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In the Navy and the Yellow War
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Winfield Scott Schley, a US Naval Academy graduate, was appointed as President Ewing's Secretary of the Navy. He served in the Civil War and then went on to work with the academy. Schley knew that with the end of the civil war, the US Navy had to get modern fast. The power of the old navy was proven obsolete when a German ironclad navy devastated the French fleet in a matter of hours. Schley ordered the first major production of modern vessels. The USS Delaware put to see in November of 1874, and in a war game in the Gulf of Mexico, roundly defeated a fleet of 5 old style battleships. Schley then had to convince congress to approve the new changes. This was were Schley ran into the greatest challenge, because many in Congress were tired of war and conflict, instead they wanted money to rebuild.
Schley did achieve one of his major goals, and that was the birth of the Pacific fleet. Congress approved the foundation of the Los Angeles Naval Dock, eventually called LAND. The naval base gave birth to the US Pacific Fleet, led by the USS Delaware itself. The base started small, but it was the demarcation point for naval voyages to Hawaii and the Pacific, specifically Japan were US merchants began to control international trade with the isolated nation,. Schley wanted to continue his success into the Atlantic, but Congress refused to increase his funding. Instead they aided in the growth of railroads in Pennsylvania and the Mid-West, to increase the industrial strength of the North.
Winfield Scott Schley
Meanwhile a swell was building in the US. Mexico was wracked by war throughout the 60s and 70s, during that time the US was unable to enact the Monroe Doctrine, and Europeans gained control of Central American lands. Mexico lost control of territories to European nations, including France and the kingdom of Sardinia. France, though battered by the war with Germany, was tied to the US and Mexico through trade, Sardinia was not. Thus it was easy for Joseph Pulitzer to spark a controversy. Pulitzer was unhappy with Ewing's neutral stance towards much of the conflict in the world, and specifically towards Mexico. Although Ewing and the Congress signed a treaty of alliance with Mexico, he was unwilling to enforce it. Pulitzer, who was developing a new style of sensationalist journalism, turned on his former ally.
With headlines such as "Italian Atrocities" and "Murder in Mexico", Pulitzer sold the idea that the Europeans were destroying the poor American democracy. Ewing fired Pulitzer from his staff, which only increased his sales. Ewing, now without a political future, ignored him. Other candidates did not. Sheridan, with his strong anti-South policies, blasted the idea of war with Sardinia as hasty and dangerous. The leading Democrats likewise were opposed to any such war. Only one Republican leader took the mantle of a hawk. Justin Smith Morrill, a senator from Vermont, truly believed he needed to come to the aid of the nation of Mexico.
Justin Smith Morrill
Morrill's stance caused him to be swept up by a growing surge of public opinion. His previous support for Land Grant colleges and strongly supported legislation caused him to gain popularity in many circles within Washington. He did not have the support of many of the industrialists, until it was obvious which way the wind was blowing. When Morrill defeated Sheridan in the Republican primary, he was hailed as the next great president. To run against him the Democrats chose George Goldthwaite, a political non-entity from Alabama. The election went swiftly to the Republicans once again, and even many in the South became swept up in the drive to liberate American lands from European invaders. Although the North-South divide was still dramatically present, some of the old barriers fell before the common drive for war.
The Election of 1876
Democrat George Goldthwaite and Samuel J. Tilden- 86
Republican Justin Smith Morrill and Rutherford B. Hayes- 281
In the Navy and the Yellow War
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Winfield Scott Schley, a US Naval Academy graduate, was appointed as President Ewing's Secretary of the Navy. He served in the Civil War and then went on to work with the academy. Schley knew that with the end of the civil war, the US Navy had to get modern fast. The power of the old navy was proven obsolete when a German ironclad navy devastated the French fleet in a matter of hours. Schley ordered the first major production of modern vessels. The USS Delaware put to see in November of 1874, and in a war game in the Gulf of Mexico, roundly defeated a fleet of 5 old style battleships. Schley then had to convince congress to approve the new changes. This was were Schley ran into the greatest challenge, because many in Congress were tired of war and conflict, instead they wanted money to rebuild.
