I didn't really follow the long discussion thread y'all were having. I just dislike Civil War revisionism and interjected with a correction.

For me, the British Empire's battle against the Atlantic Slave trade is a worthier example of Western (and especially Anglo) abolition efforts than your example of the American Civil War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_Africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa_Squadron