Quote: "The Civil War was the greatest transforming event in American culture. Its memories continue to haunt and inspire people, and it is impossible to imagine what the United States would look like today had it never happened. With some 620,000 deaths, more Americans died in the conflict than in all other wars combined until Vietnam. More than 10 percent of the population was directly involved, and almost every American had a close friend or family member who was killed or maimed in the war."
Paraphrase: The Civil War changed the lives of many Americans. Each American had atleast one family member involved in the war. More than 500,000 Americans, (North and South) died fighting in the war.
Citation:
Civil War. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2012, from Enotes: http://www.enotes.com/civil-war-67481-reference/civil-war
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