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An explanation will follow, but I'm wondering if anyone can guess it. I tilted things a little absurdly in the Confederate's favour, I will admit. The map shows the situation in 1866. The POD is in 1857.
Yes, their is a reasonable explanation for New England being separate from the rest of the North