06-23-2021, 06:58 AM
Busker-
You asked," ...were the masses who went to fight for the South in the civil war just thick headed? How did they run their farms and fields with that level of sentience?
The average Joe was drafted by the Confederate military, thus had to fight. Plus a lot of them wanted the paycheck, and many probably wanted to kick some Union ass (ah, the glory of war in young minds).
The larger farms and fields, aka plantations, were mainly owned by the more wealthy (who were sort of exempt from serving), and their slaves did the labor on the farms and fields.
Of course, there is way more to it than my simple answer...
Mark
You asked," ...were the masses who went to fight for the South in the civil war just thick headed? How did they run their farms and fields with that level of sentience?
The average Joe was drafted by the Confederate military, thus had to fight. Plus a lot of them wanted the paycheck, and many probably wanted to kick some Union ass (ah, the glory of war in young minds).
The larger farms and fields, aka plantations, were mainly owned by the more wealthy (who were sort of exempt from serving), and their slaves did the labor on the farms and fields.
Of course, there is way more to it than my simple answer...
Mark