Hundreds of thousands died of disease. Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. Taken as a percentage of today's population, the toll would have risen as high as 6 million souls. The human cost of the Civil War was beyond anybody's expectations.
In Henry Adams' account, he talks about how difficult it was for slaves to exercise their freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation. He tells us that his master had brought the former slaves together and suggested that they should stay with him. He told them that other white people were angry about emancipation, and would be cruel to them, or might even kill them. He also told them that it was better to stay with the people that knew them and had "raised" them. In this way, he convinced the slaves to stay.
The motivation that the former slave master most likely had in mind was that of not wanting to lose all of his labor force. He knew that the former slaves were necessary in order to keep his household and business running, but he was also aware of the fact that he did not want to treat the men fairly or pay them a good wage, so he needed to scare them in order to force them to stay.
The South was very displeased with the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in 1860.When he got the nomination from the anti-slavery Republican Party in 1860, the South was very concerned.
These were the stelae (singular: stela), which were tall monuments in stone or wood that glorified leaders and other powerful individuals. One of the civilization known for this is the Maya Civilisation.
From what I remember they where a group of escape slaves that escape to Brazil in the state of Alagoas.
