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Clara barton was one of many women who couldn't just stand by while war was happening. So she and many other women became nurses and tended to the wounded soldiers. Due to all the brave nurses the wounded soldiers were able to heal and continue fighting. So if they hadn't been there many of the wounded soldiers would have died but because they were there they didn't so they could go back and help win the war.

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Many slaves, when the Civil War started, had fled from their owners.  When they made their way to Union camps many found work as cooks, carpenters, drivers, and guides.  Eventually, Congress allowed African American soldiers.  They also received their own regiment, the most famous was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. But, even though African Americans contributed to the war, they still encountered racism, and got many of the worst jobs at army camps.

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Despite helping in the war, African Americans still encountered racism and hostility. They also risked, while fighting in the war, being enslaved or executed. However, white soldiers were simply imprisoned.

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About three million men fought. But due to the poor medical care, almost one third of those soldiers died or were left with life changing injuries and were unable to continue fighting.

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African Americans had finally been given the choice to join the war in 1862. But in many cases this was unfair, unright, and unequal. The African American soldiers were purposely given the simpler jobs. They had also been mistreated and racially profiled numerous times. Their pay was also unequal, African Americans had been payed $10 an hour while the white soldiers were payed $13 an hour. Luckily the African soldiers stood up to this and held protests and refused pay. All of these factors led to a much much much better military today that is most definitely more equal and fair.

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"Elizabeth Van Lew, oh where do I start with her... That crazy woman is all over the place! She has been muttering to herself in the streets for weeks now, and the locals are starting to come up with nicknames. The most popular is  Crazy Bet, and yet she hasn't managed to get arrested! We've caught her muttering about war plans in the past, if only snippets of them, but we can't arrest her, she's mentally unhinged so we don't know if she actually knows something! Don't even get me started about when we got invaded by the Union! She pretended to be one of them, and they even treated her as a hero! Ha! Wait... if they are regarding her as a hero, how, and why? Did she really find out our war plans? Was she conspiring with that maid in Jefferson Davis's home? No, surely not, women aren't capable of such thoughts! It must have been one of the men in town! Yes, surely that is it. I will turn this place inside out looking for that traitor! I will make certain that maid will pay! I will find out who she works for, what she knows, and then I will put her on a plantation to work for the rest of her miserable black life!"

My representation of what one of the people in the town would think when they were invaded by the Union and found out Elizabeth Van Lew was spying, I don't really know if I did a good job, so constructive feedback will be appreciated. Emphasis on constructive.

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The soldiers would say that they hated the sound of screaming and bursting shells.  They also said that during the Battle of the Wilderness, they fighting without knowing where the bullet or cannon was going to end up because the distance between the soldiers and the enemy was not only father away but covered with bush and tree tops.

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To remain busy in camp, soldiers would read, particularly in newspapers from home. Soldiers would also write love letters to their loved ones, played cards, went swimming, hunted, fished, played baseball, and wrestled. Soldiers even performed magic shows, skits, and plays. Music played a special part in their lives as well. When Union and Confederate forces were camped near each other troops from both armies sometimes even joined in songs together, their voices echoing across the distance between their camps. Many soldiers remembered singing those songs and passing time very well later on in their lives.

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Northerners didn't think African Americans could be valuable soldiers. This most likely led to Northerners underestimating how well African Americans fought and didn't think they would have to try hard in battle. This would have changed the way the Northerners fought. This could have been the beginning of not judging someone based off of their skin color.

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If a soldier was wounded badly in battle most of the time they died where they were hurt. But, some lived long enough to get to the doctors. The medical care wasn't that great. Medical knowledge was limited. There was poor hygiene and doctors would wipe their tools and hands on their blood caked shirts. Amputation occurred many times due to bones shattering. They thought amputation was the best way. So soldiers would get arms, legs, feet, and hands amputated. Most soldiers didn't survive through that.

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African American soldiers did not receive proper training like the other white soldiers and were given poor weapons. Clearly, even though they were allowed to fight in war there was still racism.  In the long run, this could have an effect on the whole army because the African Americans were not prepared so they have a higher chance of dying.  Then the army will not have nearly as many soldiers.

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African American soldiers did not receive proper training like the other white soldiers and were given poor weapons. Clearly, even though they were allowed to fight in war there was still racism.  In the long run, this could have an effect on the whole army because the African Americans were not prepared so they have a higher chance of dying.  Then the army will not have nearly as many soldiers.

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African American soldiers were only getting 10$ while the white soldiers were getting 13$. Protests against this caused congress to pass a law giving equal pay to all troops. This most likely paved the way for equal pay between the races in all jobs