After reading certain authors—mostlt Thomas DiLorenzo—I see it as a was between the South and the fedgubmint/lincoln—the northern states having very little choice after initial resistance; and some, secession before that.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo-arch.html
I love good comedy, too.
No more posting on this thread for me..this reporter is calling my great great grandfather a domestic terrorist..his little sisters and brothers..who wrote letters to him and preyed for his safety.
This madness forces me to sponsor someone who wants to join a militia.