I always hobbied reading about the Civil War. Even as a young child I would actually listen to the Gettysburg audio tour at my house while I played w/ my army men. Yes, I will admit that.
I was the one in class always arguing that the south wasn’t fighting primarily b/c of slavery, but for state rights.
However, I do like Lincoln and find him to be one of my favorite Presidents.
Also, If you ever get a chance to go to Gettysburg and see a reenactment, please do so. They are really entertaining and a lot of fun. Especially for a family. I plan on taking mine when I have one.
And if you're musically-inclined, Hank William's Jr. song, IF THE SOUTH WOULDA WON is also great fun (regardless of how you stand on The War of Yankee Aggression, The War of Southern Rebellion, The War Between the States, The Civil War or whatever you may call it).