Something we can be proud of with regard to our civil war.
In most civil wars down through history civilians died in greater numbers than soldiers, often as a significant multiple.
What about the next one?
Until Sherman and Sheridan, warfare among “civilized” armies was between field armies primarily - where it belongs.
Sherman and Sheridan started the policy of warfare against civilian populations in modern times and the Brits expanded it to horrific new levels in the Boer War.
The Union Army purposely targeted civilians and robbing and pillaging with the consent of the General staff. Especially Sherman. It is fact and to white wash that is adding insult to injury. There was some crime committed by Southerners in Northern areas but that was against the General orders not following it like the case of Sherman’s Bummers. So give it a break and take your reconstructed version of history somewhere else.