To the Editor:

I recently, and for the first time, visited Gettysburg, Pa., site of the most costly battle in U.S. history, where a combined 51,000 lives were lost during the Civil War. While learning the history of the battle, the war and the men who fought, I couldn’t shake the persistent feeling that our country today is also in the midst of a civil war.

We have Republicans against Democrats, moderates against progressives, Black Lives Matter against white supremacists, pro-choice advocates against abortion…

October 6, 2021