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> Back in Great Depression Why not civil war? > It took him a while, but he paid the bill in full. How long was “a while” specifically? And how much did it a

• WalterBright 7mo ago
  > Why not civil war? My great grandmother's brother, Frank Taylor, fought in the Union Army. He later became a bodyguard for Buffalo Bill. And that's all I know about him, and the personal side of the Civil War. Keep in mind that doctoring was pretty primitive in those days. A doctor could set your broken bones and sew up wounds, and that's about it. You got better or you died. Doctors were called "sawbones" in those days. > How long was “a while” specifically? If I recall correctly, it took him 3 years. I don't know much about his finances. I do know that his first job was shoveling coal in a steamship, which is a filthy, rotten job. https://walterbright.com/trip/chas.html https://walterbright.com/trip/chas.html