the civil war

[jezebellecaine]

Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors return home as amputees. taken from this page that has a historical timeline.. i was trying to figure out the numbers this weekend i thought it was over 600,000 but i wasnt sure... guess i was right

Comments

[soulboy100]

This sounds like you are dropping a big hint about someone taking you to Gettysburg on your vacation...

No, you're right. The civil war is extremely interesting. What I think is interesting is that the politics that started the war haven't changed much in the last 145 years. If you look at gay marriage, for instance, you have the Democrats in favor of states deciding their own laws, and the Republicans in favor of national control and leaving nothing to the states to decide. That same logic, split the same way down the political parties, was applied to the issue of slavery in the 1860 election, giving the South one reason for succession (and no, I won't do the 'hi, I'm stupid' argument that the Civil War was only about slavery).

When you're done with The Last Full Measure, can I borrow it? I just finished Killer Angels last night, and would like to read the last one in the series.

[jezebellecaine]

dan that was not a hint... because i dont care when i go to gettysburg... it probably wont be until next year... im looking more towards doing nothing sitting around than anything for vacation.... i have no desires to do anything at the moment because of hte past month.. i just need time to recoop.... and doing that might be a pain in the ass... anyways yes after im done with the last full measure you can borrow it... and shit

[soulboy100]

I was just kidding about dropping hints. If you have lived in PA for 3.5 years and haven't gotten out there yet, then hell ya, you can wait a little longer. Particularly, wait until the weather warms up. Being there in the cold (and potentially rain) would really kind of suck.