Second American Civil War (Alternate Wither)

The Second American Civil War, commonly referred to by Americans as Civil War II or CWII, was a major conflict in the United States of America from August 13, 2025 to September 16, 2032. The war was ignited following the 2020 and 2024 United States presidential elections, both of which Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States, lost. Following the 2020 election, Trump made baseless claims of voter fraud, and following the 2024 election, called for the twenty-four states that voted for him in the election to secede from the United States to form the Patriot States of America. Florida, Trump's home state, was the first to declare secession. The temporary capitol was the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump's residence. In the coming months, twenty-one more states seceded, leaving Alaska and Kentucky, with Democratic governor Andy Beshear, the only state that voted for Trump in the 2024 election to not secede. However, Beshear was term-limited and could not run in the 2027 gubernatorial election, which was won by Republicans, and the state seceded. Alaska, although was mostly a red state, did not secede as to not be involved in the war. Alaska was thus the only Republican-voting state to not join the Patriot States throughout the entire war.
The conflict that led up to the war began on May 5, when Florida seceded from the United States. On May 16, the states of South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana seceded, on June 13, Texas, Ohio, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi, and the other thirteen states other than Kentucky later did too, up until the secession of Iowa on August 7. The first battle occurred only four days later, when the Patriot army invaded Atlanta in an attempt to take Georgia for the Patriot States. They caught the Union off guard, and were able to push the Union army back to Raleigh. The Battle of Atlanta marked the first battle of the Second Civil War.
The war effectively ended on September 16, 2032, when the Patriot States surrendered. In the coming weeks, Patriot president Josh Hawley, who had been president ever since the death of Donald Trump in 2028, and vice president Ted Cruz, were captured by the Union and imprisoned for treason. The Patriot States of America then dissolved, and the remaining states that had not rejoined the Union all became a part of it once more.
The end of the war saw dominance in the Democratic party, in a similar fashion to the Republican dominance seen following the first Civil War. Larry Hogan, the last presidential candidate of the Republican party, was defeated in a landslide during the 2028 presidential election, and Harris ended up being re-elected with no major challengers. The Conservative party was soon created, but the party lost most elections for years, including elections for the Senate, House of Representatives, and governors of states. After President Kamala Harris's term was up in 2037, Vice President Pete Buttigieg became president and in 2041, Union General and Secretary of Defense Mason Frederickson was elected as president. The war lasted just over seven years, almost twice as long as the first was, being just over four years.
Many historians and others drew parallels to the two civil wars. Like the first, in the Second Civil War, the breakaway nation, in the case of the Second Civil War, the Patriot States, was not recognized by the United States or any foreign nations. However, the Patriot States had an established government, with elections for the positions of president and vice president, state governors and other state offices, and seats in the Patriot Senate and House of Representatives. The Patriot States president also had a cabinet.
Many Patriot politicians ended their political careers, as many of them were viewed as traitors. All except for president Hawley and vice president Ted Cruz were let go. Hawley and Cruz were captured and convicted of treason, and were imprisoned for a life sentence. The Republican party of the United States split, but the Conservative party was created by Republicans who did not support the Patriot States, namely former Maryland governor and 2028 Republican presidential nominee Larry Hogan, Utah senator and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former vice president under the Trump administration in the United States, Mike Pence, and former president George W. Bush. This became one of the two main parties, and the party's first president came in 2053.
== Background ==
=== 2020 United States Presidential Election ===
Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, ran for reelection in the 2020 United States presidential election. He faced little to no challenge in the Republican primaries, and was renominated easily. However, the Democratic side was a different story, with tons of candidates, including former vice president Joe Biden, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, businessman Mike Bloomberg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar, and Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, to name a few.
After the primaries, Biden won with 2,687 delegates. He gained the nomination at the Democratic National Convention, and California senator Kamala Harris was nominated as his running mate. Due to mail-in ballots and the COVID-19 pandemic, it was four days after the election until Biden was declared the winner. Biden gave his acceptance speech, but Trump refused to concede, claiming mass voter fraud. Biden was still declared the winner despite lawsuits.
