South Carolina

South Carolina was the first state the secede fromt the United States, thus sparking the War of Secession. It continued to play an important role in Confederate States politics. It was the home of such notable Confederate leaders as Wade Hampton III; his grandson, assassinated President Wade Hampton V; and Anne Colleton.

One its major cities, Charleston, was targeted for retalitory bombing by the U.S. after the C.S. began the Second Great War by invading Ohio.