John Gillespie just posted the following,

"Grant and Sherman knew the only way to restore union was to subjugate the south. However unfortunate it was I think we are all the better for it as a United nation."

That raises a question I have often thought about; one which this board has addressed before, but with so many new posters, I thought I would raise it again to see what we might learn from the responses.

Is the United States a stronger nation TODAY for having fought and the CSA having lost the Civil War?

Please note the emphasis on TODAY.