What a waste of digital bytes in writing this.
That war was very similar to today. That is, two sides could not get along. There were many reasons for that war but, of course, slavery gets the wrap for the whole thing — which is, of course, fake news.
The book Albion’s Seed (http://bit.ly/2Ir3J3M) explains the social and “lifeway” divide that existed in this country which traced its roots back to the mother country. They did not get along in the mother country and, for the most part, they brought it here when they arrived on these shores 400 years ago.
That divide was with us and building up to 1861. And, it did not end in 1865, either.
This is what it is.
Exactly. The Puritans were the Roundheads in English Civil War and yes, there definitely was some back and forth between New England and England at the time.
While the parallel is not 100%, the Cavaliers were much more aligned with Virginia....its not coincidence they named UVA’s mascot the Cavaliers. My own direct namebearing ancestor 11 generations ago landed in the Jamestown settlement in 1649 the year they chopped King Charles’ head off. Lots of others with Cavalier sympathies found their way to Virginia as well.