Almost one-third of all Southern families owned slaves. In Mississippi and South Carolina it approached one half. The total number of slave owners was 385,000 (including, in Louisiana, some free Negroes). As for the number of slaves owned by each master, 88% held fewer than twenty, and nearly 50% held fewer than five. On a typical plantation more than 20 slaves which was the capital value of the slaves was greater than the capital value of the land and implements. Here is a quick table thrown together to show the percentage of slave-owning families as a fraction of total fr

It was the greatest war in the history of America. Three million soldiers fought, and 600,000 of them died. Also it is a known fact that each soldier was sick or seriously ill at least twice. Some of the diseases that the soldiers faced were dysentery, malaria, pneumonia, typhoid fever, and arthritis. Childhood illnesses such as measles, mumps, and malnutrition were common as well. Disease caused two-thirds of the deaths and war wounds caused another third. This was due to the fact that technology was not as good as today, where treatment does not consume so much time.

Black soldiers were paid 10 dollars per month while serving in the Union army. This was 3 dollars less than white soldiers, which goes to show that equal rights were not present.

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