Army of the Border

"The Army of the Border is currently engaging Union forces on the outskirts of Valley City, whilst it hard to see what's happening in the melee, it appears our boys are winning."

- A Confederate news report of the Battle of Valley City

The Army of the Border was an early-war field army of the Confederate States of Earth Army, the army of the Confederate States of Earth, a nation of 59, later 95, nations which seceded from the Union of Earth States, and allied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Formed on the day the seceded, the Army of the Border was founded in the Confederation of the Drelan River, the easternmost of the original 10 Confederate nations, the army was created specifically to defend the Confederate border regions, whilst the army was based on Valand, and had its HQ in Valley City, the Valandan capital city, the army was spread out along the entire border.

The army served during the First Battle of Earth, defending Valand from the forces of the Union which were invading from the Union's border regions, the critical battle was the Battle of Valley City, in which the army defended Valand's capital. This aggression caused the Republic of Valand to declare their secession from the Union, with Valand now in the Confederacy it was decided to have them mobilise their own army, the Army of Valand, the Army of the Border was merged into this army.