ok i figured i would start a new thread for this, here is what i have so far, feel free to critique it, i'll post more later as i have it
1853-Gadsden Purchase: Gadsden Purchase encompasses all of the purposed treaty, with the US giving Mexico $30 million dollars for the land which includes Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas as well as all of the Baja California peninsula, this is not popular at all in Mexico which had shown an raise in national unity since the end of the Mexican-American War 5 years earlier. This is the last straw for Santa Anna, the people revolt, resulting in Santa Anna being removed from power, though he escapes and flees to Cuba with about $10 million.
The Gadsden Purchase sends shockwaves through the US, as the issue of free vs. slave states becomes more of an issue
Dec 20, 1860 Secession: South Carolina secedes from the Union as OTL followed by Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina.
Dec 1860-April 1861: the Fort Sumter siege goes as OTL April 4th when Lincoln learns that the Fort isn’t as well supplied as was thought, so in an attempt to lessen tensions with the seceded states, Lincoln orders that Fort Sumter be abandoned and sends a Naval ship to take the men and munitions from the fort. Lincoln informs Gov. Pickens of what he plans to do. The Confederate cabinet agrees to only attack “if that loony Lincoln attacks us first” During the pull out a unknown Confederate gets antsy and fires at the retreating Union Soldiers, fatally injuring one of the men standing guard. Due to the clam head of Major Robert Anderson, all of the rest of the soldiers are quickly moved aboard ship.
June 1861- Dec 1862 War of Southern Secession: All 11 of the Seceding states plus three of the new Mexican territories, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, wins their independence with help from Britain and France. Very little in real land battles were fought except in the west where the CSA was pushed out of Arizona and Chihuahua Territories. This is mainly due to both the North and the South trying not to anger Virginia who is neutral during the war. Virginia’s secession referendum doesn’t pass as in OTL due to no Battle of Fort Sumter; the siege was seen as an act of hostility on the Southerners part due to the fact that a rogue Confederate killed a Union soldier. Virginia’s neutrality hinged largely on not having armies from either side on their soil, while men enlist on both sides during the war, it is looked down upon.
Most of the major Battles are fought in Kentucky and Tennessee with the South pushing up through Kentucky from August of 1861 and then being pushed back to Tennessee by spring of 1862. While they battled it out in the West, the Union army was devising an unlikely plan that, if successful would let Union Troops march all the way to Montgomery. The plan called for a pincher move with the landing for 40,000 troops on the Mobile, Alabama and to move Troops through Kentucky and Tennessee, then to march to Montgomery, effectively cutting the CSA in Half and taking the Capital. Lincoln asked the only man he wanted to lead the troops, Robert E. Lee, but he refused stating “My State is neutral, and so am I.” This leaves Lincoln in a bind, Winfield Scot is to old, his next best Generals are from Virginia and if Lee won’t fight, he’s sure that they wont either, plus he doesn’t have any confidence in any of the Generals that aren’t from Virginia. The only other man that Lincoln could find was Major Gen. George B. McClellan who was capable and well organized.
Unfortunately for the Union, the campaign was an under disaster. On April 7, 1862 Troops in the north are soundly defeated at the Battle of Shiloh. Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of Kentucky was defeated when Albert Sidney Johnston and PGT Beauregard attack with Grant in a position similar to OTL. During the battle Grant is mortally wounded (falling off the horse is butterflied away) while leading a Charge into Johnston’s Flank. Sherman takes over and orders a retreat on April 9th after 2 days of intense fighting and Losing over 20,000 men. Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio showed up too late to be of any help.
April 6: Union Troops of the Army of the Potomac land at Mobile at the Battle of Mobile Bay, one of the few major victories of the War for the North, lasts until April 8 when the city is finally taken. Unfortunately McClellan loses a quarter of his men. With only the Army of the Potomac to lead the way to Montgomery and no Army coming from the North, the pincher move is unable to work. Though a second Army is being formed to compliment the move, it isn’t ready in time and the Confederacy is able to focus its weight on the Army of the Potomac. With the momentum on their side McClellan starts his campaign toward Montgomery, unaware that his Northern counterpart has been destroyed and will not have any support until later when it’s too late.