Schley did achieve one of his major goals, and that was the birth of the Pacific fleet. Congress approved the foundation of the Los Angeles Naval Dock, eventually called LAND. The naval base gave birth to the US Pacific Fleet, led by the USS Delaware itself. The base started small, but it was the demarcation point for naval voyages to Hawaii and the Pacific, specifically Japan were US merchants began to control international trade with the isolated nation,. Schley wanted to continue his success into the Atlantic, but Congress refused to increase his funding. Instead they aided in the growth of railroads in Pennsylvania and the Mid-West, to increase the industrial strength of the North.
Winfield Scott Schley
Meanwhile a swell was building in the US. Mexico was wracked by war throughout the 60s and 70s, during that time the US was unable to enact the Monroe Doctrine, and Europeans gained control of Central American lands. Mexico lost control of territories to European nations, including France and the kingdom of Sardinia. France, though battered by the war with Germany, was tied to the US and Mexico through trade, Sardinia was not. Thus it was easy for Joseph Pulitzer to spark a controversy. Pulitzer was unhappy with Ewing's neutral stance towards much of the conflict in the world, and specifically towards Mexico. Although Ewing and the Congress signed a treaty of alliance with Mexico, he was unwilling to enforce it. Pulitzer, who was developing a new style of sensationalist journalism, turned on his former ally.
With headlines such as "Italian Atrocities" and "Murder in Mexico", Pulitzer sold the idea that the Europeans were destroying the poor American democracy. Ewing fired Pulitzer from his staff, which only increased his sales. Ewing, now without a political future, ignored him. Other candidates did not. Sheridan, with his strong anti-South policies, blasted the idea of war with Sardinia as hasty and dangerous. The leading Democrats likewise were opposed to any such war. Only one Republican leader took the mantle of a hawk. Justin Smith Morrill, a senator from Vermont, truly believed he needed to come to the aid of the nation of Mexico.
Justin Smith Morrill
Morrill's stance caused him to be swept up by a growing surge of public opinion. His previous support for Land Grant colleges and strongly supported legislation caused him to gain popularity in many circles within Washington. He did not have the support of many of the industrialists, until it was obvious which way the wind was blowing. When Morrill defeated Sheridan in the Republican primary, he was hailed as the next great president. To run against him the Democrats chose George Goldthwaite, a political non-entity from Alabama. The election went swiftly to the Republicans once again, and even many in the South became swept up in the drive to liberate American lands from European invaders. Although the North-South divide was still dramatically present, some of the old barriers fell before the common drive for war.
The Election of 1876
Democrat George Goldthwaite and Samuel J. Tilden- 86
Republican Justin Smith Morrill and Rutherford B. Hayes- 281
So Japan never had Perry in this timeline, and presumably will not be having the Meiji reforms? It will be interesting to see how it develops, as to Mexico, I think the US is about the give it a solid walloping.
Looks like the democrats have nothing left but the solid south...and even that’s slipping.
JimboIX: Although Japan, by my story, did not have the Perry visit, in game it did (I just didn't find a good way to fit it in). So they are going to be a little modern.
Fulcrumvale: much like the actual election of 1868, though for different reasons
Fulcrumvale: much like the actual election of 1868, though for different reasons
The Italian Excursion
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It took President Morrill until April of 1877 to win Congress over to his side. Once he did, the war was quickly declared. With full Mexican support, the US Navy set sail to the Mosquito Coast, where the American Army was granted a base. Named Fort Clay, the new American military installation was christened as the font of future US influence in South and Central America. With it came businesses, specifically fruit sales and farmers. American businessmen flooded the region, bringing with them a huge deal of money. Suddenly American businesses took over food production in many Central and South American nations. This would later be a source of both American influence, and international conflict.
For the meantime, Fort Clay was merely a launch pad for US troops to liberate European controlled Mexico. General Sherman, recently returned from his conflicts with the Indians (General Custer now ruled the American North-West with an iron fist) led the expedition. Though he was publicly opposed to the growing expression of American military power, he agreed to lead the offensive. Luckily for Sherman, the battle plan was simple. The Sardinian army, under orders from the aged Victor Emanuel II, king of Sardinia-Piedmont, boarded itself up in old Mexican forts along the interior of the country, so as to better keep the agitated Mexicans from rising up. This meant Sherman could land on the coast unopposed. The battle of Huasacualo followed, and Sherman’s American army defeated and captured the Sardinian.
