I totally agree. Such a horrible, horrible war--and yet many of us have almost a romance with that period in our history. I suspect Gone with the Wind has a lot to do with that romance.
I tried to do some research on Kentucky during the war. My dad's grandfather was a preacher who was captured. But because he was a preacher they let him go. He spent the war going back and forth across the line, preaching to both sides. There was a spring on my grandfather's farm that was supposed to having healing powers. Both sides took injured troops there to heal. My mom's grandfather was supposedly a confederate general. Dad said anybody who owned his own horse was made a general. But all these people knew each other and their lives were intertwined so.
The line went right smack through Kentucky. If you run into any interesting KY info, please make sure you ping me.
Will do!