Brother against brother

"Brother against brother" is a phrase used in histories of the American Civil War, describing the predicament faced in families (primarily, but not exclusively, residents of border states) in which their loyalties and military service were divided between the Union and the Confederacy.

There are a number of stories of brothers fighting in the same battles on opposite sides, or even of brothers killing brothers over the issues.

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