The Grisiana War of Secession: Grisiana Surrenders!

 Yes, you read it right, folks! On July 29, 1861, as General Thomas's Union Army of the Bleunois prepares to launch a full scale assault on the city of New Gascony, hoping to finally batter the defenders into submission, General Polk accompanies the Mayor of New Gascony and the Governor of Grisiana under a flag of truce to discuss terms of surrender! 

The news is met in the ranks mostly with joy and relief, knowing that they're that much closer to going home, and no longer have to sit in those terrible trenches! A few trigger happy artillerists make their disappointment known, but otherwise spirits are high in the camp.

The conditions agreed upon are as follows:

1) The State of Grisiana will be used as a forward staging area/supply base for hostilities against the other States in Rebellion (being the southern neighbors of Bixissippi and Cadrabama).

2) In exchange for their Word of Honor that they will no longer pursue hostilities against the Union, all of General Polk's remaining men will be permitted to return home with their personal arms and not under guard. Any state supplied armaments (like the remaining cannon) will be surrendered to the Quartermaster General of the Army of the Bleunois.

The vicorious army spends the following week processing armaments and paroling the surrendered forces, with orders not to gloat over the victory. This last order is given with the reason of preventing any resentments from leading the paroled to violate their oath.

Word trickles in during the week that some citizens have risen up against their occupiers, so General Bustamente of the II Brigade of the Verdemedio Volunteer Army (ostensibly designated V Brigade, Army of the Bleunois) is designated Military Governor of Grisiana, his troops assigned to garrison the state and undertake peacekeeping duties. The Verdemedians take this duty with mild reluctance, which is tempered by the notion that they no longer have to dig and sit in trenches for the remainder of their deployment.

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