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Union and Liberty: An American TL
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Just read most of this (skipped a few parts to do with the US), and I love it. The idea is great, and I love more Belgian colonies. Can't wait to see more of this one 
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I uploaded the battle animation again with the delay set to 2 seconds instead of 0.5. Should be easier to follow now.
Part Forty-One: Gaining Ground, the 1865 Campaigns
Time for another update.
Part Forty-One: Gaining Ground, the 1865 Campaigns
June Movements: While Seguin and Hancock chased after the Army of the Mississippi, the Union gained a slew of major successes in the east. Carlos Buell leading the Army of the Ohio and Joseph Hooker leading the Army of the Wabash recovered the remaining land in Kentucky that had been lost to the Confederacy in the previous years and quickly crossed into Tennessee. On the 11th of June, Buell entered into Greeneville and was accompanied by former president Andrew Johnson. Johnson's entrance into Greeneville was similar to a military parade and he received a warm welcome. They stayed in Greeneville for four days while the army rested and let Hooker's men catch up to them. Hooker and the Army of the Ohio[1] entered Tennessee on June 12th and defeated the Confederate Army of Georgia at Oneida just south of the border of Kentucky and Tennessee. As the Army of Georgia retreated east, it combined efforts with the Army of the Carolinas and in the Third Siege of Knoxville, finally had success in taking the city. The Confederates held Knoxville for only two weeks as the Army of the Wabash and the Army of the Ohio advanced from the north and southwest. From the 18th to the 26th the four armies fought around the city until the Confederates had been routed. The Final Battle of Knoxville is considered the decisive battle in the eastern theatre and Buell achieved great success for this and later campaigns in the war.
While Buell and Hooker were gaining ground in Tennessee, McClellan was mopping up the resistance in Virginia. McClellan and the Army of the Potomac went to Charlottesville on June 14th and Lynchburg on the 20th. While McClellan was handling a minor Confederate encampment in the Appalachians, the Confederate Atlantic squadron under James D. Bulloch[2] launched an attack on Fort Monroe and tried to break into Chesapeake Bay. The Union flotilla stationed at Norfolk, Virginia sallied out into the mouth of the bay but stayed back enough so that the Confederate ships would have to get in range of Fort Monroe as well as Fort Charles on the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. Bulloch brought the Confederate squadron into the bay where the Union forces fired on the ships from both land and sea. After hours of bombardment, Bulloch retreated his now battered squadron back down the coast. Using this opportunity, the Army of the Potomac crossed into North Carolina.
July Movements: From Knoxville, Buell and Hooker split up as they drove further into Confederate territory. Buell was set to go east from Knoxville and his Army of the Wabash entered North Carolina on July 5th and marched into Asheville four days later after a battle with the Army of the Carolinas in the outskirts of the town. The Army of the Wabash continued east into North Carolina for two weeks chasing the Army of the Carolinas and fighting two more battles with them in July. With the string of losses, the Army of the Carolinas was greatly demoralized and retreated east and north to Charlotte. Meanwhile, Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Ohio marched south from Knoxville toward Chattanooga. Hooker was set back at Sweetwater, Tennessee when the Army of Georgia briefly rallied against the Union but Hooker soon swung the Army of the Ohio south past Forrest, now commanding the Army of Georgia.
McClellan, meanwhile, continued into North Carolina. McClellan had learned that the Army of the Carolinas was headed northeast toward him, but he did not receive accurate information on the army's current location and its haggard condition. The Army of the Potomac set up fortifications on the north bank of the Roanoke River and waited for two weeks while no Confederate army showed up. Finally on July 19th, McClellan moved south and crossed the Roanoke River at Scotland Neck. The Army of the Potomac continued west toward the state capital of Raleigh.
August Movements: After the battle of Sweetwater, Joseph Hooker swung the Army of the Ohio around the Army of Georgia as Forrest led a cavalry corps ahead to warn the garrison in Chattanooga. Forrest readied the forts outside of the city in preparation for the attack. Hooker's army set up a camp a few miles east of Chattanooga on August 10th. As the siege drew on, the rest of the Army of Georgia reached Chattanooga and joined Forrest's defenses. After a drawn out battle, Forrest retreated beyond the Tennessee border and Hooker tooker Chattanooga where he remained for the rest of the month, fending off a counterattack by Forrest.
