Confederate America

Chapter 2

A Country's Struggle

This will be as historical as possible. Like I mentioned before, things spoken, I don't believe in. I don't own the characters or moments in history either.

A couple of years passed since Montgomery had gotten sick with headaches. As of now, they come and go. Like in 1829, in Georgia with the law of no education for slaves. Montgomery was confused a little, but mostly sided with her actual citizens who had full citizenship as the slaves weren't because of the 3/5 Compromise. She had smaller migraines when that was made.

Another time was the riot in 1831, where a slave Baptist lead a revolt in Southampton, Virginia. The effect of this was 60 dead whites and Alabama making it illegal to preach for slaves. This was her biggest pain yet, grief, anger, injustice and righteousness filled her mind. She had aches, sores and other pains for days.

Years passed and not much happened. The relationship between the North and South was getting more stressed, which made America and Montgomery tense around each other. A major point was in 1860, November 6th, when Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

The South was outraged. Montgomery was 40 years old at the time and only about age 15 looking. Normally she would've aged shorter, but stresses in the country made her grow quickly around the 1850's. Her and America were in one of his home's in New York. Montgomery sighed, frustrated and angry at the news of the elections.

Lincoln was obviously against her South and her dumb brother couldn't even see that!

She was sitting on a couch in a pale dress that came to her feet and sturdy black boots on her feet. Her hair grew to a little below her shoulders (her light brown hair with a hair sticking out of the side of her head like America's, representing Florida). She was rubbing her forehead. She wasn't stupid, she knew half of this anger wasn't hers.

America walked in with a smile. He had a 3 piece suit, a black string being used as a tie. "Monty isn't this great!? Lincoln won, I knew he would."

She scowled at him. "Forget Lincoln! Worst I've seen in my 40 years."

He frowned. "What are you talking about?"

She waved an angry hand. "Lincoln, he insults the south!"

America shook his head. "It's just the slavery, you know it's wrong. I mean, c'mon, even England got rid of his in '34."

She crossed her arms over chest. "I don't care with what happens with him. Slavery is our right."

"Are you kidding me?! The North doesn't have it and you don't need it either."

Montgomery raised up from her perch on the couch. "Slaves have been in the South for years, long before I've been born! You don't take that from people, that tradition!"

"Montgomery! Slavery is hurting you, I know you're in pain. C'mon, agree with me on this."

"No, I won't America. I will not and this won't stand."

She glared at him with the same colored eyes that he had. His own eyes narrowed underneath his glasses, his usually easy going personality leaving him. "Is that a threat?"

Montgomery moved a couple of steps away from him, frowning deeply. "Can it what you will, brother. We will be at odds as long as that fool is in office."

America barked. "He's now your president!"

She waved a hand to the side angrily. "Am I not allowed the freedom of speech? Like our citizens are allowed. Or will you take that from me, from the South?"

"The South is just a part of me as the North is." That wasn't true, his pull in the North was much stronger than in the South. It was getting weaker as time went by. It was opposite for Montgomery, she didn't want the stupid North side interfering with her South, it's was their problem and the president was getting too personal.

She leveled him with a darker glare. "Just watch yourself, America." It was getting strange calling him that as they both represented the country.

He looked speechless as he looked at her. His mouth opened a couple of time before he shook his head angrily. "Just go to your room."

Her temper flared, but she nodded. She walked off, her back straight.

Things were tense, they wouldn't look at each other and every time they did, it was tense. More and more arguments sprung up and then December 20 happened.

Montgomery actually left a week before this date, seeing that being around her brother was not helping. She took suitcase with her things and a horse, going to her home in Georgia. The citizens liked her and the ones she ran into didn't question her.

America showed up to her home. "Monty! Montgomery!"

She walked down the stairs, aged 17 at this point. Which at any other time would worry America, as he knew the stress was hard on her and made her age faster. She was tall for a women, at 5 feet and 7 inches, only two inches under him.

Her voice was stiff. "America? What brings you here?"

He smiled tightly, trying to show his usual cheer. "Hey, Monty. Just worried about the queer stuff going on."

She eyed him. "Nothing queer around here. If you mean the South seceding, it was well deserved."

America was flabbergasted. "What? How can you say that?"

"It means I will leave you and the South will rise, just you wait. I warned you."

"This is crazy, you can't do this. Your my sister, your not being treated unfairly."

She slammed a fist in the banister. "Yes, we are! Don't touch our slaves."

"NO! Lincoln is right."

"Forget Lincoln, this is all his doing."

In the end, America did leave. He didn't want this to lead to what he knew it might. He still remembered the war with England.

In January 10th, 1861, Florida left the Union.

In January 11th, 1861, Alabama left the Union.

In January 19th, 1861, Georgia left the Union.

In January 26th, 1861, Louisiana left the Union.

America was ignoring Montgomery and she was doing the same. She cut her hair to above neck length and wore trousers and linen shirts with a bound chest to play as a male. She knew wouldn't get further with her female presence.

Her chest hurt plenty, but she took it as a necessary pain. She realized this as her states left the Union. These were her people, not America's. And she would fight with them. She went to meetings, betting ready to war with the North.

She didn't want to, she didn't want to fight her older brother. But she had to, for her people. Then on February 10th, Jefferson Davis become president of the Confederate States of America. Montgomery introduced herself to the man, but saying she was also male. He did believe with proof that was what she was when she healed quickly after a knife to the side. Therefore she was beside him almost all the time.

She dressed nicer, since she was in company of her boss. Suits and things she's seen her brother America wear.

Then Fort Sumter happened. It was off a base by South Carolina. She wore the Confederate uniform. A grey coat buttoned all the way up to her neck and grey pants. A grey billed cap over her light brown hair, which she cut when it got longer than neck length.

She was there and it lasted 2 days. She fought off soldiers in blue, the soldiers of her brother. Said brother wasn't there, most likely the Union believed this fight was nothing to worry about. Battle was definitely scary and frightening, but the righteous feeling when they won was one of best things she's ever felt.

Jefferson Davis had given her the rank of Second Lieutenant, which was hard to believe for some because of her age. But issued by the president, they believed it. The symbol was on the sleeves of her jacket.

The win was the Confederates and on April 12th, the Civil War started.