There were 620,000 Americans killed in the War Between The States
I would venture to guess very few know that...it dwarfs the casualties we suffered in World War II even with all the modern methods of weapons used during the second world war.
The Top 5 American Wars with the Most Military Deaths
Yes, it is too bad so many people had to die because Southerners are racist assholes.
Be careful with such blanket statements about Southerners... Certainly we had racism but we also lived side by side and showed some kindness towards one another.