"In regard to the current instability that has plagued the nation: the treachery of the representatives of the congress, the failure of the president, and multiple declarations of secession."
"I have the regret to announce the dissolution of the United States of America. May they all find what they sought by leaving the Union. And in the future may they recreate another, better, more stable one."

"Damn... You heard that, kiddo? Uh... So that's how it ends? I guess that a house divided cannot stand. It ends not in the fire of conflicts or with the cry of the radicals... Without any sound, as if we all fought for nothing."

The year is 1870. The American Civil War has been over for less than five years now. And all thanks to a charge. Pickett? Nah, he got cold feet and never followed the orders. For the better maybe. I'm talking about Cold Harbor. While the Union was digging up positions before the proper battle, the Dixie boys got another idea and bet it all on a surprise suicidal charge. Somehow it worked. They broke through the center before any real reinforcement and wreaked havoc on the lines. A miracle victory that managed to get the two sides to a white peace. Well, if you can count the northern territories of the South getting annexed as not being a humiliation. But that doesn't matter.

The South was freed. And it showed that there was an alternative to the United States. First, it was New England backed up by the Brits, citing that they needed peace and stability. Then Michigan and its surrounding areas declared their own union. The West Coast buddied up with the Mexicans under Maximilian that survived, and to finish it all... Even the Indian reserves declared themselves free.

The United States is in shambles, its economy ruined and the population bloodied up and thirsty for blood.

But it doesn't matter... It's your story after all. So what are you going to do in a country of broken dreams?