I think this video clip gives a good quick overview of the US Civil War, at a week of time every second of play, through that long and bloody war.
We lost 2% of our population or 620,000 people in that war. On the other hand, it ended slavery, although the lack of follow-through on the part of the Union meant that Segregation was able to slowly build into the Twentieth Century.
I did get in trouble this AM for suggesting that Jefferson Davis was the worst President the Democrats have every coughed up. :-)
Regards — Cliff
The irony being that the Democrats were the Republicans, and the Republicans were the Democrats of those days. It's funny how things change but always stay the same.
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