Blog #4 Revolution Article

Dante Bucci
Mr. Decarlo
AP American
17 September 2014

Revolution Article

1. 1 in 10 people of military age died in the Civil War, 1 in 75 of military age died in WWII.
2. George Washington has never had a specific date created to commemorate the lives lost by the men in the revolutionary war. 
3. Rifles used in the Civil War shot about six times farther than rifles used in the revolutionary war.
4. 47% of Continental Army Soldiers captured in the Revolutionary war died, while only 12% of confederate prisoners and 15% of union prisoners died.
5. George Washington didn't really mention the true horrible nature of the revolutionary war and some of the horrible things that happened to soldiers and officers.