A Confederate Reality

= The Aftermath of Gettysburg =

1863
= The Rise of a New Nation = As the Confederacy emerges victorious it must build its nation while the United States must try to sustain and rebuild its.
 * Moral drops low for Union troops while the Confederate Army marches its way toward Philadelphia and Baltimore/Washington.
 * In Europe the British recognize the CSA after their victory at Gettysburg and immediately declare war on the Union and have ships and troops heading toward America. France remains neutral while secretly recognizing the Confederacy.
 * The Union struggles to win as the CS begins to surround Philadelphia and comes even closer to Baltimore and DC. Meanwhile the British begin to blockade the US and launch troops into Michigan and New England.
 * As the Battle of Philadelphia is well under way, the Battle of Baltimore is just beginning and the British are reportedly bombarding the city from the Chesapeake. As for the US government they are hoping for a miracle and if one doesn't come soon they just might give up.
 * In Detroit, Michigan the British march right on through but when the Brits reach Lansing they meet fierce resistance. In New England the Brits are stopped quickly but they are gaining fast on the Americans by attempting an attack into Buffalo. Meanwhile in Philadelphia and Baltimore, the war is decided as the Union surrenders after humiliating defeats at both.
 * In December peace negotiations begin that will last into the new year but the war itself is over though minor fighting continues.

1864

 * The peace conference between the Confederacy and US is very heated and the UK tries to keep it a peace conference. The Confederacy and the UK are asking a lot but the problem is the US doesn't want to give up too much.
 * The Confederacy wants control over West Virginia, Kentucky, the Indian Territory, New Mexico Territory and Arizona Territory. They also want control of the Mississippi and demand reparations for the damages done by the Union Army.
 * The UK wants Michigan and Maine as a reward for defeating the Union.
 * The US agrees to give up the territories and Mississippi to the CSA but reparations and the territory the UK wants is undecided.
 * Weeks go by as the US debates with the CS and UK and eventually reaches an agreement where the UK and CS would receive minor reparations over twenty-five years. The US is weakened but is not destroyed.
 * Along with the treaty the US agrees to stricter fugitive slave laws but still bans slavery in the Union. Meanwhile the Federal government gains much more power as fears grow that another civil war could occur soon.
 * While all this is happening the Radical Republicans are working on how to get Lincoln out and more strong-willed candidate in. The want for a stronger federal government leads to an increase in the support of socialism. Running against Lincoln is Fremont from California and he is expected to be the clear winner over Lincoln.
 * As the US has an election campaign the CS is holding a Constitutional Convention to form a new government but for now all executive branch officials will hold office until 1868 in both the states and the federal government. Surprisingly it is expected that the Confederacy will adopt a strong federal government since they know what could happen if the government is too weak but while not completely abolishing state's rights.
 * In the US Presidential Election, Fremont wins in a landslide with John Cochrane as VP.

1865

 * The CS Constitutional Convention ends as amendments are made and the Supreme Law of the Land is decided. The feds are surprisingly given much more power than anticipated but the states still control what goes on in the inside of the state (for example: the Federal government cannot interfere with how the states deal with minorities and slavery) but basically the Feds control everything from taxes to the army. In the US, Fremont is inaugurated as president and a new government takes hold in the United States.

= See Also =

CS Constitution List of Nations (The Two Americas) Outline of Timeline US Amendments (1864-Present)