Merry New Year

Merry New Year
Just a point of interest, does anyone think that prior to attack on Fort Sumter, in the Civil War? That the CSA was in fact a new country, separate from the USA?
Just wondering.
An old friend of mine contacted me yesterday, from the last time I lived in this area, almos10 years ago! Doesn’t time fly by.
I mad ethis pic. IT is called "How Wal-Mart takes care of compition"