[Stand W]

It was not a civil war. A civil war happens when two parties are fighting over central power. The south wanted to not be yoked politically to people with which it felt it shared few common values (sound familiar?)

The war of northern aggression or the war for southern independence is far more accurate

Flame away

[manc]

Agree, why people call it a civil war is beyond me.

[DoodleDawg]

The war of northern aggression or the war for southern independence is far more accurate

I believe that up until the early 20th century it was referred to as the War of Rebellion or War of Southern Rebellion. Those would be accurate too.