=== Attack on Washington, DC ===
January 6 was set to be the day in which the election results were certified for Joe Biden by the 117th congress. However, Trump incited a riot, called "Save America", on the Capitol building to attempt to overturn the election. No members of congress were hurt; however, four rioters (one shot by a police officer) and one police officer were killed. 138 police were injured, and 15 hospitalized, many with severe injuries, including several with traumatic brain injuries, one with two cracked ribs and two smashed spinal discs, one stabbed with a metal fence stake, one who lost three fingers, and one who was smashed between a door and a riot shield that allegedly caused him a concussion.
The attack was the most severe on the Capitol since 1814, when the British burned Washington as part of the War of 1812. Many offices of congress members were vandalized and looted, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office heavily vandalized. Despite the attack, vice president Mike Pence declared Biden and Harris the winners of the election, causing rioters to chant "Hang Mike Pence".
=== Trump's Second Impeachment ===
Trump had already been impeached for getting Ukraine to release information on Biden before the election (as Trump viewed him as a political rival), and became the first president to be impeached twice following the Capitol riot. The trial happened after Trump left office, so the question was not whether or not he would be removed from office, but whether or not he would be barred from holding public office again. In his impeachment trial, he was voted guilty 57-43, although since the 67 votes threshold to convict him was not reached, he was acquitted. Every Democrat and seven Republicans voted to convict him, however; the Republicans being Richard Burr (NC), Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Mitt Romney (UT), Ben Sasse (NE), and Pat Toomey (PA). Thus, he was allowed to run for office after his second impeachment.
=== 2024 United States Presidential Election ===
After being acquitted during his second impeachment trial, Donald Trump ran for a second, nonconsecutive term as president in 2024. He was nominated quite easily. Joe Biden ran for re-election and easily won the Democratic nomination. On election day, Biden won the election 320-218 in the electoral college, winning every state from 2020 and flipping North Carolina and Maine's second congressional district. Like 2020, Trump refused to concede and claimed mass voter fraud. However, this time, he did not incite a riot. After election day, he called for the states that voted for him in 2024 to secede from the United States and form the "Patriot States of America".
=== Secession of the Republican States ===
Florida was the first of the red states to secede, with the state seceding May 5, 2025. Donald Trump became the acting president, and on May 16, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana seceded from the Union. President Biden had previously commented on the situation on Twitter, but gave a speech about it on June 14. By this time, Texas, Ohio, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi had also seceded. He condemned Trump trying to "destroy this great nation, the United States of America!". The last state to secede in 2025 was Iowa, on August 7. This was also the last state to secede before the beginning of the war.
== The Beginning of the War (2025) ==
Virtually all historians agree that the war actually began on August 13, 2025, four days after the secession of Iowa, at the Battle of Atlanta. However, the conflict leading up to the war arose many years earlier. President Biden officially declared war on the Patriot States on August 14, 2025, the morning after the Battle of Atlanta.
=== Battle of Atlanta ===
On August 13, the Patriot military marched to, and attacked, Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia military members and members of the National Guard fought back, but were severely unprepared. The Union suffered 1,465 casualties, the Patriot military suffered only 737, and 124 civilians were killed. With the Patriots taking Georgia, the Union started to retreat back to Washington, D.C., but unknowingly were being followed by Patriot troops.
=== Battle of Fort Myrick ===
After marching for two days, on August 15, the Patriots began a skirmish at Fort Myrick (named for Union general Harry Myrick) at around 5:00 A.M. and again caught the Union off guard. The Union suffered 57 casualties, while the Patriots only suffered 12. With early victories, the Patriot States were on track to easily win the war with the unprepared Union. The Union continued to retreat through South Carolina.