North Carolina was now only defended by Longstreet and the Army of the Carolinas, while both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Wabash were invading. On August 6th, McClellan at last realized that the Army of the Carolinas was nowhere in sight and crossed the Roanoke River. The army reached just east of Raleigh on the 18th of August when the Army of the Carolinas intercepted the Army of the Potomac. McClellan retreated somewhat to set up a defensive row of artillery, and as a result Longstreet gained a minor terrain advantage. However, when the fighting actually started, Longstreet made a major tactical mistake. He ordered a direct cavalry charge and his men were decimated by the Union cannons. The following attacks by the Army of the Carolinas and they were soon routed. In anger, Longstreet order his men to plunder Raleigh as they were retreating through the city. His men refused and were close to instigating a mutiny and were only stopped when Longstreet backed down. The Army of the Potomac entered Raleigh and Longstreet escorted the legislature out of the city. Buell, meanwhile took Charlotte and the Union Atlantic Squadron blockaded much of the coast, effectively neutralizing North Carolina's effectiveness for the Confederacy.
[1] General Grant is now Commanding General of the United States Army.
[2] James D. Bulloch, uncle of one Theodore Roosevelt.
Part Forty-One: Gaining Ground, the 1865 Campaigns
June Movements: While Seguin and Hancock chased after the Army of the Mississippi, the Union gained a slew of major successes in the east. Carlos Buell leading the Army of the Ohio and Joseph Hooker leading the Army of the Wabash recovered the remaining land in Kentucky that had been lost to the Confederacy in the previous years and quickly crossed into Tennessee. On the 11th of June, Buell entered into Greeneville and was accompanied by former president Andrew Johnson. Johnson's entrance into Greeneville was similar to a military parade and he received a warm welcome. They stayed in Greeneville for four days while the army rested and let Hooker's men catch up to them. Hooker and the Army of the Ohio[1] entered Tennessee on June 12th and defeated the Confederate Army of Georgia at Oneida just south of the border of Kentucky and Tennessee. As the Army of Georgia retreated east, it combined efforts with the Army of the Carolinas and in the Third Siege of Knoxville, finally had success in taking the city. The Confederates held Knoxville for only two weeks as the Army of the Wabash and the Army of the Ohio advanced from the north and southwest. From the 18th to the 26th the four armies fought around the city until the Confederates had been routed. The Final Battle of Knoxville is considered the decisive battle in the eastern theatre and Buell achieved great success for this and later campaigns in the war.
While Buell and Hooker were gaining ground in Tennessee, McClellan was mopping up the resistance in Virginia. McClellan and the Army of the Potomac went to Charlottesville on June 14th and Lynchburg on the 20th. While McClellan was handling a minor Confederate encampment in the Appalachians, the Confederate Atlantic squadron under James D. Bulloch[2] launched an attack on Fort Monroe and tried to break into Chesapeake Bay. The Union flotilla stationed at Norfolk, Virginia sallied out into the mouth of the bay but stayed back enough so that the Confederate ships would have to get in range of Fort Monroe as well as Fort Charles on the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. Bulloch brought the Confederate squadron into the bay where the Union forces fired on the ships from both land and sea. After hours of bombardment, Bulloch retreated his now battered squadron back down the coast. Using this opportunity, the Army of the Potomac crossed into North Carolina.
July Movements: From Knoxville, Buell and Hooker split up as they drove further into Confederate territory. Buell was set to go east from Knoxville and his Army of the Wabash entered North Carolina on July 5th and marched into Asheville four days later after a battle with the Army of the Carolinas in the outskirts of the town. The Army of the Wabash continued east into North Carolina for two weeks chasing the Army of the Carolinas and fighting two more battles with them in July. With the string of losses, the Army of the Carolinas was greatly demoralized and retreated east and north to Charlotte. Meanwhile, Joseph Hooker and the Army of the Ohio marched south from Knoxville toward Chattanooga. Hooker was set back at Sweetwater, Tennessee when the Army of Georgia briefly rallied against the Union but Hooker soon swung the Army of the Ohio south past Forrest, now commanding the Army of Georgia.
McClellan, meanwhile, continued into North Carolina. McClellan had learned that the Army of the Carolinas was headed northeast toward him, but he did not receive accurate information on the army's current location and its haggard condition. The Army of the Potomac set up fortifications on the north bank of the Roanoke River and waited for two weeks while no Confederate army showed up. Finally on July 19th, McClellan moved south and crossed the Roanoke River at Scotland Neck. The Army of the Potomac continued west toward the state capital of Raleigh.
