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They joined their loved ones and helped fight with the men and helped by making weapons fixing clothes and caring for the men when they got wounded. Women facilitated the work of the soldiers by helping the various units to prepare and transport food or to carry out spy missions. A majority of the women were civilians and that is why it was difficult to tell if they were spies.
In the Civil War, women in the south took care of farms when the men were away fighting. Overall, women had to contribute to society outside of their house much more during the Civil War.
Generally, women contributed by:
- encouraging enlistment
- raising funds
- provisioning soldiers
- caring for the wounded
- establishing schools in liberated south
- assuming tasks of husbands and brothers back home
- some women posed as male soldiers and saw combat
- working in government jobs and retail trades.
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What new responsibilities did women take on during the war?
They made clothes for the men, and worked as nurses.
Why did women own plantations during the civil war?
Women would have owned plantations during the Civil War only if no male heirs were available to take the property. Women owning plantations was rare.
What were some women during the civil war?
in the civil war some women where army nurses while some where spices and some take care of the home and are even in the war front.
Where did Pickett's charge take place during the civil war?
Gettysburg
How did government spending during the Civil War compare to that during previous years?
During the Civil War government spending tripled compared to previous years. The United States government was forced to take a loan from France.
