I think so. Historian from North or South Carolina? What about him?
Sorry for the long delay. I got busy. I just recommend Richard Weaver, is all. If I'm not mistaken, he lived in Chicago, but I might have that wrong. He often comes to mind when I am having these discussions about this war. I think he was good at articulating the misconceptions we moderns have of the world then.
I know it really wasn't that long ago (my father knew of Civil War veterans) but a lot has changed culturally since then, to say the least. Understanding just HOW it has changed increases our understanding of all aspects of that great (I don't mean "good") conflict.