August Movements: After the battle of Sweetwater, Joseph Hooker swung the Army of the Ohio around the Army of Georgia as Forrest led a cavalry corps ahead to warn the garrison in Chattanooga. Forrest readied the forts outside of the city in preparation for the attack. Hooker's army set up a camp a few miles east of Chattanooga on August 10th. As the siege drew on, the rest of the Army of Georgia reached Chattanooga and joined Forrest's defenses. After a drawn out battle, Forrest retreated beyond the Tennessee border and Hooker tooker Chattanooga where he remained for the rest of the month, fending off a counterattack by Forrest.
North Carolina was now only defended by Longstreet and the Army of the Carolinas, while both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Wabash were invading. On August 6th, McClellan at last realized that the Army of the Carolinas was nowhere in sight and crossed the Roanoke River. The army reached just east of Raleigh on the 18th of August when the Army of the Carolinas intercepted the Army of the Potomac. McClellan retreated somewhat to set up a defensive row of artillery, and as a result Longstreet gained a minor terrain advantage. However, when the fighting actually started, Longstreet made a major tactical mistake. He ordered a direct cavalry charge and his men were decimated by the Union cannons. The following attacks by the Army of the Carolinas and they were soon routed. In anger, Longstreet order his men to plunder Raleigh as they were retreating through the city. His men refused and were close to instigating a mutiny and were only stopped when Longstreet backed down. The Army of the Potomac entered Raleigh and Longstreet escorted the legislature out of the city. Buell, meanwhile took Charlotte and the Union Atlantic Squadron blockaded much of the coast, effectively neutralizing North Carolina's effectiveness for the Confederacy.
[1] General Grant is now Commanding General of the United States Army.
[2] James D. Bulloch, uncle of one Theodore Roosevelt.
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Yep, the Union is gaining a lot of important ground this year. The CSA looks like it'll be on its last legs soon.
When Fremont became president, he made Grant the Commanding General.very nice update,
How did Grant get to be head general?
Also, don't forget to vote in the Turtledove New 19th Century Runoff. The vote ends on March 5.
And now I've got the map done. It includes some of the stuff I'm going to talk about in the next update. The blue lines in the ocean are Union blockades.
That's a rebellion, not a blockade.So there's a blockade in the middle of Jackson, how do they resupply there?
Yep. Although how loyal even those areas are shall remain to be seen.
My guess is that Louisiana, and North Carolina will go out first from here. Jackson (and possibly Cuba) will rebel against the CSA and join the Union promptly form there.
Not sure what happened will happen to Veracruz.
Chickasaw will probably cease to exist, since apparently Ozarks didn't survive.(Although Ozarks didn't formally secede).
As in OTL the deep south will go out last. And there probably will be an analogous to the burning of Atlanta at some point.
It is likely that the CSA will not survive to see its next elections and even in that case it is likely someone willing to surrender will be elected.
Now I am really looking forward to see what happens after the war with Fremont in the White House. The new states.
And Further expansion and the US relationship with California I hope will be topics to discuss then ( I am still in favor to keep at least California partially independent). But expansion into Mormon Manitoba might be interesting.
Anyway as always great map and brilliant update.
Not sure what happened will happen to Veracruz.
Chickasaw will probably cease to exist, since apparently Ozarks didn't survive.(Although Ozarks didn't formally secede).
As in OTL the deep south will go out last. And there probably will be an analogous to the burning of Atlanta at some point.
It is likely that the CSA will not survive to see its next elections and even in that case it is likely someone willing to surrender will be elected.
Now I am really looking forward to see what happens after the war with Fremont in the White House. The new states.
And Further expansion and the US relationship with California I hope will be topics to discuss then ( I am still in favor to keep at least California partially independent). But expansion into Mormon Manitoba might be interesting.
Anyway as always great map and brilliant update.
Part Forty-Two: Taking the Mississippi
Well, didn't get as much in this update as I thought I would, but yay naval battle stuff!
