There’s no doubt that the American Civil War remains a “hot-button” issue after more than 160 years. The war truly pitted brother against brother and tore the nation apart. Some of the wounds haven’t healed to this day, while others have been freshly reopened — so much so that many Confederate memorials have been removed across the country, while U.S. Army installations and even U.S. Navy vessels have been renamed.
Critics contend that those efforts are meant to wash away our nation’s history, and rather than bridging the divide some argue that it’s making things worse.
At the same time, our great nation has sadly never been more divided
