"The U.S. Civil War in Four Minutes"

As a former Civil War reenactor, I've developed a strong interest in the five-year war that tore apart the United States over 145 years ago. It pitted brother against brother, state against state, and goes down in history as the worst military conflict on American soil.

It also ended up strengthening the nation we live in today.

Recently, I came across a visual representation of how difficult it was to make progress during that war. It's from the Lincoln Museum in Springfield, IL. There’s a date and casualty counter in the corner of the video. Feel free to follow along as the war progresses. ... [video]

-Jon
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