I've been thinking about this timeline for a long time, so here it is. Constructive criticism only, please.
1865: Here's the POD. While charging at Union forces, Robert E. Lee is shot in the heart. With his death goes the honor of the south. The southern soldiers go into forests and plant booby traps. Thousands of Union soldiers are killed by these traps. One good thing arises from the south not being defeated this early: Lincoln is never assassinated.
1868: Jefferson Davis surrenders the entire Confederate army. Lincoln decides he will not pursue a third term and retires to Illinois. The winner of the Presidental election is Ulysses S. Grant, who's proposed policy is an unilateral strategy against the Confederate guerillas who refuse to surrender for Davis.
1869: Grant is inaugarated. The various guerilla factions decide that Grant will be a threat and unite. The terrorist group's name is the Sons of the South. Their symbol is a bloody Confederate flag.
1871: Grant is shot by a Confederate sniper. His death marks the first time a US president has been assassinated. His successor, Schuyler Colfax, declares a war on the Sons of the South.
1872: SOS attacks on black voter registration areas causes many blacks to not vote in the election. This costs the Republicans the election to Grover Cleveland. This leads to 32 years of Democratic rule.
1873: After Cleveland's inaugaration, Cleveland gives a stirring address that declares the bloodshed of the Civil War over. Soldiers are rapidly pulled out of the south.
1876: Due to his pacifist policies, Cleveland wins the election in a landslide. Meanwhile, the SOS gains power.
1879: The lightbulb is invented. This brings Thomas Edison to the attention of America... and the Sons of the South.
1892: Shortly after inventing the Kinetograph, Edison is assassinated by SOS members for selling electical companies to the north.
1904: Theodore Roosevelt says he will finally take down the Sons of the South and wins the election for the Republican party.
1906: First assassination attempt on Roosevelt.
1911: Second assassination attempt on Roosevelt.
1912: Roosevelt leaves the presidency on bad terms with the south. Consequently, Woodrow Wilson becomes president.
Part Two to come later.
1865: Here's the POD. While charging at Union forces, Robert E. Lee is shot in the heart. With his death goes the honor of the south. The southern soldiers go into forests and plant booby traps. Thousands of Union soldiers are killed by these traps. One good thing arises from the south not being defeated this early: Lincoln is never assassinated.
1868: Jefferson Davis surrenders the entire Confederate army. Lincoln decides he will not pursue a third term and retires to Illinois. The winner of the Presidental election is Ulysses S. Grant, who's proposed policy is an unilateral strategy against the Confederate guerillas who refuse to surrender for Davis.
1869: Grant is inaugarated. The various guerilla factions decide that Grant will be a threat and unite. The terrorist group's name is the Sons of the South. Their symbol is a bloody Confederate flag.
1871: Grant is shot by a Confederate sniper. His death marks the first time a US president has been assassinated. His successor, Schuyler Colfax, declares a war on the Sons of the South.
1872: SOS attacks on black voter registration areas causes many blacks to not vote in the election. This costs the Republicans the election to Grover Cleveland. This leads to 32 years of Democratic rule.
1873: After Cleveland's inaugaration, Cleveland gives a stirring address that declares the bloodshed of the Civil War over. Soldiers are rapidly pulled out of the south.
1876: Due to his pacifist policies, Cleveland wins the election in a landslide. Meanwhile, the SOS gains power.
1879: The lightbulb is invented. This brings Thomas Edison to the attention of America... and the Sons of the South.
1892: Shortly after inventing the Kinetograph, Edison is assassinated by SOS members for selling electical companies to the north.
1904: Theodore Roosevelt says he will finally take down the Sons of the South and wins the election for the Republican party.
1906: First assassination attempt on Roosevelt.
1911: Second assassination attempt on Roosevelt.
1912: Roosevelt leaves the presidency on bad terms with the south. Consequently, Woodrow Wilson becomes president.
Part Two to come later.