Women, Slaves, and Free Blacks in the Civil War

Women, Slaves and Free Blacks in the Civil War
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Women, Slaves, and Free Blacks in the Civil War
The following paper seeks to throw light on the situation and role of women, slaves, and free blacks during the Civil War in America. It answers questions pertaining to the role of all, and how the war affected both communities.
Role of women in the Civil War
The Civil War is one of those happenings in the world where women played a significant role. Earlier contributing to society as homemakers, the women of America underwent a huge transformation during the war. Most left their homes and signed up to serve in the war as nurses and volunteers. Women from both the north and the south formed ladies’ aid societies that took it upon themselves to acquire and provide the soldiers with commodities of need. These ranged from food such as baked condiments, plants supplements, canned goods, and vegetables, to basic everyday necessities such as clothes, woolens, socks, and so on. Sometimes, they even conducted charity events, fairs and campaigns to collect money for the soldiers CITATION Tuj14 l 16393 (Tuji, 2014).
For those who wanted to be involved in the war more closely worked as cooks, laundresses and matrons. These women were often known as “Daughters of the Military”, and traveled with camps. Often, women joined up the very same regiments in which a male relative or fiancé would be serving. They also acted as nurses, caretakers,…