The [?] was a brutal war between the and the over [?] issues, [?] issues, [?] issues, and [?]. At the end of the war, the Confederates surrendered at [?] . This offically ended the war, and the [?] had won. There were many negative things that happened as a result of the war. For one, families and friends were often pitted against one another. Secondly, troops had become increasingly younger and more poorly equipped and clothed. Also, much of the South was devastated by the war. For example, the major cities of [?] and [?] had been burned during William Tecumseh Sherman's . Another problem was that was a major killer. Many of the wounded men were riddled with infection due to poor medical supplies or lack of medical attention. One good thing that was created due to these medical problems was the . It was created by , a civil war nurse. Another negative effect was that were often left to run businesses in the and farms and plantations in the . Lastly, because the South had made their own currency, [?] money was worthless. This led to many [?] families in the South who could not afford to take care of their families or their plantations. For all of these reasons, the Civil War was a devastating war for the United States of America.