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A few comments...

First, 13 Confederate States cann be correct as Kentucky and Missouri each had representation in the Confederate Congress. They each had reps in two congresses at once including governors etc. That's why their were `13 stars on the Confederate flag.

I believe Maryland would have seceeded were a vote allowed. I base this opinion on the fact that Lincoln won less than 3 % of the popular vote in 1860, and Douglas, the other northern canidate won 6.5 %.

The reason I reject the term Civil War is a civil war is when two groups fight for the same government, like the Russian Civil War or the English Civil War. This was more properly defined a s a war of secession, like the American Revolution. Therefore, I believe the War For Soouthern Independence is less controversial and more accurate.

I don't know why people assume the CSA would break apart. It didn't. Even under the most trying circumstances, it stayed together throughout the war. Once the Mississippi was cut and the CSA was split into two, the Trans-Mississippi region fought as hard as any other part, and there was never any move to secession or separate peace. I don't get this argument that is argued in history clatches everywhere. While nothing lasts forever, I don't see why this government would be any less stable than any other. I think governments tend to get more powerful over time anyway.