Part Forty-Two: Taking the Mississippi
After Vicksburg:
With Calhoun and Arkansaw part of the Union once again, Seguín and Hancock were able to focus on the rest of the Mississippi River and gaining ground in what was considered the heart of the Confederacy. The thee prime ports on the lower Mississippi that remained in Confederate control were Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans. Hancock and the Army of the Missouri focused on sieging Vicksburg first. Once Seguín and the First Texas Corps were free, Seguín joined in in the siege. Hancock had set up on the east bank of the Mississippi blocking the major rail and road routes to the east, while he First Texas Corps took up camp on the west bank of the river. Amazingly, the city lasted for almost another month after the arrival of Seguín before it fell. However, because it held out so long, the city took extensive damage from artillery during the siege and after the end of the war lost much of its economic and strategic importance.
From Vicksburg, Hancock went south along the Mississippi while Seguín want north. Seguín and the First Texas Corps marched upriver on the left bank for the next month and crossed the river once they neared Memphis. Memphis with its meager garrison was captured on September 27th. Seguín spent most of October securing the fortresses built along the east bank of the Mississippi in Tennessee and defending Memphis from raids by what was left of Bragg's army. As Hancock was moving south, the Union Gulf Squadron began a blockade off the coast of Louisiana, specifically focusing on the mouth of the Mississippi. Hancock reached Baton Rouge in early October and fought the remaining forces being led by Forrest that had not been sent north to garrison Chickasaw. Forrest's men quickly lost the battle and the remains of the Army of Mississippi ran to New Orleans to warn the city of Hancock's imminent arrival. Federal officials stopped production at the New Orleans Mint and moved all the processed gold and silver coinage into Mississippi via rail. Forrest and the Army of the Mississippi were determined to hold up Hancock as long as possible before he reached New Orleans, but he didn't foresee the move made by the Gulf Squadron on October 5th.
The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain:
By October, with the success of the Jackson Rebellion, the only major Gulf ports that had not fallen to the Union were New Orleans and Mobile, and the members of the Jackson Rebellion were soon to take the latter. Admiral David Farragut, who was in charge of the Union Gulf Squadron for the majority of the war, decided to force the squadron into Lake Pontchartrain and speed up the taking of the city after Forrest's plans became known. Farragut ordered the squadron past Smugglers' Cove and entered Lake Borgne. The two natural waterways into Lake Pontchartrain, Chef Menteur Pass and the Rigolets. Farragut opted for the Gulf Squadron to go through the Rigolets because, while better protected, the strait was also deeper on average. The squadron sailed into Lake Pontchartrain despite being bombarded by cannons at Fort Pike, and encountered Gustavus T. Beauregard and the Confederate Mississippi Squadron.
The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain began on the 5th of October. Beauregard had positioned the Mississippi Squadron in a position ideal to intercept Farragut's ships as they entered from the Rigolets and had also set a field of torpedos on the north side of the lake. Beauregard's squadron had been deeply hurt since the Confluence Campaign and in the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain contained only one ironclad, the CSS Chickasaw. Farragut, meanwhile, had three ironclads; the USS Tecumseh, the USS Manhattan, and the USS Tennessee. The USS Tecumseh led the way into the lake with the USS Brooklyn, the flagship of the squadron and the sihp that Farragut was on during the battle. As the Tecumseh entered the lake, it was forced to run close to the right edge of the lake by the Mississippi Squadron, and while turning left toward the Chickasaw, struck one of the torpedos and soon sank. At this, the Brooklyn slowed as its captain had been given orders to avoid the torpedos. The captain went to consult Farragut, who responded with his now famous utterance, "Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!"[1]. Miraculously, the Brooklyn did not strike any torpedos as the Tecumseh had. The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain lasted for two weeks and ended with a decisive victory for Farragut, and the capture of New Orleans with the arrival of the Army of Missouri.
[1]The incident leading to Farragut's famous quote is taken from the incident that occurred during the Battle of Mobile Bay in OTL that made Farragut say it.
Part Forty-Two: Taking the Mississippi
After Vicksburg:
With Calhoun and Arkansaw part of the Union once again, Seguín and Hancock were able to focus on the rest of the Mississippi River and gaining ground in what was considered the heart of the Confederacy. The thee prime ports on the lower Mississippi that remained in Confederate control were Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans. Hancock and the Army of the Missouri focused on sieging Vicksburg first. Once Seguín and the First Texas Corps were free, Seguín joined in in the siege. Hancock had set up on the east bank of the Mississippi blocking the major rail and road routes to the east, while he First Texas Corps took up camp on the west bank of the river. Amazingly, the city lasted for almost another month after the arrival of Seguín before it fell. However, because it held out so long, the city took extensive damage from artillery during the siege and after the end of the war lost much of its economic and strategic importance.
