American Border Wars

American Border Wars was the term referring to a series of armed conflicts and border disputes between U.S towns from the 1840s to the 1890s (turmoil in some areas continued into the 1910s). The high rate of separatism and violent crime from local militias and gangs prompted involvement from the United States Army. Some of these conflicts escalated into full-blown skirmishes, particularly in the midwest. As much of the Union's military forces were fighting conflicts in other areas of world, most government interference was done by law enforcement and loyalist militias. A number of small unrecognized sovereign states briefly rose during the Border Wars, the most notable being the the Dakota Republic, the Republic of Ambarino, the Republic of Lemoyne, the Republic of New Austin, and the Commonwealth of West Elizabeth. West Elizabeth was the last of these separatist states to be pacified by the U.S military in 1904.