"The Civil War was an avoidable tragedy" was standard U.S. history - not just in the South - for many years. Not surprising many older Americans still see it that way. Discussed the issue in more depth here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/11/john-kelly-civil-war-debate-tim-kaine-america-slavery/ … https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1121779042850693125 …
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I think it hugely oversimplifies the historiography to paint this as solely due to Lost Cause historians. Many in the North & West, during & long after the war, saw "tragedy of brother against brother" as a compelling narrative.
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I covered a lot of that in my column, linked above. I agree that the old way of viewing the war was wrong, but I reject the effort to paint everything that happened between 1776 & 1861 solely through the lens of 2019.
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