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CIVIL WAR: THE CIVIL WAR SERIES BOOK 1
The American Civil War
Following the election of anti-slavery President-elect Abraham Lincoln, the Southern States of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas have all officially left the United States of America.
After months of tensions, with the newly elected President Lincoln's full intention to defend and uphold all federal property in the South, the Battle of Fort Sumter erupts in all its fury in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The Rebel militias attack the federal fortification, taking it after a 32-hour bombardment and forcing the surrender of its 85-man garrison.
Lincoln follows up with the call for a 75,000-soldier army to be levied to invade the South and suppress the breakaway states. The move is quickly followed by Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee — which have not yet seceded — to join the Confederacy rather than supply troops to fight their Southern neighbors.
The United States of America is no more, and the future of the country will be decided on the battlefield. The first major clash between the two armies happens a few months later, at the Battle of Bull Run. On the Union side, the troops are led by a man of considerable reputation, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, while the Confederate Army is led by a hero of the American-Mexican War, newly named commander General Robert E. Lee.
Thanks to Lee's methodical approach to the battle and his background as an engineer, the rebel forces fight from a well-prepared position and then counterattack with vigor when the Union troops falter. The battle ends with the Northern Army severely defeated and then routed, as its troops retreat in a panicked flight back toward Washington, D.C. The Confederates are shattered and disorganized, but then the improbable happens.
General Lee, with the help of dynamic and competent General Joseph E. Johnston, the South's most accomplished general, succeeds in reorganizing and rallying a sizable portion of their exhausted force. They thus immediately follow up the stunning victory with a move on Washington. Two days later and with as much luck as grit, the rebels manage to storm the Capital, and the entire Union is thrown into unimaginable chaos.
Follow the war of the generals like Lee, Johnston, McDowell or others like Stonewall Jackson and President Lincoln, but also of the soldiers who fought it, like Volunteer soldier James Walker of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, William "Bill" Gaines of the 1st Virginia Rifles, or else Private Samuel McCord of the 7th North Carolina Militia as he defends Fort Hatteras against the Union Navy, and much more!
This is the story of the American Civil War as it might have been.
Following the election of anti-slavery President-elect Abraham Lincoln, the Southern States of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas have all officially left the United States of America.
After months of tensions, with the newly elected President Lincoln's full intention to defend and uphold all federal property in the South, the Battle of Fort Sumter erupts in all its fury in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The Rebel militias attack the federal fortification, taking it after a 32-hour bombardment and forcing the surrender of its 85-man garrison.
Lincoln follows up with the call for a 75,000-soldier army to be levied to invade the South and suppress the breakaway states. The move is quickly followed by Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee — which have not yet seceded — to join the Confederacy rather than supply troops to fight their Southern neighbors.
The United States of America is no more, and the future of the country will be decided on the battlefield. The first major clash between the two armies happens a few months later, at the Battle of Bull Run. On the Union side, the troops are led by a man of considerable reputation, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, while the Confederate Army is led by a hero of the American-Mexican War, newly named commander General Robert E. Lee.
Thanks to Lee's methodical approach to the battle and his background as an engineer, the rebel forces fight from a well-prepared position and then counterattack with vigor when the Union troops falter. The battle ends with the Northern Army severely defeated and then routed, as its troops retreat in a panicked flight back toward Washington, D.C. The Confederates are shattered and disorganized, but then the improbable happens.
General Lee, with the help of dynamic and competent General Joseph E. Johnston, the South's most accomplished general, succeeds in reorganizing and rallying a sizable portion of their exhausted force. They thus immediately follow up the stunning victory with a move on Washington. Two days later and with as much luck as grit, the rebels manage to storm the Capital, and the entire Union is thrown into unimaginable chaos.
Follow the war of the generals like Lee, Johnston, McDowell or others like Stonewall Jackson and President Lincoln, but also of the soldiers who fought it, like Volunteer soldier James Walker of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, William "Bill" Gaines of the 1st Virginia Rifles, or else Private Samuel McCord of the 7th North Carolina Militia as he defends Fort Hatteras against the Union Navy, and much more!
This is the story of the American Civil War as it might have been.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2025
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About the author
Max Lamirande
99 books10 followersMax Lamirande is a 47 years old author from Quebec, Canada.
His first book was published in 2020 with the title Blitzkrieg Europa, setting off a successful Alternate history book series on the Second World War.
To date, Lamirande has published at quite a fast rate, with 8 books published and the 9th one coming up in December and the 10th in January 2022. He also has started a new series on the Napoleonic Era.
Lamirande majored in history back in 1998 and has been writing on and off for the last 30 years or so. Wargamer, historian, an expert on World War Two and the Napoleonic Era.
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES
BY MAX LAMIRANDE
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Europa
Book 2: Battle Europa
Book 3: Struggle Europa
Book 4: Fortress Europa
Book 5: Stalemate Europa
Book 6: Staggering Europa
Book 7: Faltering Europa
Book 8: Crumbling Europa publish date December 26th, 2021
Book 9: Falling Europa (publish date to be confirmed, approx. Mar 2022)
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES (complementary of Blitzkrieg Alternate Series)
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Pacific, January 28th, 2022
Book 2: TBD
Book 3: TBD
THE NAPOLEONIC ALTERNATE SERIES
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Austerlitz Alternate, December 2021
Book 2: TBD, march 2022
Book 3: TBD, July 2022
His first book was published in 2020 with the title Blitzkrieg Europa, setting off a successful Alternate history book series on the Second World War.
To date, Lamirande has published at quite a fast rate, with 8 books published and the 9th one coming up in December and the 10th in January 2022. He also has started a new series on the Napoleonic Era.
Lamirande majored in history back in 1998 and has been writing on and off for the last 30 years or so. Wargamer, historian, an expert on World War Two and the Napoleonic Era.
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES
BY MAX LAMIRANDE
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Europa
Book 2: Battle Europa
Book 3: Struggle Europa
Book 4: Fortress Europa
Book 5: Stalemate Europa
Book 6: Staggering Europa
Book 7: Faltering Europa
Book 8: Crumbling Europa publish date December 26th, 2021
Book 9: Falling Europa (publish date to be confirmed, approx. Mar 2022)
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES (complementary of Blitzkrieg Alternate Series)
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Pacific, January 28th, 2022
Book 2: TBD
Book 3: TBD
THE NAPOLEONIC ALTERNATE SERIES
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Austerlitz Alternate, December 2021
Book 2: TBD, march 2022
Book 3: TBD, July 2022
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