More than three million men fought in the Civil War, about 900,000 for the Confederacy and 2.1 million for the Union.
Also, there were over 2,000 boys who were 14 years-old or younger in the Union ranks. Three hundred were 13 years-old or less, while there were 200,000 no older than 16 years old.
More than 3,000 horses were killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
President Lincoln did not believe that whites and blacks could live together in peace. He had planned to relocate the entire black population of the United States to Central America.
The words "In God We Trust" was first printed on a US coin in 1864.
An estimated 300 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the ranks.
Of the 425 Confederate generals, 146 were graduates of West Point.
Almost one third of the U.S. Army officers resigned to serve the Confederacy.
The first American Army to have African-American officers was The Louisiana Native Guards. The Corp D'Afrique at Port Hudson was sworn into service September 27th, 1862.
Between April 17th, 1862 and May 18th, 1864 twenty (20) major Civil War battles and engagements were fought on Louisiana soil.
