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\"do-not-cross\"<\/a>“Most etymologists agree that the word \u201cdeadline\u201d first appeared during the American Civil War (1861-1865). According to authorChristine Ammer, deadline was coined at the hellish Andersonville, GA prison camp, and first appeared in writing in the report of Confederate Inspector-General, Colonel D.T. Chandler, on July 5, 1864. In describing the horrific conditions, he famously wrote:<\/p>\n

The Federal prisoners of war are confined within a stockade 15 feet high, of roughly hewn pine logs, about 8 inches in diameter, inserted 5 feet into the ground, enclosing, including the recent extension, an area of 540 by 260 yards. A railing around the inside of the stockade, and about 20 feet from it, constitutes the \u201cdeadline,\u201d<\/strong> beyond which the prisoners are not allowed to pass . . . [as a large portion is] at present unfit for occupation . . . [this] gives somewhat less than 6 square feet to each prisoner . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information: \u00a0 \u00a0 TodayIfoundOut.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Most etymologists agree that the word \u201cdeadline\u201d first appeared during the American Civil War (1861-1865). 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