Vesperian Civil War

The Vesperian Civil War was a civil war in the United States from 1869 to 1875, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded from the union to form the Confederate States of Vesperia. The civil war was predominantly caused by the long-standing controversy over slavery throughout the nation. Southern states began to secede in late 1868 after the election of Federalist Abraham L. Stackhouse as president, as it was feared that Stackhouse's abolitionist policies would threaten the southern way of life. Civil war formally began on April 12th, 1869, when Confederate troops engaged Union troops in battle at Fort Cherill, Pencia. The loyalists of the Union in the North, which also included some geographically western and southern states, proclaimed support for the Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States in the South, who advocated for states' rights to uphold slavery.

The nation was split massively by geography. Almost all of the north sided with the United States, while all of the south sided with the Confederate States. The following states formally sided with the Union: Camridia, Merland, Birmouth, Totford, Winhesia, Presteria, Tutrincia and Witon. The following states formally sided with the Confederacy: Granham, Pencia, Thathinia, Notonia, Stancomia, Mancehamia. In Mancehamia, a state-wide split emerged with local legislatures in the east wishing to side with the Union. As a result, delegates in the region convened and decided to secede from Mancehamia, creating the state of Sarenia. The new state of Sarenia was admitted to the United States, which created the final border between the United States of Vesperia and the Confederate States of Vesperia.