...it was insanity on a level not seen before or since. Brother’s lining up to kill brothers, Father’s lining up to kill sons, American Citizen lining up to do battle with another American Citizen and run a bayonet through him.
All ostensibly to save the union? To save Slavery? To save a way of life? What?
As a Canadian of course, I am left fairly ignorant about the events of the Civil War. But I also am able to get a fresh perspective, without any bias or dog in the fight. What I do know is it maybe is not as simple as Americans were lead to believe? I don’t know. Seems unfair that the South got punished under Reconstruction, when we see racism rear its ugly head in places like Chicago with the race riots.