Brother Against Brother
"Brother against brother" is a slogan used in histories of the American Civil War, describing the predicament faced in families (primarily, but not exclusively, residents of border states) in which 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.
The term Brother Against Brother is also the name of a popular rules set for miniature wargaming recreations of Civil War skirmishes.
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Famous quotes containing the words Brother Against Brother and/or brother:
“Many of our German friends before the war would come as our guest to hunt wild pig. I refused to invite Goering. I could not tolerate his killing a wild pig— seemed too much like brother against brother.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz, U.S. director, screenwriter. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Countess (Danielle Darrieux)
“Not my brother or my sister, but it’s me, O Lord,
standin’ in the need of prayer:”
—African-American hymn-writer. “Standing in the Need of Prayer,” l. 3-4.