The answer is: A high demand for cotton.
" Lee ordered this army to evacuate the positions they had held east of Richmond and Petersburg for the last nine months when he learned of the disaster at Five Forks. The army was to pull out that night, April 2, 1865, and head west. Lee hoped to be able to get to the vicinity of Greensboro, North Carolina with his army, and unite his command with that of Joseph E. Johnston, and continue the fight. He was cut off and compelled to surrender at Appomattox. "
During ww2<span> about </span>1.8<span>% of </span>us soldiers were killed directly<span> in </span>battle<span>. This </span>number went down<span> to </span>0.5<span>% at </span>Vietnam war<span>. What was this </span>number<span> in the </span>Persian gulf<span> - 3910841.</span>
<span>The term superman or superman was developed by
writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in the year 1933. The character was
then sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (known today as DC Comics) in the year
1938. Today, Superman is an icon in the American culture because it helped
create superhero genres and American comic books. </span>