1853-Gadsden Purchase: Gadsden Purchase encompasses all of the purposed treaty, with the US giving Mexico $30 million dollars for the land which includes Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas as well as all of the Baja California peninsula, this is not popular at all in Mexico which had shown an raise in national unity since the end of the Mexican-American War 5 years earlier. This is the last straw for Santa Anna, the people revolt, resulting in Santa Anna being removed from power, though he escapes and flees to Cuba with about $10 million.
The Gadsden Purchase sends shockwaves through the US, as the issue of free vs. slave states becomes more of an issue
Dec 20, 1860 Secession: South Carolina secedes from the Union as OTL followed by Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina.
Dec 1860-April 1861: the Fort Sumter siege goes as OTL April 4th when Lincoln learns that the Fort isn’t as well supplied as was thought, so in an attempt to lessen tensions with the seceded states, Lincoln orders that Fort Sumter be abandoned and sends a Naval ship to take the men and munitions from the fort. Lincoln informs Gov. Pickens of what he plans to do. The Confederate cabinet agrees to only attack “if that loony Lincoln attacks us first” During the pull out a unknown Confederate gets antsy and fires at the retreating Union Soldiers, fatally injuring one of the men standing guard. Due to the clam head of Major Robert Anderson, all of the rest of the soldiers are quickly moved aboard ship.
June 1861- Dec 1862 War of Southern Secession: All 11 of the Seceding states plus three of the new Mexican territories, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, wins their independence with help from Britain and France. Very little in real land battles were fought except in the west where the CSA was pushed out of Arizona and Chihuahua Territories. This is mainly due to both the North and the South trying not to anger Virginia who is neutral during the war. Virginia’s secession referendum doesn’t pass as in OTL due to no Battle of Fort Sumter; the siege was seen as an act of hostility on the Southerners part due to the fact that a rogue Confederate killed a Union soldier. Virginia’s neutrality hinged largely on not having armies from either side on their soil, while men enlist on both sides during the war, it is looked down upon.
Most of the major Battles are fought in Kentucky and Tennessee with the South pushing up through Kentucky from August of 1861 and then being pushed back to Tennessee by spring of 1862. While they battled it out in the West, the Union army was devising an unlikely plan that, if successful would let Union Troops march all the way to Montgomery. The plan called for a pincher move with the landing for 40,000 troops on the Mobile, Alabama and to move Troops through Kentucky and Tennessee, then to march to Montgomery, effectively cutting the CSA in Half and taking the Capital. Lincoln asked the only man he wanted to lead the troops, Robert E. Lee, but he refused stating “My State is neutral, and so am I.” This leaves Lincoln in a bind, Winfield Scot is to old, his next best Generals are from Virginia and if Lee won’t fight, he’s sure that they wont either, plus he doesn’t have any confidence in any of the Generals that aren’t from Virginia. The only other man that Lincoln could find was Major Gen. George B. McClellan who was capable and well organized.
Unfortunately for the Union, the campaign was an under disaster. On April 7, 1862 Troops in the north are soundly defeated at the Battle of Shiloh. Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of Kentucky was defeated when Albert Sidney Johnston and PGT Beauregard attack with Grant in a position similar to OTL. During the battle Grant is mortally wounded (falling off the horse is butterflied away) while leading a Charge into Johnston’s Flank. Sherman takes over and orders a retreat on April 9th after 2 days of intense fighting and Losing over 20,000 men. Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio showed up too late to be of any help.
April 6: Union Troops of the Army of the Potomac land at Mobile at the Battle of Mobile Bay, one of the few major victories of the War for the North, lasts until April 8 when the city is finally taken. Unfortunately McClellan loses a quarter of his men. With only the Army of the Potomac to lead the way to Montgomery and no Army coming from the North, the pincher move is unable to work. Though a second Army is being formed to compliment the move, it isn’t ready in time and the Confederacy is able to focus its weight on the Army of the Potomac. With the momentum on their side McClellan starts his campaign toward Montgomery, unaware that his Northern counterpart has been destroyed and will not have any support until later when it’s too late.
