Interesting Facts
- Since there were no funeral homes they would display the bodies in the parlor or, preferred in the South, their bedroom.
- President Abraham Lincoln's favorite song was "Dixie."
- Other names the Civil War is known by are "The Brothers' War", the "War of the Rebellion", and the "War of the Union".
- During this time, glasses with colored lenses were used to treat diseases and illnesses.
- General Stonewall Jackson would walk around with his right hand in the air. He would do this to even out blood flow because he believed that since he was right handed he assumed that his right hand was getting more blood than the left
- While Clara Barton was treating a patient, a bullet went through her sleeve killing the patient
- During the Battle of Sharpsburg, Confederate General James Longstreet wore slippers.
- While Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveller, was frightened and reared up just in time for a cannon ball to shoot under him.