This is Angela Odell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.

A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical world view perspective.

Welcome to an adventure.

Welcome to episode 51 of real cool history for kids.

This episode is for Gabe Pratt because he's one of the coolest kids I know.

Hey Gabe, this one's for you.

The American Civil War, one of the most pivotal events in our nation's history, was also

one of the most horrific wars in our history.

While all wars are extremely unpleasant, the Civil War was especially bad because it

was fought inside of our country.

Brother against brother, friend against friend, the Civil War was anything but civil.

You may have listened to the previous episodes where I told you stories about the Civil

War.

We've learned about Abraham Lincoln, the President during that time.

We learned about his assassination and the people who were responsible for that atrocity.

We've learned the stories of the young boys who fought in the war, as well as the stories

of several young women who pretended to be men in order to fight in the Civil War.

When we think of wars, we might think about the causes of the war.

We may imagine two opposing sides lining up to fight each other.

We might think about each side's uniforms, how they were different from each other, or

maybe we think about the weapons they used.

All of these elements of a war are important, but they aren't everything to think about.

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