Bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1861, Engraved in 1863 expressly for Abbotts Civil War, engraved by George Edward Perine (1837–1885). Image via Wikipedia.

The First Man Killed In The Civil War Died By Accident

Despite it being the bloodiest war in American history, the first casualty occurred in a freak occurrence

No American war has been as deadly as the Civil War, which counted approximately 620,000 deaths (and possibly more) during the five years (1861–1865) of the conflict. Casualties came in many…