United Republic of Virginia (13 Fallen Stars)

The United Republic of Virginia (U.R.V.) was a proclaimed government during the and was in existence between 1861 until 1863. The URV was proclaimed in February 1861 with the consolidation of several Virginian counties who were opposed to the election of in the 1860 presidential election. These counties adopted a new constitution and proclaimed themselves the rightful government for Virginia.

Among the main justifications for the United Virginian Republic was the preservation of within the nation, which was sparked after the election of known anti-slavery senator Abraham Lincoln. Another justification of the URV was the adoption of a federation over a centralized state. At the time, regionalism was becoming a question among Virginians, and given the scattered pockets of counties which opposed Lincoln, a federation became ideal in theory. Aside from the formation of three "state governments," the short existence of the URV failed to put this into any workable practice.