One of my uncles is a Civil War historian and he has always fascinated me with stories about the Civil War. When I was a kid he tookme and my cousin to 4 or 5 of the main battle fields and explained how the battles took place.  I’ve read books on just about every general on both sides.  I find it incredibly interesting that we made it out of that war as one nation some how.

I also think that fighting in the Civil War would be one of the scariest wars to ever fight in.  I can’t imagine lining up shoulder to shoulder and walking into cannon fire and .50 caliber rifle fire over and over again.   .50 caliber bullets are so powerful that if it hit your arm or leg it could take it clean off and medicine was so poor at the time, if it didn’t take it off, it was likely they would have to saw it off…with NO ANESTHETIC!!! Yikes.

Nathan Bedford Forrest is my favorite general from that time.   Stonewall Jackson is a close second.  There are some great books that tell some insane stories about Nathan Bedford Forrest from 1st hand accounts of his soldiers.   He’s a maniac.  As mateur as I think I am and as tough as I would like to believe I am, after reading about him I feel like he has more mental strength in his pinky than I will ever have.  These guys are amazing.

I love this video.  So cool to see the actual men who fought in that war.

The answer is clearly Lion….

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