LAD #4: Revolution Article

Five things that I have learned about the Revolutionary War and Civil War

1. I knew that the Civil War had the most American fatalities, however I was unaware that it was around six to seven hundred thousand lives. Considering the new technology of today, I thought by now the Civil War numbers would have been surpassed. This is possibly why it is one of the most well known event in American history.
2. It is strange to think about everything that is around at one point. I did not know that the camera was invented by the time of the Civil War. That makes it one of the first wars to be pictured rather than drawn up or painted by creative choice.
3. I was surprised to learn that the Civil War is considered by some to be the first modern war. When I think of modern, what comes to mind is more of the 21st century.
4. I learned that about 30,000 American soldiers perished out of the total population of 2.5 million during the Revolutionary War. It is interesting that when comparing that to today's population, the losses would be closer to 3 million. That's half a million more than the total population back then.
5. I also found it interesting that in the Revolutionary Was so many soldiers were taken prisoner, and that of those captives from the Continental Army, a whopping 47% did not survive their jailing. Comparably, the total percent of prisoners that died during the Civil War was only 27%. This surprised me because the Civil had a hire fatality rate in general.