Just what it says on the tin. with a POD no later than December 17th, 1819, make a three-sided American Civil War take place. Bonus points if you use 12/17/1829 as the POD.
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I don't have a POD, but just an idea: make New England grow at a rapid rate so that Boston rivals New York. Cue Third Great Awakening right in the 1850s. New England becomes the religious kooks of the Union while the Deep South looks at John Brown, prominent abolitionist with distrust. The Midwest, New York, and Pennsylvania are more or less trying to calm the fires.
1860, a northerner is elected President. The south is furious, secedes and forms the Confederacy. New England is more than happy to go to war, but starts enlisting black soldiers to fight. The Federal Government won't let the colored soldiers into battle. Cue secession of the Federation of New England.
This leads to a New England front, definite British involvement (sequel to the War of 1812, essentially), pitched naval battles between the Federation, the Union, and the Confederacy, perhaps a three-way Battle of Philadelphia featuring General Lee, General Grant, and General Brown.
I don't have a POD, but just an idea: make New England grow at a rapid rate so that Boston rivals New York. Cue Third Great Awakening right in the 1850s. New England becomes the religious kooks of the Union while the Deep South looks at John Brown, prominent abolitionist with distrust. The Midwest, New York, and Pennsylvania are more or less trying to calm the fires.
1860, a northerner is elected President. The south is furious, secedes and forms the Confederacy. New England is more than happy to go to war, but starts enlisting black soldiers to fight. The Federal Government won't let the colored soldiers into battle. Cue secession of the Federation of New England.
This leads to a New England front, definite British involvement (sequel to the War of 1812, essentially), pitched naval battles between the Federation, the Union, and the Confederacy, perhaps a three-way Battle of Philadelphia featuring General Lee, General Grant, and General Brown.
This is more or less OTL until New England suddenly secedes. What's going on here? New England secedes because the Federal government won't let blacks fight?
I don't see the logic in this one?
1. That would be cool, but I am not entirely sure how well they would do. I think the forces in the West alone would be sufficient to defeat them after mopping up the Confeds.Alternate ideas:
* Mormons (the obvious second bunch of secessionists)
* Texans/west Confeds double-secede against the Old Guard thinking in Richmond
* Clement Vallandigham leads the Copperheads to cause Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri to secede.
I definitely like that idea..........perhaps we can get Canada to intervene as well?{Or do you plan to keep Canada totally British until 1867 or something?}