One of the main ways in which the Civil War influenced the role of government in the United States was that "<span>It highlighted how the national government was the sovereign power," since it was the federal government that fought to preserve the union of states. </span>
Because it was a church day <span>On Sundays the military relaxed discipline
somewhat, allowing soldiers and sailors to go on leaving for the weekend,
or to sleep in an extra hour in the morning.</span>
