ABSTRACT
When Americans think of civil war they think of the pitched battles of the US Civil War, such as Antietam or Bull Run, that were fought by regular militaries with distinguishable sides, mostly wearing uniforms, fighting in lines with massive casualties on both sides but generally limited civilian targeting. The goal of the conflict was secession and the war was fought until one side completely vanquished the other. While each side committed atrocities against the other, sexual violence, terrorism, and genocide did not figure prominently into the conflict.
