American Civil War Calendar

This 12 month American Civil War calendar has interesting facts about the deadliest war in American history. Young boys and women in disguise fought. Former enslaved men served in the Union Army and some were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour. The rich were allowed to hire substitutes to take their place. More soldiers died from infections and diseases than from battle wounds. The famous poet Walt Whitman cared for both Union and Confederate soldiers in makeshift hospitals. About 3 million horses and mules served during the civil war and about half of them lost their lives. A heroic dog was shot and killed while fighting alongside the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry. The Gatling gun was invented to reduce the number of deaths. Arlington National Cemetery was once Robert E. Lee's estate and Memorial Day started out as "Decoration Day" when the graves of Union soldiers were decorated with flowers are other interesting facts about the American Civil War in this calendar that can be started with any month of the year.