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Re. construction. The period of time after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt. The federal program to rebuild the South. 1865 - 1877. After the Civil War. The Civil War was the most costly war in American History in terms of total devastation.

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  1. Re construction The period of time after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt. The federal program to rebuild the South. 1865 - 1877

  2. After the Civil War • The Civil War was the most costly war in American History in terms of total devastation. • At least 618,000 Americans died in the Civil War, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000. • These casualties exceed the nation's loss in all its other wars, from the Revolution through Vietnam.

  3. Amazing War Losseswww.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm

  4. Lee’s hungry men were allowed to return to their homes and farms to face an uncertain future.

  5. There was jubilation in the North. http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwphotos.html

  6. President Lincoln visited captured Richmond and was greeted as an emancipator by former slaves (Freedmen) and free blacks alike.

  7. There were refugees all over the South, black Black family finds safety among Federal soldiers. Historical photo: Library of Congress

  8. and white.

  9. The South lay in ruins from its transportation system . . .

  10. to its economy and banking system, to its agricultural system,

  11. to its few factories, and its churches and public buildings.

  12. Ruins in Charleston, S.C.Photographer: George N. Barnard http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwphotos2.html

  13. Richmond, VA - City ruins, looking east from the canal basin. Photographed after the city surrendered, April 3, 1865. Historical photo: Library of Congress

  14. The Defeated South Q: Based upon your observations of the map below, how were the North and the South effected differently as a result of the Civil War? A: Because the majority of battles took place in the South, many Southern houses, farms, bridges, and railroads were destroyed.

  15. Ruins in Front of the Capitol – Richmond, VA, 1865

  16. Grounds of the Ruined Arsenal with Scattered Shot and Shell - Richmond, VA, April 1865

  17. Guns and Ruined Buildings Near the Tredegar Iron Works - Richmond, VA, April 1865

  18. Above: Charleston, South Carolina Right: Atlanta, Georgia

  19. Crippled Locomotive, Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Depot - Richmond, VA, 1865

  20. This famous photo was taken looking across the ruins of the railroad bridge in Fredericksburg, Virginia A Southern armored railroad gun has gone as far as it can on these rails, typifying Civil War destruction of Southern railroad tracks. (Virginia)

  21. · Confederate money became worthless, and banks closed.

  22. · Newly freed slaves, freedmen, had no land, jobs, or education. post-Civil WarOhio Atlanta, GA

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