[PapaBear3625]

The Civil War was pretty defined by states/regions. The current divide cannot really be defined by states.

The Civil War was a conventional war between the Northern half and the Southern half, characterized by formal, uniformed armies.

A new civil war between Right and Left will resemble an insurgency. It will be a war of ambush and assassination. It will not be pretty.

[ought-six]

“A new civil war between Right and Left will resemble an insurgency. It will be a war of ambush and assassination. It will not be pretty.”

True dat.

[grumpygresh]

Revolutionary wars. There are concentrations of partisans, but conflict is widespread throughout the country.
French: pockets of monarchists, republicans
Russian: reds and whites
U.S. : loyalists and revolutionaries.
Civil wars tend to be more regional.