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Girard442

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4. Over 600,000 people died in the Civil War.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Aug 2, 2017, 01:54 PM

Aug 2017

Absent the Confederacy's treasonous rebellion, those people would have likely lived out full lives.

I'd have a hard time being proud of 600,000 murders. Maybe that's just me.

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proud of the Confederacy" is loathsome. nt ExciteBike66 Aug 2017 #1

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What a piece of work Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #3

Over 600,000 people died in the Civil War. Girard442 Aug 2017 #4