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Fort Sumter, SC has been attacked by the Union thus starting the 

Civil War. As you can see, the South had obtained many weapons 

from Britain and allowed us to claim Fort Sumter! Cannons were 

used to bombard the Union outposts. Clevard A. Gunter realizes 

that he needs to become a spy to make up for the disadvantages 

the South has, especially their shortage of weapons and supplies 

due to little industry, bad transportation systems, and a smaller 

population. However, he and his friends are confident in their 

advantages including fighting defensively, better morale, and their 

superior military minds. 

Clevard A. Gunter

Cotton Diplomacy struck Clevard's thoughts as he and his best friends Robert E. Lee and Thomas 

"Stonewall" Jackson discuss their advantage of having heavy foreign reliance on cotton that will 

eventually aid them financially in the war. They also discuss the matter of the on-going battle of 

the 1st Bull Run occurring at the moment in Virginia and how easy of a victory they are going to 

earn. 

Robert E. Lee

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

After the big win at the Battle of Bull Run, Clevard decides to begin spying in the Union in order to 

gain more advantages. He finds out that George McClellan is now the Commander of the Union 

in the East, and boy does he like to train. Meanwhile, new laws enacted by the North are 

beginning to take effect in the South, such as Morill Tariff Act, which protected the industrial 

workers of the North by raising rates, the Homestead Act, which enabled people, even slaves, to 

apply for a federal 160 acre land grant, and the Morill Land Grant Act, that allowed for the 

creation of land-grant colleges.

Clevard in Union Spy Attire

General George McClellan

The Battle of Antietam arrives on Antietam Creek in Maryland. It was the bloodiest single 

day of combat ever witnessed. Most surprisingly for Clevard, however, was seeing his 

long, lost brother fight for the Union. He didn't confront him because he didn't know what 

to say. The whole ordeal made Clevard very upset, even though it was his best friend 

Robert E Lee's first major battle as a general for the Confederacy. 

Hamilton Gunter

Robert E Lee

Clevard decides to spy again once the Confederacy keeps hearing rumors about the Union 

general, Ulysses S. Grant, and his many victories. These included the great, long battles in 

the West, in which Grant used a gunboat army to capture Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in 

Tennessee. After the capture, Clevard now horribly realized that the Union had control over the 

Tennessee River, thanks to Grant. Additionally, the Union managed to capture New Orleans in 

its wake, thus having control over the Mississippi River as well. It showed that the Confederacy 

needs to be scared. Unconsciously, Clevard still worried about his brother, Hamilton.   

Fort Donelson

Fort Henry

Ulysses S. Grant

New Orleans (destroyed)

Props to Clevard! He managed to snatch himself a lovely woman! Well, almost. She's from the 

north. And she's Clara Barton, future founder of American Red Cross. This means she is 

very well known, and other men are always around her getting treated for the war with her 

medicinal remedies. BUT she doesn't know Clevard is a spy! Meanwhile, at the current battle 

of Fredericksburg, in Virginia, Ambrose Burnside had replaced McClellan as Union general. 

It managed to raise the spirits of the Confederacy once again.

Ambrose Burnside

Robert E. Lee

Word of the Confiscation Acts got out had now reached Clevard, and he was becoming nervous 

for losing his slaves. He felt as if he desperately needed them. He knew it was supposed to be 

"law" to turn them in very quickly, but as his homeland of East Georgia had yet to be captured he 

was safe...for now. On a happier note, his relationship with Clara was going great, but she still 

had yet to find out that he was from the South.

Another battle has approached, the Battle of Chancellorsville. This 

time, Clevard's two best friends, Lee and Jackson, divided up the 

Confederate army, ultimately providing another win for the Confederacy. 

However, Jackson was hurt so badly that he dies. This puts a great 

damper on Clevard, but his lover, Clara, tries her best to comfort him. 

However, she evidently realizes why he is sad, and finds out his secret. 

She doesn't tell Clevard she knows, but she has revenge in mind...

After Chancellorsville and recovering from his grief over the loss of his two best friends, Clevard heard 

rumors of the NYC Draft Riots in New York and decided to investigate. He learned that many of the 

lower class Northerners were upset and rioting because they were being forced into the army due to 

the draft. Copperheads, or Northern Democrats wanting immediate peace, supported them in their 

cause and Clevard was happy to see disunity in the North. He recalled the Conscription Act in the 

South enacted by the president to help with a victory. Clara is continuously complaining about all the 

activity in the North and with all the new threats, Clevard is very worried about the safety of his 

brother...

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