Yes I have seen that debate. The South was so devastated that records are lost and incomplete. We will never really know. BUT we can be sure that a 6 to 7 million KIA list is not unreasonable if a mass rebellion against Washington happens. But I don’t think it will as people have a lot to lose. Cable TV, NBA games, NFL, pretty good lifestyle. But if the economy collapses and food shortages take place all bets are off.
If it is getting to the point of armed rebellion on a large scale, the goodies of our life’s will be gone forever. Such a civil war would create huge infrastructure damage that would take decades to replace. In the end, this would be OK because the Red Sox suck, the Pats are getting old with the Celtics...and if we wait a few weeks there won’t be anything decent on TV.