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In the American Civil War, it was frequently brother against brother and father against son. Many families, especially in the south, were quite divided. Florida took a popular vote. Only one thousand more people voted to side with the Confederacy than voted to remain in the Union.
The last four states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy produced a large number of Union Solders. General Thomas, the only General to defeat Stonewall Jackson, was from Virginia, a state that left the Union. He sided against a majority of his own people. Thomas also won the Battle of Atlanta where a lesser general may have been defeated when Hood threw everything he had at his army.
At the end of the war, the victors punished the losers and gave the former slaves power to assist in punishing the losers. The hard feelings remained. Then when the losers regained power they punished the former slaves who had joined with the winners. Bad feelings remained for years after the war. Now the pendulum has swung the other way with affirmative action. Bad feelings remain for 150 years.
On the other hand, there are no bad feelings following the war with Germany, Japan, and Vietnam, except for those who fought in them and those who lost loved ones. There is bad feelings about North Korea but that results because a mad man is the current ruler. There is no on going legislation or social action in the United States because of those wars.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoit killed the most men in American history
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∙ 14y agoIt isn't necessarily the worst war. But it is the worst war on American soil due to the fact that the most Americans died in it simply because they were on both sides of the fighting.
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What was the worst war the us fought?
the worst war the USA. fought was the Civil War.
Were and when did the worst American war take place?
The war between the states (The Civil War) killed more U.S. citizens than all other wars combined.
What wars are similar to the English Civil War?
the american civil war
worst war ever?
korean not world wars
Important Wars in Texas?
Texas War of Independence. Mexican-American War. Indian Wars. Civil War.
Is the American Civil War is considered the worst Civil War in world history compared to other countries' civil wars?
The US Civil War is considered one of the Worst! Other terrible Civil Wars were the English Civil War and the Spanish Civil War. Probably the worst Civil Wars were those in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Vietnam. The Vietnam War is often not considered with other civil wars because of the extensive involvement of outside parties. The Vietnam War consumed about 5 million dead, more than half of them being civilians. The Cambodian Civil War and the aftermath of Cambodian Genocide saw the deaths of about 2.6 million people, around 20% of the entire population. The Rwanda Civil War took about 800,000 lives, and also represented about 20% of the entire population. By comparison, the US Civil War took about 600,000 lives from a population of about 31 million, or about 2%. That is very, very bad, but in many ways it does not compare with the horrors of the others listed here.
What is the worst kind of war?
is total war which means they destroy everthing!! and the worst war was the civil war which killed at least total of 500,000 much more then all the wars combine!!
What was the Civil War music like during the war?
the civil war music was mostly music that was classical and sad during those times cause that war was one of our worst wars in that time
What was the worst war the us fought?
the worst war the USA. fought was the Civil War.
Why are civil wars the most worst of any kind of war?
The US Civil War is considered the worst of wars for two main reasons: It had Americans killing other Americans, and resulted in the deaths of 620,000 Americans, more than all other US wars combined
Were and when did the worst American war take place?
The war between the states (The Civil War) killed more U.S. citizens than all other wars combined.
Why was James Buchanan considered the worst president?
He failed to act on multiple opportunities to prevent the US Civil War.
What wars are similar to the English Civil War?
the american civil war
Was Turkey in the civil war?
It depends on which country's civil war we are talking about, but Turkish involvement in civil wars is only present with regard to the Syrian Civil War. All other civil wars lack Turkish involvement.
worst war ever?
korean not world wars
What was Guatemala's wars?
The civil war
What was the worst gun in the civil war?
Gunpowder
