Fast fact of the week

During the Battle of Antietam, Clara Barton tended the wounded so close to the fighting that a bullet went through her sleeve and killed a man she was treating.










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Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege of Vicksburg: 17 to the Confederacy and 22 to the Union.








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Senator John J. Crittendon of Kentucky had two sons who became major generals during the Civil War: one for the North, one for the South.courtesy of

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Fast Fact every now and then

At Cold Harbor, Va., 7,000 Americans fell in 20 minutes.

Fast Fact Of The Week

During the Battle of Antietam, 12,401 Union men were killed, missing or wounded; double the casualties of D-Day, 82 years later. With a total of 23,000 casualties on both sides, it was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

Fast fact

In two days at Shiloh on the banks of the Tennessee River, more Americans fell than in all previous American wars combined.

Fast fact

• Two percent of the population of America more than 620,000 people —died in the war that changed America.

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civil war facts

New fast facts of the week will be posted every Monday and Friday.

tip of the week

More than 3 million men fought in the civil war.

F.Y.I: there was something wrong with the comments setting and the comment option wasn't popping up for the past couple posts, well I fixed that so leave all comments about previous posts on this one.

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Fast fact of the week

Since there hasn't been much about the civil war around my area, I have decided to have a FAST FACT OF THE WEEK!!!! I will have this 3 times a week. If you have any ideas for the FAST FACT OF THE WEEK!!!! please leave a comment and your post might end up on the

FAST FACT OF THE WEEK!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poll

I kept the North or South poll going so don't forget to post your favorite, just don't vote more than once.

Fort Fisher, NC

I

went back to Fort Fisher while I was down at Oak Island. You can read the other to get more info, but here are some pics.

Top Top Top Top: Some Gatling gun bullets along with some bullets cannons shoot.

Top Top Top: A Replica of Fort Fisher. It was lit up showing the movement of men and the firing of cannons, ships, and infantry.

Top Top: A replica of Confederates working on hills giving protection to cannon batteries.

Top: Some stuff a Seaman might have.