Mexico during the European Occupation
The Mexicans rose up in favor of the Americans, and Sherman promised them their return to home. He left the Mexicans to retake the government of the Sardinian colony, and returned to sail. By the end of 1877, the lands were formally returned to Mexico. But before the Sardinians would recognize the transfer, victory had to be won in Europe. Admiral Joseph Worthington proposed to Washington that he carry Sherman’s army to Italy, where the 58 year old General would land and invade the European nation. It would be the first time an American army invaded a nation by sea since Thomas Jefferson’s war against the Barbary pirates. The plan was accepted, and by February of 1878 the American fleet took control of the Mediterranean away from the small Sardinian navy.
On April 12th, 1878 the island of Sardinia fell without a major battle. Sherman now had a secure base from which to launch his assault on mainland Piedmont. But the Italians were not going to make it easy. King Umberto, Victor Emanuel II’s son, signed a treaty with Tuscany. By bringing the small Italian state into the conflict, Sardinia was able to re-confront the American navy. The battle occurred off the coast of Lyon, in Southern France. Admiral Worthington was surprised by the Italian fleet’s ferocity. But the Americans were still too large and too advanced for the Italians to overcome. Led by the SS Vermont, the American fleet spun the Italians around and crushed them once and for all. The US fleet did not escape without harm, loosing two frigates and had a man of war badly damaged. It was the final proof that the old fleet was obsolete.
The USS Vermont
As the winter of 1878 came, the Americans landed in mainland Italy, much to the ire of many in Europe. But there was little the Europeans could do. The Prussians and the French were still battle tired and strained from their numerous conflicts. Nevertheless, the French ambassador issued a serious complaint to the American embassy. President Morrill returned the complaint with scorn. When he received word of Sherman’s landing in December, he told the French ambassador to issue any further complaints to his maid, where they could be duly ignored. It was a damaging incident between the two nations. By June of 1879, the war with Tuscany came to an end and the Italian state promised to repay the Americans for the cost of the war. As the election of 1880 approached, Sherman marched into the Sardinian capital triumphant. The war lasted 3 years, and cost a great deal of money, but very few American lives had been lost. Sherman would return home a hero.
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It took President Morrill until April of 1877 to win Congress over to his side. Once he did, the war was quickly declared. With full Mexican support, the US Navy set sail to the Mosquito Coast, where the American Army was granted a base. Named Fort Clay, the new American military installation was christened as the font of future US influence in South and Central America. With it came businesses, specifically fruit sales and farmers. American businessmen flooded the region, bringing with them a huge deal of money. Suddenly American businesses took over food production in many Central and South American nations. This would later be a source of both American influence, and international conflict.
For the meantime, Fort Clay was merely a launch pad for US troops to liberate European controlled Mexico. General Sherman, recently returned from his conflicts with the Indians (General Custer now ruled the American North-West with an iron fist) led the expedition. Though he was publicly opposed to the growing expression of American military power, he agreed to lead the offensive. Luckily for Sherman, the battle plan was simple. The Sardinian army, under orders from the aged Victor Emanuel II, king of Sardinia-Piedmont, boarded itself up in old Mexican forts along the interior of the country, so as to better keep the agitated Mexicans from rising up. This meant Sherman could land on the coast unopposed. The battle of Huasacualo followed, and Sherman’s American army defeated and captured the Sardinian.
Mexico during the European Occupation
The Mexicans rose up in favor of the Americans, and Sherman promised them their return to home. He left the Mexicans to retake the government of the Sardinian colony, and returned to sail. By the end of 1877, the lands were formally returned to Mexico. But before the Sardinians would recognize the transfer, victory had to be won in Europe. Admiral Joseph Worthington proposed to Washington that he carry Sherman’s army to Italy, where the 58 year old General would land and invade the European nation. It would be the first time an American army invaded a nation by sea since Thomas Jefferson’s war against the Barbary pirates. The plan was accepted, and by February of 1878 the American fleet took control of the Mediterranean away from the small Sardinian navy.
