Consider all of the sources that you have read and the material that you have read in chapter 13 and explore;
– What accounted for the widespread popular support for the war when it started?
– What accounted for the decrease in this support as the war continued?
* what was life like for soldiers at the front during the Civil War?
* how did Fred Spooner (Document 13.5) and John Hines (Document 13.6) view
– the “enemy”?
– the causes of the Civil War?
* how did the experiences of Suzy King Taylor and Thomas Freeman compare to those of white Americans during the war
Our fourth discussion is based on documents 13.5 through 13.9 in the Document Project at the end of chapter 13 of Exploring American Histories. You will need to read pages 425-432 in chapter 13 of Exploring American Histories.
These documents and pages present us with first-person experiences and views of the Civil War.
