The Carolina Republic
July 27th, 1937
Charleston, South Carolina
The American Civil War had shattered Charleston. What was once a thriving city and the most important economic center on the Southern part of the Atlantic had been reduced to just another generic port city. It came close to having a tourism based economy, but when the Carolinas seceded, they worked as hard as they could to revitalize the city. With federal support abundant, the city grew into a magnificent port once more, and reclaimed its title as the most important Southern port on the Eastern Seaboard. Today the Mayor of Charleston, esteemed member of the Carolina First Party, Burnet Maybank had gathered as many people as possible, and he began to speak from a grand podium. He was to give a speech to boost morale back home, in hopes to further increase support for the war and enlist more soldiers.
"I have gathered you all here not as South Carolinians, not as North Carolinians, not as Cubans. I have not gathered you here as Carolina Firsters, Swamp Foxes, not as Left Unionists. I have gathered you here all as Carolinians, living in this great nation of ours. We have made great strides in equal rights and economics, and our industrial has boomed. We are the freest nation in the South, and it is our God-given right to spread that freedom to oppressive, racist regimes like the one in this self proclaimed abomination calling it by the name of our ancestors. We will take all of it, we will take Atlanta, we will take Birmhingham. We will rebuild the fallen states of this racist monstrosity, and rise as the strongest industrial nation in the South! It is our destiny to grow and expand, to serve a greater purpose, to serve a bastion of Southern freedom!" He called out, raising one of his fists. He was one of the most popular politicians in South Carolina, and he would run for governor in the upcoming election without a doubt.
"There is not a doubt that we will win, not at all. Our vastly superior fleet has wiped the Confederate Navy off the face off the face of this Earth. We have cut off all naval capabilities of the CSA, and they are now more of a steaming pile of racist horse shit than ever before. But the war beyond this is on land, and to fight on land, we need soldiers to fight for us. We need bold men like the ones standing amongst us in the crowd to fight for us. All of the proud Carolinians who join the army will be remembered as what they were: bold heroes. Bold heroes who left the safety of home to go fight for the freedom of others, bold heroes who kicked those racist bastards in Leesburg all the way to hell. Bold heroes who fought in the largest North American battles seen on this continent since your ancestors in the War of Southern Secession, and bold heroes whose exploits will define a new cultural era in the Carolina Republic. You will not be forgotten, for you will leave a new nation in your wake. No longer shall we be just the Carolina Republic, but the heroes of this nation will ascend us to a higher state. They will ascend us to a greater future, a greater nation, a Greater Carolina!" He shouted boldly.
A large flag unfurled behind him, like the one the Carolinas currently used, but inverted, and with a new design in the canton.
"This flag, called the Greater Flag, will be a reflection of our new nation. One that respects its heritage, yet one that is willing to move on into the future. A new color scheme to reflect a new path in our future, a new path which will become the heritage of our descendants. The palmetto tree once stood for secession, the eight of a state to secede. We still allow this right, yet, it has not been relevant ever since we seceded. The palmetto tree now stands for the diversity of Carolinians. While some palmetto trees may be tall, maybe short, have many leaves, or have very few, they are all still palmetto trees. Regardless of their skin color, or their gender, all of us are Carolinians. This virtue will stick with us for all eternity, as will the nation known as Greater Carolina. May God bless every single one of us, and may God bless the war effort in the CSA!" He exclaimed. The crowd responded with thunderous applause, and he descended from the podium. The flag, and the official name of Greater Carolina would not be official just yet, but they would attract attention, and some day, they would represent the people of the Carolinas.
Millitary Affairs
Battle of the Golden Isles
- Confederate destroyers attempt to flee back to their home ports, and are intercepted by the Carolinian blockading forces off the Golden Isles of Georgia. Meanwhile, the forces that had been chasing them close in on them, and the remainder of the Confederate fleet is entirely encircled.
- The ships attempt to escape, but fail to do so. They decide to go out in a fire of glory instead of surrendering, and manage to damage one cruiser.
- The Confederate destroyers are quickly constricted and all cruisers and subs open fire, sinking the destroyers and destroying the Confederate fleet once and for all.
- The Carolinian forces move onto the areas surrounding the Confederate ports of Wentworth and Brunswick, and fire on them with everything they have.
- The military bases and industrial areas around them are devastated.
Total Casualty Count:
795 Confederate sailors killed
5,000 Confederate soldiers killed
7,000 Civilians killed
10,000 Civilians wounded
Final Results:
- Confederate Navy obliterated, Carolinian naval superiority guaranteed.
- Bombardment of coastal Confederate bases continues.
Operation Georgian Push: Part 1
- Carolinian forces from South Carolina continue the march towards Leesburg. They surround Atlanta but in a controversial move they do not take it. South Carolina's Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark insisted upon leaving it alone, and slowly starving it. He hopes that by the time they've taken the rest of the CSA, the soldiers will be greatly weakened and demoralized.
- Carolinian forces from Nassau County, Florida move into the adjacent Georgian counties and send the surviving forces on the run.
- Confederate remnants from the south-eastern tip of Georgia regroup with forces sent on the run by Carolina, but are soon pinned down in McIntosh County.
- Some Confederate forces manage to flee, however, 5,000 Confederate soldiers are captured.
Total Casualty Count:
21,000 Confederate soldiers killed
15,000 Confederate soldiers injured
9,000 Carolinian soldiers killed
11,000 Carolinian soldiers injured
15,000 civilians killed
25,000 civilians injured
Final Result:
- The Georgian counties of Troup, Meriwether, Upson, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Laurens, Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs, Tattnall, Long, McIntosh, Glynn, Camden, and all Georgian counties north of them are taken, but Atlanta and the surrounding area are under Confederate control. The Georgian county of Charlton is taken as well.
Telegrams
To: The American Worker's Republic
From: The Federal Government of the Carolina Republic
We thank you for all of the help you have granted our nation, and hope that we may work together for future prosperity between ourselves. We suggest that to further our interaction, we have our citizens become more comfortable with our opposed ideologies by focusing on their similarities, such as an opposition to authoritarianism.
As for the planes sent to us, we would like to negotiate their true purchase so that we make keep them after the war. The Syndicalists are an industrial people, and their planes are proof of their engineering skill.
To: New Orleans
From: The Federal Government of the Carolina Republic
We would like to send weaponry and ammunition to the Union-First Revolutionaries stationed in Nebraska. We will be sending 1,000 Thompson machine guns, one million rounds of ammunition, and 500 M2 Grenades. Of course, we will pay the fees for shipping and handling.