1861
Confederate Soldiers arrived at Fort Sumter demanding the Union forces occupying the fort be turned over to the Confederacy instead of turning it over the Union forces fired upon the Confederate Soldiers massacring them, the Civil War had begun, a few months later the first major battle of the War, the First Battle of Bull Run resulted in a Confederate Victory, realizing the War could not begin alone the CS sent diplomats to Britain and France telling them that the Union fired first and that the South was fighting for Independence and States rights, not Slavery, this convinces the British and French to join the war on the Confederacy's side, British and French troops deployed in Canada invading the Union via Niagara Falls and Windsor Canada, the British defeated the Union forces in the Battle of Detroit occupying the city, the British and French forces also won the Battle of Buffalo taking that as well, the distraction allowed the Confederacy to invade the United States encircling Washington DC
1862
British,French,and Confederate Forces obliterated the Union forces at Gettysburg, The Union forces kept fighting however, President Lincoln declared in the famous Gettysburg Address that he would unite the nation and punish the European Powers for their involvement in the war, this was an empty promise, the fast Confederate advancement accumulated in the Battle of Washington DC it was a Confederate Victory, no members of the Union Government were captured as they went into hiding, an emergency session of Congress was convened in a secret location, they decided to surrender to the Confederacy,
1863
The Treaty of London was signed its terms were
The Union would recognize the Confederacy and its right to Independence
The Union would pay war reparations to the CS
The European Powers will withdraw from American territory
Kentucky is ceded to the CS will the CS cedes territory in Western Virginia to the Union