IOTL Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland and the Western counties of Virginia (who ironically were attempting to breakaway from Va. and form a Pro-Union "West Virginia" state) all had strong pro-Union sentiments (in spite of being slave states) in the buildup to the Civil War. However as we all know the secessionist camp won, and in April 1861 all 4 (5 if counting West Virginia) simultaneously seceded from the Union and immediately applied for statehood within the Confederacy. The evacuation of President Lincoln to Philadelphia from the now surrounded D.C. and the subsequent Battle of Fort Sumter would mark the beginning of 7 long years of Civil War that saw the North eventually triumph over the Confederacy.
But let's say the Unionist camp won. And the 4 border states (plus a newly founded "West Virginia") choose to remain loyal to the Union.
Below is a map I made detailing the scenario : (OOC - pretend the 1863 tag below W. Va. doesn't exist)
How would the Civil War go in this TL? How long would it last? Would Lincoln remain in D.C.? And what would post-war reconstruction be like under Honest Abe (assuming he doesn't get shot by some nutjob like Homer Simpson of OTL's 1868)?
But let's say the Unionist camp won. And the 4 border states (plus a newly founded "West Virginia") choose to remain loyal to the Union.
Below is a map I made detailing the scenario : (OOC - pretend the 1863 tag below W. Va. doesn't exist)
How would the Civil War go in this TL? How long would it last? Would Lincoln remain in D.C.? And what would post-war reconstruction be like under Honest Abe (assuming he doesn't get shot by some nutjob like Homer Simpson of OTL's 1868)?
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