1. People have the power to manipulate how history is remembered-a magnificent amount of power indeed
2. 25% of those enlisted in the Continental army died; the cost to hold our country together was high.
3. Due to the introduction of cameras, the Civil War was not only documented by writing, therefore making its depictions more realistic
4. The Revolutionary war has been 'whitewashed' to depict the war as more glorious and triumphant instead of a brutal struggle for the rights we held dear.
5. Half of captured soldiers in the Revolutionary war died.
Depiction of a Revolutionary War battle
As this article suggests, the Civil War was alike the Revolutionary war to an even greater extent due to the leveled death tolls and struggles.
2. 25% of those enlisted in the Continental army died; the cost to hold our country together was high.
3. Due to the introduction of cameras, the Civil War was not only documented by writing, therefore making its depictions more realistic
4. The Revolutionary war has been 'whitewashed' to depict the war as more glorious and triumphant instead of a brutal struggle for the rights we held dear.
5. Half of captured soldiers in the Revolutionary war died.
Depiction of a Revolutionary War battle
As this article suggests, the Civil War was alike the Revolutionary war to an even greater extent due to the leveled death tolls and struggles.
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