Civil War Alt History

  • Southern States Secede from the Union

    Southern States Secede from the Union
    The first seven Southern states seceded from the Union and composed the Confederate States of America in February of 1861. Hostilities at Fort Sumter, SC.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    Battle of Bull Run, July 1861. The Union fights the Confederates. The Confederates win.
  • The White House is captured

    The White House is captured
    A cavalry force under the command of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson captures the White House and President Lincoln.
  • Negotiations with Lincoln

    Negotiations with Lincoln
    President Davis of the Confederate States of America and General Robert E. negotiate with Lincoln and Congress members, hoping to end hostilities permanently. Various treaties are negotiated. The states are allowed to choose which nation to join.
  • Impeachement of Abraham Lincoln

    Impeachement of Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln is impeached by Congress and removed from office. He is tried and found guilty of murder. Lincoln is sentenced to life in prison and dies there.
  • Abolishment of Slavery

    Abolishment of Slavery
    Slavery is abolished in the Confederate States of America. Slavery collapses by itself. The freed slaves become sharecroppers.
  • States Secede from Union

    States Secede from Union
    The CSA borders the USA on the south and west. Maryland, Oregon, and California secede from the Union and join the CSA in 1863. The CSA expands to 28 states and the USA stops at 18 states.
  • Capitol of CSA

    Capitol of CSA
    Richmond, Virginia is made the capitol of the Confederate States of America. Territories seek statehood.
  • Presidential Elections

    Presidential Elections
    President Jefferson Davis’s term ends. John C. Calhoun is elected president of the CSA next in 1866. General Ulysses S. Grant is elected president of the USA.
  • WWI

    WWI
    The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 starts WWI. The CSA and the USA fight together. The Allied forces win.
  • WWII

    WWII
    The CSA and the USA fight the second world war together. The Allied forces win.
  • The USA and CSA are unified

    The USA and CSA are unified
    After fighting two world wars together, the United States of America and the Confederate States of America are unified in 1951. The United States of America becomes a world power.