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.

Info courtesy of PBS.com

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.

Fact courtesy of PBS.com

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.

Prickett's Fort

I went to Prickett's Fort today, it was awesome! I took a lot of pictures, so sit back relax, and read this following paragraph.

In 1863, Confederates raided Prickett's Fort to try and gain control of B&O railroad.

Well, my time , 3 hours, at Prickett's Fort was enjoyable.

This is a picture of an actual Springfield 1861. It could fire 100 yards with it's .60 caliber bullet and was handy for Union artillery men.
Isn't this a good picture??????????
I also saw a small re-enactment that was pretty neat. Here are MORE Pictures.
This is a neat picture of a Confederate camp with some kettles and chicken cooking although you can't see it.

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I took other pictures but will save them for future posts.

Gettysburg, PA

Thousands lay dead in the Field at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point.

Shortly after the Army of Northern Virginia won a major victory over the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30 – May 6, 1863), Robert E. Lee decided upon a second invasion of the North (the first was the unsuccessful Maryland Campaign of September 1862). Such a move would upset Federal plans for the summer campaigning season and possibly reduce the pressure on the besieged Confederate garrison at Vicksburg.

Info courtesy of Wikipedia Picture courtesy of wisegorilla.com

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. As the war was drawing to a close, Lincoln became the first American president to be assassinated.

Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant.

Picture courtesy of: Kevin Stilley.com Info courtesy of: Wikipedia.org