during the civil war, the alabama cavalry flanked union general sherman and protected his troops' march to the sea.
during the civil war, nearly 100,000 white southerners volunteered to join the union army and fight to prevent the southern states from seceding.
of the 12 southern states that seceded during the civil war, 7 stated in their secession declarations that the reason that they were seceding was to protect slavery.
during the civil war, general robert e. lee kept a pet hen for company.
during the civil war, 1 out of every 3 deaths were caused by bullets, cannonballs, and bayonets. the remaining two-thirds were caused by disease.
the leading cause of death among soldiers during the american civil war was diahhrea.