Civil War’s Effects on TexasChapter 14.3

Civil War (1861-1865)

Although there were no major battles in Texas, the war had a serious, long-term impact on social and economic life.

Civil War Casualties 620,000 soldiers died from combat,

starvation & disease during the Civil War, making it the bloodiest war in U.S. history.

Unionists

Those loyal to the Union (North) had a hard time in Confederate Texas.

Some left to fight for the Union.

Others hid to avoid the Confederate draft.

Economy Union victories along

the Mississippi River closed land routes to other Confederate states.

As a result, Texans could not sell their cotton & began growing food crops (wheat & corn) instead.

Economy Because the Union

closed Texas ports, goods could not be shipped in or out.

As a result, there were fewer goods & higher prices.

Many had to change their diets & find substitutes.

Women

As men went off to fight in the war, women had to fill jobs in farms, stores, ranches & factories.

Did You Know?

About 250 women fought in the Confederate Army. They disguised themselves as men by cutting their hair short & wearing false mustaches.

Slaves During the Civil War,

thousands of slaves were sent to Texas from other Southern states.

Slaveholders wanted to keep them from running away or from being taken by the Union army.