1863 - the Emancipation Proclamation, - Gettysburg,- Conscription (military drafts in both the North & South), African Americans and the Union Cause, -Economic Development of the North is sped by the war, -Women, Nursing and the War, -Disastrous inflation in the South, -Economic and Social Effect of the Civil War: devastation of southern economy, diminished food production, goods and services, new roles for women due to the decimation of the male population, led to a generation of gender imbalance, except TX, all western states and territories remained loyal to the Union. The Civil War produced more carnage than any war in U.S. history: 618,000 people died, more than WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam War casualties combined.