On April 12th, 1878 the island of Sardinia fell without a major battle. Sherman now had a secure base from which to launch his assault on mainland Piedmont. But the Italians were not going to make it easy. King Umberto, Victor Emanuel II’s son, signed a treaty with Tuscany. By bringing the small Italian state into the conflict, Sardinia was able to re-confront the American navy. The battle occurred off the coast of Lyon, in Southern France. Admiral Worthington was surprised by the Italian fleet’s ferocity. But the Americans were still too large and too advanced for the Italians to overcome. Led by the SS Vermont, the American fleet spun the Italians around and crushed them once and for all. The US fleet did not escape without harm, loosing two frigates and had a man of war badly damaged. It was the final proof that the old fleet was obsolete.
The USS Vermont
As the winter of 1878 came, the Americans landed in mainland Italy, much to the ire of many in Europe. But there was little the Europeans could do. The Prussians and the French were still battle tired and strained from their numerous conflicts. Nevertheless, the French ambassador issued a serious complaint to the American embassy. President Morrill returned the complaint with scorn. When he received word of Sherman’s landing in December, he told the French ambassador to issue any further complaints to his maid, where they could be duly ignored. It was a damaging incident between the two nations. By June of 1879, the war with Tuscany came to an end and the Italian state promised to repay the Americans for the cost of the war. As the election of 1880 approached, Sherman marched into the Sardinian capital triumphant. The war lasted 3 years, and cost a great deal of money, but very few American lives had been lost. Sherman would return home a hero.
A tidy war against the Europeans, very much solidifying America's position as a world power- it will also probably put an end to a united Italy.
JimboIX: Italy was moving slow in this game, in fact much of Europe was. I think I have a map somwhere...
Edit: I do, but its a map of 1914 Europe, so not very usefull.
Fulcrumvale:My America is a little more militant than some.
stnylan:
Edit: I do, but its a map of 1914 Europe, so not very usefull.
Fulcrumvale:My America is a little more militant than some.
stnylan:
Cakewalk in 1880
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The later half of the 1870’s were domestically quiet. The boom of the early 70’s, which was interrupted by the Panic of 1873, returned in the later period of the decade. Railroads now crossed the entire country, and the troubles of the 60’s were a vanishing dream. Although the South still felt isolated, many bridge had been rebuilt during the war with Sardinia. A quick and successful conflict with a foreign oppressor seemed just the thing to bridge the north-south gap. Indeed it caused some Southern groups, specifically the League of the South, to lighten their stance towards white Northerners. With men like Philip Sheridan and Abraham Lincoln retreating into the distance, the old antagonists were no longer present. And the popularity of the “Grandfather” President, Justin Smith Morrill grew, so to did the strength of the Republicans in the Congress.
Morrill continued a policy of re-integration, specifically in education. Though he faced stiff resistance from the Southern Christian Army, Morrill managed to open many major universities across the South, including schools in Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana. Theses schools, populated by mainly southern Students, were all run by Northerners, but with a highly southern staff. Morrill wanted to bring the nation together through education, and higher learning. The early classes of these schools would send the number of businessmen to all time highs, and in great part finalize the great Industrial status of the United States. Apart from this education reform, Morrill left the South to its own accord, feeling it was best to let the nation run itself.
Benjamin Disraeli
Morrill’s other priority was keeping American standings abroad in good light. The American invasion of Italy caused many Europeans to wonder how far American influence could extend. Most nations had recognized that the United States and Spain were really the only nations to have any influence over the Central-South Americas. But when American influenced reached Europe, people became worried. Morrill, knowing that any conflict with Europe could hurt trade, began to make changes. First was to begin a slow limitation of trade with central and continental Europe. South America, with its large populations and huge resource potential, was a far juicier target for investment. The rise of the American fruit and textile industries in Central America began here.
Morrill also wanted to increase ties with the United Kingdom. He traveled to England for a diplomatic visit, where he met with Prime Minister Disraeli. Disraeli had long ago been involved in South American mining, and with the promise of future Anglo-American endeavors into that field, the United States slowly began to develop an European ally. In July of 1880, Canada was granted independence as a dominion of England, and the United States officially recognized the state. The news was met with joy, as the old battles for Canada had been forgotten in the last fifty years.
