Submitted by ExpertPreference8481 t3_11bru51 in todayilearned
Reply to comment by Dirt_E_Harry in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481
The confederates weren't too bright.
The union won by sheer numbers and then resorting to terrorism.
The Confederates killed way many more yankees than the other way around.
So what if the traitors killed more patriots? They still lost and killing more makes them worse
Lincoln started the war and resorted to rape and terrorism. He is responsible for that. And most of those fighting for the Union did so because Lincoln would fucking arrest or kill them if they didn't.
There was no good side. The Confederate states left for the wrong reason, but they made EVERY attempt to leave peacefully as was their absolute, legally documented, right to do so (right to secession was a condition of ratifying the Constitution). Lincoln refused all diplomacy and started the war, and he didn't give a flying fuck about slavery. He killed those people and shredded the Constitution for power and power alone. That makes him worse by orders of magnitude.
Put the fairy tales down.
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From a simple google search, neither of those claims are true.
Ironclads were invented by the French navy and submarines have been designed multiple times since the 16th century. And even if you stretch it to only include metal submarines, there is the Brandtaucher which predates the confederacy by 10 years.
Why do you enjoy spreading misinformation?
Lmao as if those idiots could actually invent anything useful
Liar
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