A concise visual history of the Civil War

As many of you loyal socks in the dryer know, the book I published last year was about my family's experiences during the Civil War.

Well, now thru the wonders of YouTube, you can get another good comprehensive account of that horrible conflict. Click on this link to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e06jNDhYo2I

In about four minutes, you can get a good visualization of how the battle lines moved as the war progressed. And, as a grim reminder of the war's staggering death toll, the video includes a running casualty total in the corner of the screen.

Pretty sobering history lesson, actually.

You know, you might be better off sticking with my book. It's a lot less grim.