Funny, this is what I was thinking about Grant. That war did turn the world upside down. We are still today dealing with the consequences of that insane war against the people of the South. That war created Fedzilla, and it created corruption in government on a level never before seen in this nation.
It created abortion on demand, homosexual marriage, banned prayer in public schools, redefined Presidential "natural born citizen" eligibility and caused forced busing, among other things. It was a disaster for the Republic and the principles upon which it was founded.
Of course it made the Empire State richer and more powerful.
Like many schooled by our Marxist education system, you are utterly confused about the differences between Democrats and Republicans.
In fact, all of those disasters were brought to you by Democrats, the very same people who declared secession and war on the United States in 1861.