08.04 The Cost of Conflict

I belive that the #1 cost of the civil war was the social costs. This is beacuse even though political and economical are important, the lives lost cannot be replaced, and outweigh the other costs.

#1 Cost

Analyze it

The number of deaths caused by this war was huge. In total there were 617,528. THis consists of 359,528 from the union and 258,000 from the confederates. Many more people were badly wounded. This war costed us many lives.

Visulize it

This picture helps visulize how the war left lots of destruction. Many people were dead and ingured in the midst of the battle.

08.04 The Cost of Conflict—Experience it—Text Version

This letter was included in the Civil War diary of Samuel Bennett, a Daviess County, Kentucky native who fought for the Union Army.

July 22 '63

Dear Son

I gladly embrace this opportunity of wrighting (writing) you a few lines whitch (which) I am going to send by Isaac Foster whitch us in tolerable helth (health) I earnestly hope when these lines comes to hand you will be in good helth Wilson we have not recieve a letter since your uncle came home I was very uneasy for fear somthing had happened you We had wrote several letters and got no answer

Wilson I dreamed last night that you had come home you may be sure that I was sorry when I waked and found it was a dream Wilson the crop is in tolerable good order you father commensed mowing yesterday and Amas thought he could mow and your father concluded that he might to get it he does very well Wilson we will get your janes (jeans) today and if you want a pair of everyday pants I want you to let me know and I will make them and bring them if we get to come and if not I will send them I hope we will get to come yet I must bring my broken lines to a close by saing I hope that it will not bee long till we see each others face Write as soon as this comes to hand I remain your devoted and loving mother untill death

Judith Bennett

This letter was found in a Diary. It shows how the times were during the war for families that had been split up. Families did not know weather their loved ones were dead or still fighting. This terriable experience was happining everywere during the war.

Experience it

Which side

I think that the costs would very between the North and the South. In the North the goverment spent more money than the South. Howerver the property destroction in the north was none while in the South the property destruction was high. In the North the amount dead was also higher than it was in the South. Overall both the North and the South payed different prices from this war although both were extreme.