7. Newton Never Liked How The Confederacy Treated Their Own People
It was not just the institution of slavery that Newton and the Confederacy did not agree. There were many things that Newton did not like when it came to the Confederacy. However, the biggest thing was how the Confederacy treated their people, especially women and children. During the Civil War, the Confederate Army struggle more than the Union Army. Because the Union Army was part of the United States government, they would get support from the United States government and army during the Civil war. However, the Confederacy was not part of the United States and, therefore, did not receive support from the United States army and government.
Because the Confederacy did not have, technically, any money to support the Confederate Army they had to find means elsewhere. While many Confederate people would happily lend a hand to help the Confederate Army, many other residents of the Confederate states did not. When it came to the people who refused, the Confederacy forced what they called an in-kind tax. This tax made it so the Confederacy could take what they needed from the homes to support the soldiers, whether it was food, clothing, horses or other things. This in-kind tax did not sit well with Newton; in fact, it was another reason that Newton wanted nothing to do with the Confederacy.