Politicians of the Northern and Southern states had been fighting over the issues that eventually led to war. Economic interests and cultural values were part of this. The power of the federal government to control the states and slavery in American society were in this too. People who fought in the civil war lived a rough life due to their economic conditions. The lack of resources and the bad economic condition of the country led to them not being able to afford some stuff. They didn't have meals to eat. They sometimes wore torn and dirty clothes. Some of them didn't have a safe place to stay in when the weather wasn't looking too good. Some people lived in tents that were sometimes dangerous to stay in during thunderstorms.
For nearly a century, the people and politicians of the Northern and Southern states had been clashing over the issues that finally led to war: economic interests, cultural values, the power of the federal government to control the states, and, most importantly, slavery in American society.
