--- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Indeed, I believe that Antietam remains the most > deadly day in US history, > and that Shiloh remains the most deadly battle. > > Given how close this conflict was to home, and for > how long it dragged on, > it is remarkable that the North did not eventually > choose to settle. > > JDG
You know, you're the second person recently to say this. While Antietam was the deadliest day in American history, Shiloh actually isn't even in the top 5 in casualties in a single battle in the Civil War. Gettysburg was the largest. Shiloh was the worst at its time - unprecedentedly bad. It is perhaps a sign of how incredibly bloody the Civil War became that it would be surpassed over and over and over again by the time the war was done. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
