[Lokibob]

Regardless of why the war started, or who won, the bravery of the soldiers, both blue and grey, white and black was beyond comprehension.

To stand 5 feet apart, muskets blasting at each other took some mighty brave men. I can't imagine the amount of courage it took.

For that matter, in the dark ages, to stand belly to belly, hacking away at each other with 20 lb swords makes modern warfare pale.

Not taking anything from our soldiers today, but those some very brave men.

One 3 day battle in the civil war (Gettysburg, I think), in one day 50,000 men were killed or wounded. That figure comes close to the entire loss of our soldiers in Vietnam.

I watched the entire series, just shaking my head at the magnitude of it.

[yooper]

"One 3 day battle in the civil war (Gettysburg, I think), in one day 50,000 men were killed or wounded."

Actually, the number of casualties at Gettysburg was over double that amount.