american civil war

So this is a story I've had on my mind for a while now. I figured it was better to post something so it wasn't sitting around on my hard drive, cause at least this way it might inspire someone to write a better thing than me. Credit to Lincoln, by David Herbert Donald for giving me the idea in...

as far as I know, there was a chance for California to secede during the war and Oregon apparently had an independence movement too- how much can the US unravel during the ACW?

RECONSTRUCTION: THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Sequel to Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid By: Red_Galiray "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's...

So I know there are various ACW-related threads, but I would like to focus more impact that Confederate victory gives on the ideological aspects. For the question of how CSA won, let's assume "order 191 isn't lost" pod for the sake of scenario. For starters, these are my two cents. 1...

What if the famous and tough as nails abolitionist Cassius M. Clay was somehow nominated as Abraham Lincoln’s running mate in the 1860 election instead of Hannibal Hamlin? What would happen?

18 May 1778 - Walnut Grove Manor, Philadelphia, Colony/Commonwealth of Pennsylvania There are a lot of things on William Howe's mind, most of them to do with the week facing him, his last week in America. Why what will they make of him back home? Why he may have conquered New York and seized...

What if Radical Republicans got what they wanted and gave 40 acres and mule to former slaves along with capital and equipment to farm. Andrew Johnson never becomes President. Radical Republicans successfully redistribute planter lands among former slaves. This prevents the Solid South from...

Would Have John Booth Wilks failed kills Abraham Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln Escaped? Would Have Andrew Johnson and Woodrow Wilson Never came president after Lincoln Survived and Escaped? Would Have Abraham Lincoln passing bill Civil Rights Act 1866 black people voting after Lincoln Survived...

I have found that my question didn’t have enough context to work with so until me and the boys(the community) figure this out, we are discussing different TLs and possible new TLs. Original text: After all my research I’ve done it seems a bit of a stretch that a war could break out. But let’s...

The Purple/Blue (Colorblind) is the Union, Red is the Confederacy and the Orange is New York. Apparently New York City or at least the Mayor also thought about leaving the Union to keep economic ties with the Confederacy and this got me thinking. How long would this Civil War last and what be...

Chapter One: Two State Solution and Pacific Coast Dissatisfaction With communications and travel restricted between the Pacific West Coast and the Atlantic East Coast with the capital of Washington ideas of a separate West Coast Republic, a Pacific Republic dated back as far as Jefferson. When...

The politics in the United States during the 1850's were, to put it mildly, a gigantic trainwreck. They were divisive, polarized, and increasingly violent (as Bleeding Kansas would be able to tell you), and a famous part of it were threats of secession by the South, which, despite a long track...

First of all, let's say the US ends ups divided like something similar to this: (A map in the immediate aftermath of the Norther Secession Crisis resolution around the 1860's) Let's say war doesn't break out, but the Federal Republic and the United States go their separate ways. So, how would...

With other projects on hiatus, I was inspired to write my own Southern victory TL detailing a Confederate victory in the American Civil War. I chose the same PoD as Turtledove, the infamous Order 191, but things diverge from there. To make certain I wouldn't inadvertently rip off Turtledove's...

I’ve been reading David Blight’s biography of Frederick Douglass recently. Many quotes from Douglass seem to attribute the backsliding of civil rights from early Reconciliation to the 1880s being due (in his opinion) to “white conciliation”. Basically a lack of northern will to enforce federal...

For those who need a refresher, the so-called Reconstruction amendments are as follows... The 13th amendment forbids slavery except as per punishment for a crime. The 14th amendment  established naturalized citizenship, removed the 3/5th clause, established that being found guilty of...

This is the first draft of the timeline and is out of date. An updated version can be found further down...

Introduction "The next day, it was general knowledge that the Kentuckian had notified Davis of his acceptance. On January 6 [1], 1865, the president sent Breckinridge's nomination to the Senate, and that body did unanimously advise and consent to the appointment, making the general, at...

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share an Alternate History video that I recently created. It is a brand new channel and my first video. I teach American History at the High school and college levels. I was interested in giving this a try, and would really appreciate you giving it a view. I plan on...