This is what Civil War in America will Look Like

[General Geoff]

Trade sanctions would be the least of our worries during a civil war.

[Strapped]

I say so be it......

[1861]

The war was not a civil war . Civil war is one faction trying to overthrow and replace the sitting government . The confederacy never tried or wanted that . They just wanted left along .

[General Geoff]

The war was not a civil war . Civil war is one faction trying to overthrow and replace the sitting government . The confederacy never tried or wanted that . They just wanted left along .

But the North wanted to overthrow and replace the South's government, rejoining them to the Union. I'd consider that a pretty textbook definition of a civil war.

[buster2209]

Originally Posted by 1861

The war was not a civil war. Civil war is one faction trying to overthrow and replace the sitting government. The confederacy never tried or wanted that. They just wanted left along .

Yeah, I agree. It was secessionary war, but, according to wikipedia;

A civil war is a war between organized groups within a single nation state, or, less commonly, between two nations created from a formerly-united nation state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the nation or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. It is high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption of large resources.

However, further in the article it states;

James Fearon, a scholar of civil wars at Stanford University, defines a civil war as "a violent conflict within a country fought by organized groups that aim to take power at the center or in a region, or to change government policies"

which makes no mention to achieve independence.

I couldn't find an article on "secessionary war".....

Originally Posted by General Geoff

But the North wanted to overthrow and replace the South's government, rejoining them to the Union. I'd consider that a pretty textbook definition of a civil war.

From the north point of view. The south just wanted to secede and had no intention of overthrowing the Fed Government

[1861]

Originally Posted by General Geoff

But the North wanted to overthrow and replace the South's government, rejoining them to the Union. I'd consider that a pretty textbook definition of a civil war.

Yep , you got me there . I guess for Lincoln it was a civil war , or war of Northern aggression .

[fingers80002]

Originally Posted by buster2209

Yeah, I agree. It was secessionary war, but, according to wikipedia;



However, further in the article it states;



which makes no mention to achieve independence.

I couldn't find an article on "secessionary war".....

Wikipedia holds about as much weight, as the current Admin. in DC.....

[buster2209]

Originally Posted by fingers80002

Wikipedia holds about as much weight, as the current Admin. in DC.....

Excellent rebuttal.....

[General Geoff]

From the north point of view. The south just wanted to secede and had no intention of overthrowing the Fed Government

History is written by the victors...

[GunLawyer001]

If any State tried to secede, the Feds would arrest every State politician who favored secession, throw them in jail, and replace them with acceptable pro-Federal politicians.

It wouldn't come to federal troops firing upon Pa NG troops, because the people who would give the orders to the national Guard would all be in jail. The US Constitution allows for the suspension of the writ of habeus corpus in case of insurrection; Abe Lincoln made use of that to throw his political opponents in jail. It means that the President can arrest anyone and hold them indefinitely without trial or counsel or communication with the outside world. In other countries, we'd call them "hostages". Here, I expect they'd call them "rebels" or "insurgents" under the "domestic contingency operation".