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There was much change brought about by the Civil War, and many people and companies played very big roles throughout this enormous growth of our country. The U.S. basically erupted economically during this time, and the tremendous augmentation of railways only in ....

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.... of the South was also severely damaged in other ways. Railroads and industries in the South were in shambles. More than half of the farm machinery was destroyed and forty percent of all the livestock had been killed. In contrast, the Northern economy thrived during the war. During 1860 and 1870, the Northern wealth increased by about fifty percent, yet during the same period, Southern wealth decreased by almost sixty percent. This just shows part of the effects of the war on the economy. The war also set the South back at least a generation in industry and agriculture. Factories and farms were devastated by the invading armies. The labor sys ....