Civil War Fangs

Craft a tale set during the American Civil War where vampires agitate and escalate the conflict to ensure a steady flow of human victims.

Consider the role of vampires meddling in human affairs—do they take sides or find themselves unaffected by humanitarian concerns? Who discovers this twisted plot and tries to thwart it? How do they manage this while facing the harsh reality of war? This prompt prompts discussions of morality, deception, and what it means to be human in desperate times.