For you Civil War buffs - 101 interesting facts about the Civil War

[packman]

"#49.Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was not only the first woman surgeon in U.S. Military history, but she was also the only woman in the Civil War to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest honor given to a citizen of the U.S. She is the only female recipient of the award to date."


100 other facts at:

http://facts.randomhistory.com/civil-war-facts.html

[Jane Austin]

1. Interesting.

Thanks.

[world wide wally]

2. I didn't realize the Drumph's had already settled in America at that time

52. During the battle of Chancellorsville, at least one Union soldier discovered he was the victim of corrupt government contractors when he found that his rifle cartridges were filled with dirt rather than gunpowder.d

[NeoGreen]

3. Very interesting...

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54. When the Southern states seceded in 1860 and 1861, they did not leave in order of their geographic location, economic standing political qualities, or level of industrialization. They left in almost the exact order of their percentage of slaves.

81. At Gettysburg, the First Minnesota captured the battle flag of the Twenty-eight Virginia. In 2001, the state of Virginia requested that Minnesota return it. As of 2010, Minnesota still possessed the banner.

91. The Founding Fathers refused to include a reference to “Almighty God” into the U.S. Constitution. The Confederate Constitution, however, wanted to appear more evangelical and included the phrase. In fact, the national motto of the Confederacy was Deo Vindice: “God will avenge.

97. Before the Civil War, approximately 5,000 slaves attempted to escape per year. During the war, the number increased to 5,000 or more per month.

[Bucky]

4. Look at facts #4 and #6 together

4. One of every 65 Federals and 1 of every 45 Confederates were killed in action
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6. A Civil War soldier’s chance of surviving the war was about 1 in 4

Doing some quick math, that means our of 65 Union troops, 16 died during the war, but only one of those 16 died in combat. IOW, 15 out of 16 died from camp fever, transportation accidents, suicide, or in hospital from infection. Ditto for the 10 out of 11 Rebel fatalities who died in ways other than in the heat of battle.

[trof]

5. Thank you.