I disagree with your assessment, which appears juvenile. Lincoln destroyed State Sovereignty. He had many strenghts and weaknesses. Paramount among his weaknesses was his prostituting the Constitution to preserve his vision of the "Union." This is fact. Lincoln in effect "destroyed the village in order to save it."
Indeed we have a Union, one accelerating toward Socialism where the power of the people and of the several States is rapidly diminished. We are headed toward Dictatorship and I'm very glad it will be far along enough I won't live to see it.
I sure hope the kids keep their guns.