Doing the 1861 at the start of the war.
I don't think the situation requires much explanation. As the USA was threatening the important freedoms of the south such as the freedom to enslave people the only option was to secede from the Union and fight for that right!
A look at the population of glorious best America. Nearly half the population is made out of black slaves, and the population is roughly a third of what the USA has. There is also a few Texan that want to secede from the confederacy, bloody traitors should be hanged.
Technologically the Confederate army is pretty much state of the art with the best equipment and tactics available. Other areas are fairly developed as well.
The bulk of CSA production is made up of agricultural goods, and the cloth made from the cotton. Over all industry is lacking.
The CSA is currently seeing great monetary losses so this will potentially increase profits as well as free up manpower from farms for industry and soldiers.
Best America initially outnumbers the USA in the eastern regions.
Though the union army is much more numerous.
The retreating CSA army gets caught in battle, but looks like a potential victory.
Well fuck, one of my very best generals.
Washington is a tempting target but I can't take the offensive yet.
The battle in Paducah turned into a decisive victory thanks to terrain and leadership.
But no matter the casualties the union army remains much stronger than the CSA. I decide to abandon the lowly populated eastern states in order to get local numerical superiority in the important eastern states.
CSA army is best army.
Meanwhile the war is progressing alright the economy is not and some debt is being built up.
In hind sight this was rather useless as I can't add any war goals since my goal for the civil war is merely "status quo"
Starting to lose territory territory but continuing with the victories.
Chasing down and routing a couple of battered union armies.
Atlanta cotton is best cotton.
For a defeat I'd say thats a pretty decent outcome.
A rather minor victory.
But the union is now on the run and can be easily defeated again.
Despite most battles ending in my favor I simply can not keep up with the union army. I need to mobilize, though this will further hurt my ecnonomy.
A rather poor choice of battlefield.
Reduced farming and mining, don't think so.
Well thats stating the obvious, every one knows that dixie is the best after all.
The union advances further in the west.
However in doing so they have left Washington. Stamp upon the cursed alliance.
25k GBP debt and rising, CSA #1 ...though maybe not economically.
But with the fall of their capital the enemy accepts our to generous peace terms. The Now the economy and army must be strengthened for the cursed union will surely try again to take our precious freedom of slavery!