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...The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the United States (the Union), which was supported by all the free states and the five border slave states. Union states were loosely referred to as "the North". Read full entry
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Why was the American Civil War Why was the American Civil War
such a bitter and brutal
affair?
As in, what exactly made the
American Civil War the
bloodiest war in US history?
- so bloody that casualties in
the American Civil War alone
outnumber the total casualties
and losses from all the other
wars the United States
participated in from the
American Revolution all the
way to the Vietnam War.
Please explain your answer
in-depth, with relevant
examples and support.
Thanks!
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It was fought by generals who learned their trade at the time of Napoleon and generally the tactics used in the war were Napoleonic. That is, positions were assaulted by massed charges in an attempt to take a position by overwhelming the defenders. BUT, and here's the reason it was so bloody.... The war was fought with what were effectively modern weapons. Rifled barrels ensured greater accuracy, repeating rifles ensured a greater rate of fire. The so called "Mine Ball" a 0.5 inch slug used in rifled barrels caused such massive wounds that a hit anywhere on the body took the soldier out of action, if the wound was in the torso then death was almost certain. So you have a war fought with modern weapons and Napoleonic tactics. That's why it was so bloody. And just to show that we ignore history at our peril, the military leaders of the First World War failed to study the American Civil War and killed thousands because of this failure. In WWI they commited the same blunder; Napoleonic tactics and modern weapons. That's why that war was so bloody too. |
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What famous person from the If you could meet anyone from
the american civil war, who
would it be and why? What
would you talk about?
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Jackson: the many was truly a great leader. Pickett: another great officer who got seriously shafted in Gettysburg. Sherman: a man with more sheer audacity than the entire Northern army combined. Frederick Douglas: a fireball! |
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What were some of the roles of I am doing a proect having to
do with the roles of animals
during the american civil war.
I know that horses and mules
helped as a form of
transportation for soldiers
and goods, but any one know
any other animals used? And
does anyone know how many
horses died during the whole
war? Any information would
help. Thanks!
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neither army could move unless they had horses or mules. that's why they were singled out to be shot. i couldn't tell you how many died during the war, but i can guess that it was in the hundreds if not thousands. also, dogs were used quite often for sentry duty, or out with the calvary scouts. |
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