Unite 5 Part one ********** CDBCBDBBCA Part two 123456789 ACDBAACDA Part three ********** DBBBCDBBAA 1112131415 ABBBD Part four The military aspect ofthe United States Civil War has always attracted the most attention from scholars. The roar of(1) gunfire ,the massed movements of(2) uniformed men, the shrill ofbugles, and the drama of hand bat have (3) facinated students ofwarfare for acentury. Behind the (4) lines, however, life was less spectacular. Itwas the story of(5) back breaking labor toprovide the fighting men with food and arms, ofnerve tingling uncertainty about the course ofnational events, of (6) heartbreak over sons orbrothers orhusbands lost in(7) battle. Ifthe men onthe firing line won the victories, the (8) means tothose victories were forged onthe home front. (9) Never inthe nation's history had Americans worked harder for victory than inthe Civil War. Northerners and Southerners alike threw themselves into the task ofsupplying their respective armies. Both governments made tremendous demands upon civilians and, ingeneral, received willing cooperations. By1863 the Northern war economy was rumbling along inhigh gear. Everything from steamboats toshovels was needed and produced. Denied Southern cotton, textile mills turned towool for blankets and uniforms. Hides bythe hundreds ofthousands were turned into shoes and harness and saddles; ironworks manufactured o