Here's a thread for people who want to discuss the Civil War/War Between the States/War of Northern Aggression. A starter:

Gettysburg Part of America's Soul. Excerpt:

As our country becomes more diluted by societal and cultural influences, Gettysburg holds onto its value. It remains embedded in our national memory. Perhaps that is so because it is much easier to understand the whole war in one word — Gettysburg.


More likely it is because, like America itself, this is a place worthy of being preserved.