1) British soldiers killed civilians in during the Revolution, raiding houses and destroying businesses. With the exception of Sherman's march to the sea the civilian population was virtually untouched with only 1/2% of the civilian population was actually killed.
2) Most of the most memorable names in the American Revolution were political leaders such as John Adams and Patrick Henry, while generals like Nathaniel gGreene go more unnoticed. The opposite is true in the Civil War with Generals like Grant, Lee, and Jackson in the spotlight and politicians all but staying out of it.
3) If the same percentage of people died today that died in the Revolutionary War the losses would be almost 3 million.
4) British calvary commander Banastre Tarleton killed 3/4 of the Continental force that had already surrendered to him in one of the worst massacres of the war.
5) Washington rarely said anything great about his army. He honored teh "unparalleled perseverence of the Armies of the U States" and the "peculiar Service" of his officers but never suggested a holiday for those who died and the Veterans and never glorified them for their service against the British.
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