I've found most Americans are sadly ignorant of the actual facts of the Civil War. 23,000 Americans died in a single day at Antietam. The Civil War was really the birth of the modern standing army after the dangers of an army built on state militias were made clear.
If you have Netflix, get Ken Burns' Civil War.
I've walked the route of Pickett's Charge. The phrase applied to the Marines at Iwo Jima, "Uncommon valor was a common virtue," should be applied to every Confederate who crossed the line and advanced.
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Date: 2 Oct 2007 00:59 (UTC)I've found most Americans are sadly ignorant of the actual facts of the Civil War. 23,000 Americans died in a single day at Antietam. The Civil War was really the birth of the modern standing army after the dangers of an army built on state militias were made clear.
If you have Netflix, get Ken Burns' Civil War.
I've walked the route of Pickett's Charge. The phrase applied to the Marines at Iwo Jima, "Uncommon valor was a common virtue," should be applied to every Confederate who crossed the line and advanced.