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What Made the American Civil War So Deadly?

Brutal battles, outdated tactics, and groundbreaking weaponry collided in a war that would claim more American lives than any ...
I wish Kurt Schlichter wasn’t writing books like " AMERICAN APOCALYPSE: The Second American Civil War " or its predecessor, " ...
The Civil War started in April 1861 and raged for over four years. From Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond, here are the most basic facts you need.
Before the Civil War, only about 7% of American manufacturing was organized in corporations. By 1900, corporations accounted for 69% of all American manufacturing.
The Civil War was the deadliest conflict ever fought on American soil with approximately 620,000 fatalities, according to History.com. Recent analysis could even suggest these numbers are higher ...
This war will not be fought like the American Revolution or the Civil War of 1861-65, where disciplined armies observed the laws of war and respected civilian lives. Advertisement.
The Battle of Gettysburg raged from July 1 through July 3 in 1863, and was the turning point of the American Civil War. Some people spend years studying to become licensed guides at the site of ...
Stephen Marche, author of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future,” said: “The United States is a textbook example of a country headed for civil war.” ...
However, the highlight of the trip was our final stop, two days in Gettysburg, the site of one of the most consequential ...
These battles over meaning have animated past American conflicts — not just Marche’s “next” civil war but the first one, too. Yet such contradictions are embedded throughout the American ...