oldiers and governments who wereparticipating, in retrospect it was unnecessary. In three separate Europeancountries, slavery had been abolished prior to the American Civil War, andeach without arms being raised. Slavery had been abolished in Britain in1838, Sweden in 1848, and in Holland in 1863. It indeed could havesimilarly been abolished in the United States. However, the southerners,who were dependent on the slave institution, refused to give up their right toown slaves easily. Had the South been more progressively thinking manylives would have been saved and blood need not have been shed in the nameof slavery. This is particularly true because if the south had given up theirright to free labor (slavery), they would have soon received the gift ofmechanical labor. Indeed they might have profited more from the use of themachines which were soon to be invented, as they did not require housing,and food. However, the southerners were deeply rooted in their institutionof slavery and were prepared to go to war over their feelings. Did it evercome to mind that the slaves were to willing to got o war over their ownfreedom. If one were to ask that question then that would have been a war too unforgotten. Duuring this war the battlefields were transformed intoshambles where during the duration of the war 634,703 union soldiers werekilled or wounded, and 335,524 confederate soldiers were killed orwounded. Indeed this was the second most intense war second to WorldWar II. In the civil war 3,846 soldiers from both the union army and theconfederate army were killed per month of fighting. This clearly shows theintensity of the battle and the strong will which drove both sides to continuefighting in the face of such catastrophe. The financial burden endured byboth sides was astronomical for the time period. The union force spent acombined 3.2 billion dollars which in terms of current currency values is27.3 billion dollars. The confederacy spent two...