The Democrats knew that the election of 1880 was not going to swing in their favor, and put very little effort into it. Unlike the Election of 1876 which cost Thomas Ewing his presidency, no Republican emerged with enough clout to defeat Morrill. The campaign, which most people really did not become involved in, was quick. Morrill used his position as President, and founder of the modern education system, ruled supreme. He gave speeches at countless universities, and traveled the country by train, making stops at all major schools. No Democrat wanted to throw his name into the ring, for fear of loosing credibility. So the party selected Samuel Jackson Randall, a political nonentity, to run a lost campaign. Randall attempted to meet Morrill head to head, but the older politician bested Randall at every turn. The election was not really a challenge.
Democrat Samuel J Randall and Winfield Scott Hancock- 84
Republican Justin Smith Morrill and Rutherford B. Hayes- 284
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The later half of the 1870’s were domestically quiet. The boom of the early 70’s, which was interrupted by the Panic of 1873, returned in the later period of the decade. Railroads now crossed the entire country, and the troubles of the 60’s were a vanishing dream. Although the South still felt isolated, many bridge had been rebuilt during the war with Sardinia. A quick and successful conflict with a foreign oppressor seemed just the thing to bridge the north-south gap. Indeed it caused some Southern groups, specifically the League of the South, to lighten their stance towards white Northerners. With men like Philip Sheridan and Abraham Lincoln retreating into the distance, the old antagonists were no longer present. And the popularity of the “Grandfather” President, Justin Smith Morrill grew, so to did the strength of the Republicans in the Congress.
Morrill continued a policy of re-integration, specifically in education. Though he faced stiff resistance from the Southern Christian Army, Morrill managed to open many major universities across the South, including schools in Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana. Theses schools, populated by mainly southern Students, were all run by Northerners, but with a highly southern staff. Morrill wanted to bring the nation together through education, and higher learning. The early classes of these schools would send the number of businessmen to all time highs, and in great part finalize the great Industrial status of the United States. Apart from this education reform, Morrill left the South to its own accord, feeling it was best to let the nation run itself.
Benjamin Disraeli
Morrill’s other priority was keeping American standings abroad in good light. The American invasion of Italy caused many Europeans to wonder how far American influence could extend. Most nations had recognized that the United States and Spain were really the only nations to have any influence over the Central-South Americas. But when American influenced reached Europe, people became worried. Morrill, knowing that any conflict with Europe could hurt trade, began to make changes. First was to begin a slow limitation of trade with central and continental Europe. South America, with its large populations and huge resource potential, was a far juicier target for investment. The rise of the American fruit and textile industries in Central America began here.
Morrill also wanted to increase ties with the United Kingdom. He traveled to England for a diplomatic visit, where he met with Prime Minister Disraeli. Disraeli had long ago been involved in South American mining, and with the promise of future Anglo-American endeavors into that field, the United States slowly began to develop an European ally. In July of 1880, Canada was granted independence as a dominion of England, and the United States officially recognized the state. The news was met with joy, as the old battles for Canada had been forgotten in the last fifty years.
The Democrats knew that the election of 1880 was not going to swing in their favor, and put very little effort into it. Unlike the Election of 1876 which cost Thomas Ewing his presidency, no Republican emerged with enough clout to defeat Morrill. The campaign, which most people really did not become involved in, was quick. Morrill used his position as President, and founder of the modern education system, ruled supreme. He gave speeches at countless universities, and traveled the country by train, making stops at all major schools. No Democrat wanted to throw his name into the ring, for fear of loosing credibility. So the party selected Samuel Jackson Randall, a political nonentity, to run a lost campaign. Randall attempted to meet Morrill head to head, but the older politician bested Randall at every turn. The election was not really a challenge.
Democrat Samuel J Randall and Winfield Scott Hancock- 84
Republican Justin Smith Morrill and Rutherford B. Hayes- 284
Surprised Oregon, Washington, and BC aren't states yet. I think your next victim should be spain, more yellow journalism wars.
1. Are racial relations going any better than in our world, thanks to the destruction of the Klan and no Johnson running Reconstruction?
2. Did anything interesting ever come about of the Free City in Florida? Were the German Hegelians there ever an influence upon the state?
