Umm your grasp of American History sucks worse than your European history if you think that is ALL the U.S. Civil War was about.
My friend, there was no need for the last word of your post. His own post was thunderous in that regard.
The War Between The States was going to happen, sooner or later, as we all know. Lincoln's election was the spark.
And to think that my most vexing personal question lately has been over one of the minor battles in the War of Spanish Succession. Damn, I need to win the lottery so I can afford to quit work, and live in Germany the rest of my life...buy a house in Traben-Trarbach, and spend my time researching historical sites from Trier to Koblenz.
I suppose it would help if I bought a ticket or two every now and then...