I wonder whether the CSA will get involved in wars with its neighbors. I can't imagine them going to war with Mexico as that would bring France down on them, never mind that Mexico has its own Underground Railroad that is not as famous as the US one (apparently). Maybe after the Three Good...
So what I'm getting is that Western Alienation is a thing in the US throughout the 19th century and maybe in the 20th century. They (likely) won't secede but can use the threat of secession as a political tool (among other issues) to get Washington's attention, especially when the US does not...
Wait, so there were cases where the West Coast tried seceding from the US IOTL even after the civil war? What kind of issues caused such sentiment? I'm curious right now.
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I know my previous posts are pessimistic and I apologize but I have been feeling very down for a while and I don't...
Well, this is covering the decline and collapse of the US so things would only get worse.
Think Sickles incompetence will cause the West Coast to secede and join Canada or the CSA? They will most likely be independent, though.
Except that they won't. The next President is going to be worse than McClellan and likely the one who passes the Cursed Amendment. With this and the subsequent President, I don't think even the New Men can save the US. What we are seeing is the slow decline of the US followed by its fall and...
On the topic of the US being a shining beacon on the hill that was mentioned earlier, I feel that the New Men would be anathema to it since they are revanchist and harbour imperialistic ambitions. That's why I suspect that post-Great War, they are largely discredited and reviled as they dragged...
Yeah, it is a shame. However, there is another Confederate Victory TL called This Guilty Land to fill the void. The author intends to cover the Boss Tweed Presidency in the future.
So far, Wrapped in Flames, Cinco de Mayo (and its sequel), and This Guilty Land are the known Civil War TLs on...
I'm pretty sure Palmerston is still alive in 1867 but you're right, there is a split within the Liberals if my memory is correct. Not sure how this will affect British politics in the long run.
As an aside, the author of Nothing For Which To Apologize has been banned and the story has...
I have some random questions about some of the people in this TL. When I was reading about William Gwin of California, I found there was another William Gwin, who was a promising naval officer serving in the Union's riverine navy commanding the Benton. He died from battlefield injuries in 1863...
I believe he said that the map will be out showing 1870. Also, my guesses on the Cursed Amendment are wrong, huh?
As for the proxy wars mentioned above, what proxy wars? Is the US going to support a second Indian Mutiny? The idea of the US doing this is pretty far-fetched.
Also EC, I know you...
Okay. Good that no one in the US is dumb enough to entertain that idea. I guess the 13th Amendment legalizes the secession of states if they vote for it and the rest of the US states agree to it like what happened in that conference McClellan thought up as his 'genius' move. That would...
I've been wondering who is the US President after McClellan but is George Pendleton going to be the next President? I mean, with the coming Emergency of 1867 and how it would tie back to the McClellan Administration, his chances are probably quite low but he might still command influence among...
Given all that is happening in the US and will happen in the future of this story, I'm surprised that the US hasn't collapsed into different nations because of a series of bad Presidents. I know the US becomes an economic powerhouse by the turn of the 20th century but the author did not state...