3. And what resulted from the war with the USCA and Mexico? But I guess whatever happened is undone by the U.S.'s role in kicking out the Sardinians. Perhaps U.S.-Mexican relations will be much better in this world.
I agree that Spain should eventually be confronted, since the U.S. has shown that it can at least wrestle with Italy (or at least a statelet of it), but I think you should try to get Santo Domingo first, if any similar situation arises like in our history.
Also, I'm amused that for once, South Texas sided with the South and the Democrats, and North Texas sided with the North and the Republicans.
2. Did anything interesting ever come about of the Free City in Florida? Were the German Hegelians there ever an influence upon the state?
3. And what resulted from the war with the USCA and Mexico? But I guess whatever happened is undone by the U.S.'s role in kicking out the Sardinians. Perhaps U.S.-Mexican relations will be much better in this world.
I agree that Spain should eventually be confronted, since the U.S. has shown that it can at least wrestle with Italy (or at least a statelet of it), but I think you should try to get Santo Domingo first, if any similar situation arises like in our history.
Also, I'm amused that for once, South Texas sided with the South and the Democrats, and North Texas sided with the North and the Republicans.
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Race relations are certainly different, don't know if they are better. Although the Klan is gone, the feelings still exist, there just isn't as wide a vehicle for enforcement. Many blacks moved west after the war and are sort of out of the way from many Southerners.
This was actually going to come up in the next update
It was during this war that the US gained control of some land in north Mexico. The US-Mexican relations are improved both because the US anti-European actions and because a conservative coup made Mexico a little friendlier towards me.
Yep, in part because there many of those blacks who moved west stopped in North Texas, bringing Republicanism with them.
Could you please show the northern Mexican land that the U.S. annexed in your future maps?
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Strategos' Risk: Sure thing.
stnylan: Getting to those boring elections of the late 19th century, not a whole lot happened in game as the years just sort of flew by.
stnylan: Getting to those boring elections of the late 19th century, not a whole lot happened in game as the years just sort of flew by.
The Blizzard of 1880
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As 1880 came into its own, the United States continued its steady climb in the ranks of world power. Industry continued its growth and President Justin Smith Morrill continued his quiet leadership. The country was rebounding from his successful conflict in Europe, and trade with England was booming. Thousands of immigrants poured into the United States looking for jobs and a fresh start. The world seemed to be focused on America as the great frontier. Immigrants poured into factories all across the US, and the constant flow of blacks from the East to the West continued the population of the United States. But these weren't the only people moving west. Freesdat, Florida, which had grown up from a small German settlement to be a major city in Florida, was slowly loosing its German heritage. The Civil War had radically changed how many felt in the city.
The Confederate States had tried to draft Germans into the army, but the populace of Freesdat had resisted. Two riots occurred, but there were no fatalities. In the end many had been forced to serve, but when they returned they abandoned their old homes to move west. Specifically the city of Phoenix, Arizona was born from this movement. Although the Anglo-Americans started the city, it was Germans who caused the city to grow. When Arizona became a state in 1896 the first governor was David Jacob Eisenhower, who moved to the city after leaving Pennsylvania. Eisenhower was one of the many thousands of German Americans who moved west to populate the west, bringing industry with them. These immigrants also helped settled the lands conquered from Mexico during the years after the civil war. The Americans slowly out populated the Mexicans and made the territory of Leon (named after Nueva Leon in Northern Mexico) a future candidate for statehood.
The Territory of Leon
In 1881 Charles Julius Guiteau, a crazed Lawyer who felt responsible for the election of President Morrill, attempted to assassinated the popular president. Guiteau failed, but Morrill was injured in the incident and was from that point on never the same man. He would go on to suffer poor health for the rest of his life. Rutherford B. Hayes often acted in his stead. Hayes was a nonentity for the most part just rubber stamping what the Republican congress passed. The only real event to occur during his brief pseudo-administration was the Battle of Richmond, which was the greatest showing of violence after the civil war between Northerners and Southerners. This event would stain Rutherford B. Hayes well into the future.
