The Franco-Prussian War or the Italian wars of unification were roughly contemporaneous with the American Civil War, yet the former events are largely relegated to academic works, whereas the latter continues to create an unending flood of popular overviews, biographies and unit histories — with Abraham Lincoln being the most written-about figure in American history.

This is just ratings obsession

Our Civil War - way more popular. Franco- Prussian war they ask - never heard of it. But people can't stop talking about our Civil War. They love all the handsome civil war generals - the most handsome generals folks. The radical left marxist democrats want to tear down their statues. It's disgraceful. Disgraceful. Our Civil War was the best folks. You know Lincoln was a Republican. Not a lot of people know that - but he was a Republican. Democrats say we're racist, but Lincoln was a Republican. We freed the slaves - nobody thanks us for it. Very unfair.