[central_va]

The Civil War was not an insurrection at all. It was a separatist factional war with clear lines between the two sides. There were no partisans on either side actively warring against either government. For example Copperheads never took up arms but they were active politically and strongly anti war.

[rockrr]

Your third sentence clearly contradicts the first two.

[OIFVeteran]

You couldn't be more wrong. Eastern Tennessee had to be occupied by the confederates for the duration of the war. Texas hanged a bunch of Unionists soon after declaring secession. There were whole counties that rebelled against the confederate government, ever heard of the “free state of Jones?” You need to read something other then what the sons of confederate veterans put out.