=== Battle of Lumberton ===
The next battle was in Lumberton, North Carolina, on August 16. At 4:16 AM, Patriot Troops began their assault of Lumberton, bombing the local highway and establishing control of much of the east of the city, with the west of city being heavily bombed. Patriot Lieutenant Arthur Smith ordered a push to take control over the courthouse with 800 troops marching and establishing offensive positions across the street. About 300 Union Troops along with dozens of volunteers from the nearby towns established Defenses inside the building, with reports stating ranging from 60 to 500 Volunteers coming to the aid of the outnumbered soldiers. Union Major Samuel Logan ordered the use of desks and chairs as flaming projectiles, while Lieutenant Smith ordered a DIY trench using toppled cars as cover. At 8:43 AM, Union Reinforcements arrived from Wilmington and overran the Patriot Troops. The Union suffered 157 casualties while the Patriots suffered 509 casualties, 23 Civilians also were killed including 17 Volunteers. This Battle was a much needed win for the Union due to the heavy loss of Atlanta.
=== Battle of Wythville ===
At 11:48 PM On August 17, Patriot Troops launched a surprise attack on the Virginian Town of Wythville. About 100 Union Troops had been stationed there as a supply hub from Fort Lexington to Richmond. Nearly 1,000 Patriot Troops marched through West Virginian Appalachia and began a bombing campaign on the city, damaging Route 77 and 81. At 12:30 AM, Patriot Troops swarmed the town, gathering and killing multiple "Anti-American Terrorists". All 100 Union Troops were executed by the Patriot Troops while 32 Patriot Troops were killed. An Unknown Amount of Civilians were killed during the battle.
=== Siege of Spokane ===
At 2:20 PM on August 21, A Bombing Campaign began in Spokane and the greater Pacific Area via the Patriot Forces in Idaho. Over 12,000 Patriot Troops began marching across the border and quickly began encircling Spokane, Compared to the 7,000 Union Troops there. At 7:02 PM, Patriot General John Richards reported that Spokane was officially surrounded by Patriot Troops, much to the dispute of many living in the Spokane Area. At 7:54 PM, Patriot Troops began an assault into West Hills and Southgate, breaking through the Union Front Lines and marching to the Spokane River. At 10:03 PM, Spokane City Hall was breached by Patriot Troops, hanging Mayor Lisa Brown and injuring 7 others. At 11:20 PM, Spokane Officially Surrendered to Patriot Troops as reinforcements arrived from Boise and Billin 
gs. 5,710 Union Troops were killed while only 628 Patriot Troops were killed, 16,000 Civilians were also killed or left homeless from their bombing campain. 
=== First Battle of Fort Defcon ===
At 1:23 PM On August 28, Union Troops led by General Thomas Miller began an assault on Fort Defcon; with 3,500 troops moving to take Fort Defcon, one of 3 Military Bases in El Paso. Patriot General Maynard Hendricks and nearly 600 men, after learning of the Union Troops; ordered a Retreat of the base; with union Troops quickly taking it soon after. It was a Bloodless Battle and was a victory for the Union. 
=== Battle of St. Louis ===
At 7:10 AM On September 2, Patriot Troops launched 50 missiles at Illinoisan St. Louis, striking major highways, power stations, water towers, and Military compounds as a response from the increased military presence in Illinois. At 9:40 AM, 8,000 Union Troops mobilized and began establishing defenses over the Bridges on the Mississippi River. At 9:43 AM, Patriot General John Hughes ordered a missile attack on every major bridge in St. Louis connecting the Mississippi. At 9:44 AM, The Missiles officially launched and struck 12 of the 15 major bridges, killing hundreds of troops and civilians. At 1:31 PM, 12,000 Patriot Troops, using nearby Chester to cross the river, punched through the disorganized front lines of the Union Troops and pushed them out of the the St. Louis Region. 6,473 Union and 1,200 were killed during the battle and the assault was a major blow to J.B. Pritzker and his campain for re-election.
=== Battle of St. George ===
At 4:03 AM on September 6, 500 Union Troops began an assault on the small town of St. George, Utah. 20 Patriot Troops had stationed in the small town and were quickly overran by Union Troops. No Deaths were reported and the invasion of St. George would begin the crucial role of Utah in the War.
