The Civil War did not in fact happen. This in fact was a ploy by Lincoln and the U.S. government to prevent secession by describing a fictional situation where such an action by the states failed. There is no evidence it happened and the photos of battles were staged for the cameras.
Well, if you can provide evidence of this, I'll believe you. But seeing as there is none, and all the witnesses are dead. I will now resume life.
Well no, I was actually waiting for midgardsun to step in and continue the argument for me, but I think he's away attending the 23rd annual Holocaust/Moon landings/9-11/Pearl Harbor/Climate change/Ozone Layer Hoax Conference.