This was originally going to be one giant episode to finish off the series, but then it grew into TOO giant of an episode, so I decided to divide it in order to conquer it.Here's the beginning of the end of the Not-So-Civil War series.Join CJ as he discusses:The costs of the war in death & destructionChanges wrought by the warThe fate of the veterans in the decades following the warSupport the Dangerous History Podcast via PatreonCJ’s DHP Amazon Wish ListOther ways to support the showThe Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster.Internal LinksEp. 0167: Endgame: The Not-So-Civil War Part 13Ep. 0166: Suppressing Dissent, Reinforcing Belief: The Not-So-Civil War Part 12Ep. 0161: “Disregarding the Laws of God & Man”: The Not-So-Civil War Part 11Ep. 0157: “I was killed”: The Not-So-Civil War Part 10Ep. 0147: The Sparring of the Amateur Boxer: The Not-So-Civil War Part 9Ep. 0146: The Grunt’s-Eye Perspective: The Not-So-Civil War Part 8Ep. 0139: Gettysburg: The Not-So-Civil War Part 7Ep. 0137: Gibraltar of the Confederacy: The Not-So-Civil War Part 6Ep. 0135: More Valor, Less Judgment: The Not-So-Civil War Part 5Ep. 0134: Battle Cry of Freedomishness: The Not-So-Civil War Part 4Ep. 0133: Crisis & Leviathans: The Not-So-Civil War Part 3Ep. 0132: Upping the Ante: The Not-So-Civil War Part 2Ep. 0131: Opening Gambits: The Not-So-Civil War Part 1Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The End of Chattel SlaveryExternal LinksRecounting the Dead, by J. David Hacker (2011 NYT piece about how the body count of the Civil War might be significantly higher than previously believed.)The Unending Civil War of Ambrose Bierce (an excellent episode of the Inward Empire podcast)Voting for Losing Political Candidates Lowers Men's TestosteroneLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices