what are some interesting topics that involve the civil war?

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I have to do a project presentation that involves anything with the Civil War. I need it to be something interesting and unknown, like, not the cause of the war, but something more fun to read about. Not only will the attention that it draws to the class count as part of my grade, but I know that I need to be interested in the topic or I will have trouble focusing to get it done. Any ideas?
Just to clarify that by interesting, I don't want to read about how when soldiers were shot, many casulties were from infection and disease, not the actual impact of the bullet. Things like this bore me, and I guess that I want something more strange
 
You could talk about Lincoln and things not widely known about him involving slavery. Lincoln did not believe that whites and blacks could live together in peace. He had planned to relocate the entire black population of the United States to Central America. Also, the emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in any area owned by the federal government.
 
why dont you write about some of the colorful correspondence that occured between soldiers and the people back home
 
How the American Civil War affected the rest of the world? It certainly affected Britain, and Europe. It must have affected Central America and Canada, as neighbours. I don't think I've ever found anything on the global influences, so you'd possibly be the very first.
 
Most people think Robert E. Lee was a genius. In my many years of study I find him to be nothing but an insecure little whiner. He could not make decisions because he was afraid to offend someone.
He let Stuart run wild and possibly cost him a couple of battles.
His total dependence on Stonewall Jackson was shameless. He ignored the best general in either army, Longstreet. He was sick most of the time and did not have the good sense to let anyone know. He felt only he could do the job. Well, it cost him the war.
Try that. It is more interesting then reciting dates.
You can get a lot of information from Michael Shaara's books.
 
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