=== Battle of Wilmington ===
At 10:12 AM on September 22, nearly 40,000 Patriot Soldiers led by General Keith Nathaniel launched a series of Middle Attacks on Military Bases near and in Wilmington, North Carolina. At 12:41 PM, General Nathaniel marched through the north of the city, pushing back Union Troops back to the shoreline. At 5:48 PM, US Major Samuel Logan pushed back into a break in the front line. Cluster Bombs were fired at Union Troops as they retreated towards the Wilmington College and Cape Fear River. At 8:30 PM, Patriot Reinforcements arrived and began a counteroffensive, pushing Major Logans troops out of Wilmington and burning nearly 12 blocks in the process. President Biden, after saying it was "lost cause", ordered a missile strike 5 miles off the coast of Wilmington, causing extensive flooding on the Carolina Coast. 
=== Battle of Fort Toquerville ===
At 6:52 PM on September 26, Union Major Samuel Hartman and 450 of his Men ordered an ambush on Fort Toquerville, Utah, a Patriot Military Base 12 Miles North of Toquerville. Patriot Corporal Anita Stevens along with 37 of her troops at the fort officially surrendered and were taken to Tuscon as POWs. Only 1 Union Soldier was killed in the battle.
=== Battle of Marshall ===
At 2:39 AM on October 2nd, Patriot Major Samuel Logan ordered 12 Missiles at Marshall, Minnesota. Much of the city was quickly toppled and Patriot Troops quickly overran the city, pushing out 23 Union Troops. 7 Union Soldiers and 2 Patriot Soldiers were killed during the skirmish and began the invasion of Minnesota.
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=== Battle of Gary ===
At 8:27 PM on October 7, Union General Mason Fredrickson ordered a massive missile strike on Gary, Indiana. Striking many community centers, military bases, hospitals, power stations, and water towers. At 1:12 AM, Patriot General Lauren Devons and nearly 300,000 Soldiers mobilized and began firing missiles back at Chicago, striking Navy Pier and Trump Tower (ironic) and knocked the entirety of the Chicago Metropolitan Area offline and without power. At 3:40 AM, General Mason Fredrickson ordered a full assault on Gary, Indiana; Sending over 1,000,000 Union Troops to quickly punch through General Devon's Defenses. At 5:02 AM, Patriot General Lauren Devons was killed in a missile attack via the Union Soldiers. By 6:00 AM, All of the Patriot Troops were pushed out of Northern Indiana and were pushed to Fort Wayne. Nearly 150,000 Union Soldiers and 250,000 Patriot Soldiers Died and way one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
=== Battle of La Porte: ===
At 6:28 AM on October 8, American Major Hunter Garrison and about 50,000 men began an assault on La Porte, Indiana. The 8,000 Patriot Troops there were heavily unprepared and quickly surrendered without any deaths.
=== Battle of South Bend: ===
At 6:53 AM on October 8, American Coronal Nicholas Mastiff and over 1,000 troops marched south from Michigan and began an assault on South Bend, Indiana. They began launching Tear Gas into the Crowds down below and began bombing everything in the city. At 7:10 AM, Patriot Corporal Allen Mixter officially surrendered. 12 Union Soldiers were killed while 580 Patriot Soldiers were killed. 6,782 Civilians were also killed during the bombing
=== Assisnation of Joe Biden: ===
At 5:15 PM on October 12th, Joesph Biden was giving a speech at Fapersville, NC when he was shot 4 times in the chest by an unnamed gunman. He would be rushed to the hospitL where he would later die. Vice President Kamala Harris would quickly be rushed in as the 47th President of the United States.
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=== 2028 Election: ===
The 2028 United States presidential election was the 61st quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2028. It was a 3 Way Battle between Incumbent President Democrat Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Republican Canidate Asa Hutchinson and Bill Weld, and the newly formed Normality Canidate Bernie Sanders and Russ Fengold. The main issues of the election was the Civil War, High Inflation, and the passing of the 28th and 29th Ammendment, increasing restrictions over Gun Ownerships and Legalizing Marijuana. 3 Debates would happen, one on June 14th, one on August 20th, and one on October 8th. Both Harris and Sanders had little to no opposition, with Josh Shapiro being the most vocal opponent for the Normality opponent for the nominatition.
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