Blog #4 - Revolution Article

1. Although not close to the massive amount of the Civil War, the American Revolution had a large amount of deaths with 1 in 4 soldiers in the continental army being killed. However it was America's longest war which attributed to the 30,000 that perished in the war.

2. Civil war weapons were far more advanced than weapons of the Revolutionary War which meant that armies needed to fire at closer ranges and use hand to hand combat. Men fought in the open in very close range which is why the Americans turned to using guerilla warfare to avoid being hit.

3. Survivors of battles often had to face a long walk to captivity. Captives were constantly murdered on the walk so much that the general had to issue an order saying to restrain from killing. The British went through horrible conditions if they survived the initial slaughtering and many died because of lack of necessities.

4. Before Washington's attack at Trenton in 1776, the soldiers went through horrible conditions especially during the winter. Men had no food and little clothes. They were said to be naked and so short of food they consumed dogs and shoes. Men were forced to gnaw on tree bark and walk through snow barefoot.

5. An unusual amount of civilian deaths occurred during the civil war mostly due to diseases being spread by the incoming soldiers. At Braintree, Mass. more than 100 residents fell ill when diseases from the soldiers on the nearby front spread over.