From Vicksburg, Hancock went south along the Mississippi while Seguín want north. Seguín and the First Texas Corps marched upriver on the left bank for the next month and crossed the river once they neared Memphis. Memphis with its meager garrison was captured on September 27th. Seguín spent most of October securing the fortresses built along the east bank of the Mississippi in Tennessee and defending Memphis from raids by what was left of Bragg's army. As Hancock was moving south, the Union Gulf Squadron began a blockade off the coast of Louisiana, specifically focusing on the mouth of the Mississippi. Hancock reached Baton Rouge in early October and fought the remaining forces being led by Forrest that had not been sent north to garrison Chickasaw. Forrest's men quickly lost the battle and the remains of the Army of Mississippi ran to New Orleans to warn the city of Hancock's imminent arrival. Federal officials stopped production at the New Orleans Mint and moved all the processed gold and silver coinage into Mississippi via rail. Forrest and the Army of the Mississippi were determined to hold up Hancock as long as possible before he reached New Orleans, but he didn't foresee the move made by the Gulf Squadron on October 5th.
The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain:
By October, with the success of the Jackson Rebellion, the only major Gulf ports that had not fallen to the Union were New Orleans and Mobile, and the members of the Jackson Rebellion were soon to take the latter. Admiral David Farragut, who was in charge of the Union Gulf Squadron for the majority of the war, decided to force the squadron into Lake Pontchartrain and speed up the taking of the city after Forrest's plans became known. Farragut ordered the squadron past Smugglers' Cove and entered Lake Borgne. The two natural waterways into Lake Pontchartrain, Chef Menteur Pass and the Rigolets. Farragut opted for the Gulf Squadron to go through the Rigolets because, while better protected, the strait was also deeper on average. The squadron sailed into Lake Pontchartrain despite being bombarded by cannons at Fort Pike, and encountered Gustavus T. Beauregard and the Confederate Mississippi Squadron.
The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain began on the 5th of October. Beauregard had positioned the Mississippi Squadron in a position ideal to intercept Farragut's ships as they entered from the Rigolets and had also set a field of torpedos on the north side of the lake. Beauregard's squadron had been deeply hurt since the Confluence Campaign and in the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain contained only one ironclad, the CSS Chickasaw. Farragut, meanwhile, had three ironclads; the USS Tecumseh, the USS Manhattan, and the USS Tennessee. The USS Tecumseh led the way into the lake with the USS Brooklyn, the flagship of the squadron and the sihp that Farragut was on during the battle. As the Tecumseh entered the lake, it was forced to run close to the right edge of the lake by the Mississippi Squadron, and while turning left toward the Chickasaw, struck one of the torpedos and soon sank. At this, the Brooklyn slowed as its captain had been given orders to avoid the torpedos. The captain went to consult Farragut, who responded with his now famous utterance, "Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!"[1]. Miraculously, the Brooklyn did not strike any torpedos as the Tecumseh had. The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain lasted for two weeks and ended with a decisive victory for Farragut, and the capture of New Orleans with the arrival of the Army of Missouri.
[1]The incident leading to Farragut's famous quote is taken from the incident that occurred during the Battle of Mobile Bay in OTL that made Farragut say it.
That will be explained in more detail in another update, but essentially Jefferson Davis is trying to cut and run.
From the update I just posted, Louisiana is indeed going down quickly. North Carolina is probably soon to follow as well. Not sure how Cuba is going to feel about a rebellion. On the one hand, you have wealthy Spanish slaveowners who want to keep the status quo and the state's plantation economy running smoothly. On the other hand, you have the pragmatism that the CSA is certainly not going to last much longer, and siding with the US now will likely spare the state from military occupation.
Still not sure if Chickasaw is going to exist after the war, would be fun to have it remain a state but I don't think a Republican Congress would want a state formed out of treason to be legitimized. I still need to do some research to see how TTL's version of Reconstruction is going to go.
I'm not entirely sure.
Canada's mostly humming along with the Brits watching the war amusedly. The Mormons in Manitoba are growing in population, Gaelic is one of the largest if not the largest spoken language in British North America (IIRC this was true in OTL as well), and the Yukon or Alaska are due for a gold rush in the next few decades.- Status