A True History Buff Will Be Able To Guess Which Of These Weird Facts About The American Civil War Are Actually True
A True History Buff Will Be Able To Guess Which Of These Weird Facts About The American Civil War Are Actually True
Every American student is taught about the Civil War in school, but only true masters of history will be able to guess which of the below statements are true and which we totally made up!
Every American student is taught about the Civil War in school, but only true masters of history will be able to guess which of the below statements are true and which we totally made up!
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Two Siamese twins got out of serving in the Union army after one was drafted but successfully argued that since his brother wasn't drafted, and they shared a liver, they shouldn't have to go.
Alexander Graham Bell shared his early telephone technology with the Union, which they used to communicate across trenches and win the decisive Battle of Bull Run.
After he was assassinated at Ford's Theater, a mysterious $5 bill with a portrait of Jefferson Davis was found in Abraham Lincoln's wallet.
After the Battle of Shiloh, injured soldiers became alarmed when their wounds started glowing in the dark — and the glowing seemed to be helping their injuries heal.
When the Confederacy was running low on money, General Stonewall Jackson held an auction at his plantation to pay for munitions for his troops.
To get reliable intelligence, messages were smuggled to the Confederacy in an acorn-shaped brass object that the messenger stored in his rectum to conceal it until he got to the destination.
"Sideburns" are actually named after a Union General — Ambrose Burnside.