORTH(CONT.)

• The African American soldiers refused their salaries for 18 months
• Soldiers with school degrees marched next to men with no education
• The Union army's uniform were all blue with 9 brass buttons down the front

SOUTH

• Like the union army, the confederates ranged from 18-30 years old
• More than half were farmers although only some owned slaves
• They were not as technical because of their agricultural background
• African Americans served as body servants and laborers during war
• Their uniforms were white tattered shirts with grey pants

RANDOM FACTS

• Around 620,000 soldiers died from combat,starvation and diseases
• More men died than any other American conflict.(WWI,WWII, K-War, V-war combined)
• 2/3 of the army died from disease

ECONOMY

NORTH

• The north was on its war towards a commercial and manufacturing economy
• The north produced 17 times more cotton than the south
• Free states had twice the value of of farm machinery as the slave states
• Cotton was the most valuable export in the United States

SOUTH

• The south was still mainly agricultural
• They depended on the sale of staples
• The south had little manufacturing capability
• The south experimented with slave labor but didn't depend on it