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Obscure Facts about the Civil War One of the most important and life-changing events in the American history includes the great civil war. As said by Gertrude Stein, Civil war will always be the most interesting event in the American history. Even with all the books that have been written and published on the civil war, some odd consequences and bizarre facts about the war and that period are overlooked and ignored from the literature.
1. The Bunker brothers The two Siamese twins, Chang and Eng were residents from Siam which is the modern day Thailand. They became famous when in 1839; they conquered 110 acres from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. They then settled down in the area and married sisters after which they built a farm with slave labor. They also became dedicated confederates. When General Stoneman conquered the area, he wanted to recruit some men for himself. Eng’s name was selected through a random draw, but he could not switch considering that, he was bound to his brother with a kidney.
2. Secret Hiding A woman visited the confederacy museum in Richmond Virginia in 2009 bearing an acorn shaped device in her hand. According to her family lore, one of her ancestors used the device to smuggle messages and secret information. The museum officials were surprised to see the device and the woman was more than happy to donate it to the museum.
3. The Chicken In 1862, a farmer from Virginia gave Robert Lee a flock of chickens. All were eaten by General Bell Hood’s men except for one which would roost in a tree over General Lee’s tent. The general took a liking to the chicken and named her Nellie. He even raised the flap of his tent so she could come in and go out as she pleased. The chicken later laid eggs every day under the general’s cot. On the day of the Battle of Wilderness, the general invited a few friends to dinner. The cook was ordered to hence, cook the chicken.
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4. Glowing wounds After the Shiloh Battle in 1862, the soldiers observed a strange phenomenon of glow in the dark wounds. Over 16,000 army men from both the sides were wounded in the battle and doctors from neither side were prepared for the brutal results. Soldiers lay in the rain wounded and hurt for two days. Meanwhile, many of them noticed that their wounds had started to glow in the dark. In fact, the ones who noticed glowing wounds were healing better than the others. In 2001, the mystery was solved by two teenagers from Maryland. They figured out that the wounds became hypothermic and the lowered body temperatures were perfect for the residence and growth of Bioluminescent bacteria. These also enabled better antigen activity, resulting in better healing.
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