The Civil War Battle Front and the Home Front at Historic Latta Plantation

The Civil War changed the lives of the soldiers involved. However, civilians on both sides were also caught up in and forever changed by the war. Women had to feed and care for families while taking over the duties that their husbands had before the war. People on the home front had to deal with inflation, lack of supplies, sicknesses and long times with no news of their loved ones. Many lived in areas where the armies fought or marched through. Many of the enslaved on plantations were tempted to flee to union lines and freedom. Experience the lives of Confederate soldiers in the trenches and the enslaved and civilians who stayed behind on the home front.