The event occurred not because of any single event, but instead because of the growth of the Southern Christian Army. It became standard for students in colleges and business leaders to join the SCA. The majority of successful southerners were now members of the SCA, a predominantly Protestant organization. In the North, a different organization was founded. The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic group named after the famous explorer, emerged as a Northern answer for the SCA. The group took hold across the North, but also grew heavily in Maryland, a very Catholic state. The presence of a rival so close to the SCA's center of power in Richmond, caused a great deal of fear. That fear lashed out into violence in December of 1882.
The firekeg was lit when Charles Miner was killed. Miner was a black Catholic who had found work in Richmond. He was accused, falsely, of the rape of a white woman. The SCA led the crusade to apprehend him. Miner fled, and sought sanctuary in a Catholic church. A group of SCA supporters found him, and murdered him. This infuriated the Knights of Columbus, who flooded Richmond in protest. The result of was a fist fight that grew into a riot. 15 men were killed, another 50 were wounded. Two churches, one Protestant and one Catholic, were burnt in the process. Thomas Jackson, now in his late 50's, was forced to resign as head of the SCA as a result. The SCA was thrown into a state of disarray, and the government was faced with a black eye from the violence.
Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
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As 1880 came into its own, the United States continued its steady climb in the ranks of world power. Industry continued its growth and President Justin Smith Morrill continued his quiet leadership. The country was rebounding from his successful conflict in Europe, and trade with England was booming. Thousands of immigrants poured into the United States looking for jobs and a fresh start. The world seemed to be focused on America as the great frontier. Immigrants poured into factories all across the US, and the constant flow of blacks from the East to the West continued the population of the United States. But these weren't the only people moving west. Freesdat, Florida, which had grown up from a small German settlement to be a major city in Florida, was slowly loosing its German heritage. The Civil War had radically changed how many felt in the city.
The Confederate States had tried to draft Germans into the army, but the populace of Freesdat had resisted. Two riots occurred, but there were no fatalities. In the end many had been forced to serve, but when they returned they abandoned their old homes to move west. Specifically the city of Phoenix, Arizona was born from this movement. Although the Anglo-Americans started the city, it was Germans who caused the city to grow. When Arizona became a state in 1896 the first governor was David Jacob Eisenhower, who moved to the city after leaving Pennsylvania. Eisenhower was one of the many thousands of German Americans who moved west to populate the west, bringing industry with them. These immigrants also helped settled the lands conquered from Mexico during the years after the civil war. The Americans slowly out populated the Mexicans and made the territory of Leon (named after Nueva Leon in Northern Mexico) a future candidate for statehood.
The Territory of Leon
In 1881 Charles Julius Guiteau, a crazed Lawyer who felt responsible for the election of President Morrill, attempted to assassinated the popular president. Guiteau failed, but Morrill was injured in the incident and was from that point on never the same man. He would go on to suffer poor health for the rest of his life. Rutherford B. Hayes often acted in his stead. Hayes was a nonentity for the most part just rubber stamping what the Republican congress passed. The only real event to occur during his brief pseudo-administration was the Battle of Richmond, which was the greatest showing of violence after the civil war between Northerners and Southerners. This event would stain Rutherford B. Hayes well into the future.
The event occurred not because of any single event, but instead because of the growth of the Southern Christian Army. It became standard for students in colleges and business leaders to join the SCA. The majority of successful southerners were now members of the SCA, a predominantly Protestant organization. In the North, a different organization was founded. The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic group named after the famous explorer, emerged as a Northern answer for the SCA. The group took hold across the North, but also grew heavily in Maryland, a very Catholic state. The presence of a rival so close to the SCA's center of power in Richmond, caused a great deal of fear. That fear lashed out into violence in December of 1882.
The firekeg was lit when Charles Miner was killed. Miner was a black Catholic who had found work in Richmond. He was accused, falsely, of the rape of a white woman. The SCA led the crusade to apprehend him. Miner fled, and sought sanctuary in a Catholic church. A group of SCA supporters found him, and murdered him. This infuriated the Knights of Columbus, who flooded Richmond in protest. The result of was a fist fight that grew into a riot. 15 men were killed, another 50 were wounded. Two churches, one Protestant and one Catholic, were burnt in the process. Thomas Jackson, now in his late 50's, was forced to resign as head of the SCA as a result. The SCA was thrown into a state of disarray, and the government was faced with a black eye from the violence.
Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
