Along with others of his generation, the war was costly to his family's standing. The Union's total war campaign against fellow Americans was unexpected and his family's finances and wealth which had developed when the state was a mere colonial frontier outpost suffered heavily.
The war's impact on his family was substantial, as did the financial hardship it caused them. The Union's aggressive campaign against fellow Americans resulted in significant damage to their finances and wealth, which had been accumulated during the state's early frontier period.