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Slavery and the Civil War
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- Why were you home? Were you not called up? Was your time of service shorter than the war? Were you too young or too old? Did you wish that you could have gone to fight?
- Were you in the North or the South? How were you affected by the war? How was life at home different? What sacrifices did you have to make, if any?
- Did you ever fear for your life because of the war? Was your home or town destroyed? Did armies take your food or other supplies?
- Did friends or family leave to fight in the war? How did you feel when they left? Did you think that you would never see them again or did you feel that they would return? What actually happened?
- Did any of these people die because of the war? Who? Did you know how they died? How did you find out about his or her death?
- Did you do anything to help the war effort? Did you collect funds or make garments for the soldiers? Did you supply the armies with food?
- How did you keep in touch with your loved ones who were away during this time? Did you save any letters you wrote or received?
- What did the surrender at Appottomax represent to you? Had the fighting served its purpose?
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