Civil War Buffs!?

Question

Ok... Ive recently been more interested in the war and i want to know more about it...

~ how many lives were lost?

~ what was the main pourpose of the war... ( some say slavery and i wanted to know if that is true)

~ the total $ amount spent on both sides

~ the final battles... treaties or other important things

~ What were the people that were not fighting in the war do to help... at home... homefront

~ # OF LIVES LOST

~5 major battles or events during war

and stuff like that

an ything helps...

happy holidays

Answer 1

The American civil war was caused in part by the topic of slavery. Slavery was so much a part of the southern economy (all of the US actually) and way of life that to end it would cause much harm to those who owned and profited from slavery. Southerners wanted to continue slave labor in the south as well as new territories and states being formed at the time. Northerners wanted not to end slavery, but to not allow it to spread any further than where it already existed.
The interpretation by each side of the others point of view, as well as long developing differences and resentments of each other lead South Carolina to secede from the union followed by 6 other southern states prior to Abraham Lincoln's inauguration.

There is a video series from Annenburg Media which covers American History. The episodes about the civil war are pretty good. You must register to view the site's content, but it's worth the few minutes.

Wikipedia is also a good source for facts and figures:

United States of America (Union)
110,000 killed in action,
360,000 total dead,
275,200 wounded

Confederate States of America (Confederacy)
93,000 killed in action,
258,000 total dead
137,000+ wounded

Answer 2

right this is an offbeat selection for a Civil war buff. Harry Turtledove has written an entire sequence of books in line with what could have handed off had a accomplice dispatch rider not lost Lee's orders on the conflict of Antietem. as a result, interior the sequence, the Confederacy wins the Civil war and turns right into a separate us of a. a technique or the different or yet another he manages to maintain issues thrilling over the subsequent 9 volumes. The verbal substitute is trite at cases, the writing is somewhat hackneyed each and every on occasion, even inspite of the shown fact that it somewhat is nevertheless a exciting examine for people who rejoice with "What if?" forms of books. lower back, a different variety of selection.

Answer 3

some of the major battle were Gettybrugs, Atihem, Bull Run., Chickaumga, FT Stumper, and Harper 's Ferry.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm

Answer 4

I recommend visiting the Gettysburg battlefield. It is a great way to experience the history.

Answer 5

I would suggest you go to the library and get a book.