Union Rebellions (TUE)

**Dev. Status** | Conceptual

*Ol' man river, Dat ol' man river*

*He mus'know sumpin but don't say nuthin',*

*He jes'keeps rollin He keeps on rollin' along.*

*He don' plant taters,He don't plant cotton,*

*An' dem dat plants'em 'is soon forgotten,*

*But ol'man river, He jes keeps rollin'along.*

- "Old Man River," from the musical *Steam Boat*,
The **Union Rebellions** or **Unionists** are a minor faction in the Concordiatverse within "The Universal Emergency" multiverse. The Unionists, as they are often called, are a loose-knit collection of militant groups operating the American Confederate States. Composed mainly of people dissatisfied with the Confederate society and certain well-to-do Southern merchants bitter at the loss of the North as a trader partner, the Unionists seeks to overthrow the current American government and establish a reborn Union of American States free of slavery, nativism and religious discrimination. Offered copious amounts of support and backing from the sympathetic Norse Fylkirate and the rump United States of America, the Union Rebellions are a widespread movement active in almost every single state in the Confederacy. The Unionist armies, having fought for decades despite being vastly outnumbered and outgunned by the forces of the Confederacy, have become masters of the art of guerillas warfare. The stealthy infantry and speedy light vehicles of the Union have proven themselves capable of countering the heavy artillery and tanks divisions that the Confederates field in battle. However, with the Confederates becoming more and more skilled at the arts of *counter-*guerilla warfare, the Unionists have seen major setbacks in recent months as several of their hidden encampments in remote corners of the Confederacy such as the Everglades and the islands of the Carolinas being put under threat by sting operations. Luckily for the Unionists, their popularity inside of the Confederacy is growing beyond just a few scattered households and wealthy families.

While previously dismissed as just small bands of opportunistic highwaymen and abolitionist fanatics who have refused to accept the inevitable, the Unionists have had their popularity among blacks, poor whites and other disenfranchised segments of Confederate society has grown steadily in the recent decades. These events, coupled with the rapid expansion of the Fylkirate's power in the aftermath of the Alien Wars, have lead some to wonder if the group, whose origins can be traced back to before the Civil War, may finally get their chance to ensure that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the Earth.

## At A Glance

* Faction Colors: '76 Silver, Dark Blue, Rusty and Dirt Brown
* Playstyle: Petty Warfare
* Theatre of Operations: Rough terrain and countryside of North America.
* Strengths: Elite infantry, infantry & vehicles cover multiple roles, subliminal weapons and support forms of attacks, unrestricted use of chemicals.
* Weaknesses: Few heavy weaponry, overly reliant on infantry & light vehicles for offense, limited air & naval capabilities.
* Motives: Unionism, Freedom, Abolitionism.

## Behind the Scenes

* The Union Rebellion are inspired by revolutionary political movements in America such as the various militia groups in operation across the country as well as some aspects of the Northern states and pro-abolition militias in the American Civil War, slave rebellions in America & the American forces in the American Revolutionary War.
* The Union Rebellions are meant to reflect all the strife & tension brought on by the War Between the States and turn of the century America in general, particularly the subtle racism of some Nothern abolitionists, the strife between Catholic immigrants & the Protestant establishment and the fighting in border areas which tore friendships & families to pieces.
* The names of the Rebellion's units are taken from derogatory terms from the Civil War era as well as Northern military leaders from that era as well.