More than 200,000 soldiers are killed or wounded as the American Civil War enters its third year; the conflict's bloodiest days are still to come.
Part 2 of 3. The American Civil War enters its second year in the summer of 1862, becoming a more brutal conflict than anyone ever imagined. The death toll continues to rise on both sides by the summer of 1862, destroying any notion that the conflict would end quickly.
A three-part examination of the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) begins in the spring of 1861 with the rending of the American democratic experiment and the start of hostilities
A three-part examination of the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) begins in the spring of 1861 with the rending of the American democratic experiment and the start of hostilities.
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