1863
Robert E Lee, General of the Army of Northern Virginia orders a right an artillery assault on the Union right flanks, with the Union right flank virtually non-existent the Confederate troops storm Gettysburg, by July 4th the Army of the Potomac retreated east, with Gettysburg in Confederate hands Robert E Lee marches downward to Washington DC, hoping to completely encircle the Union capital and force the US to agree to a peace treaty
Lee's invasion had three main goals. The first one was to upset any summer plans that the Union may have for action in the east and encourage the growth of the peace movement in the north which was met with some success. The second was to relieve pressure indirectly from Vicksburg. Lee assumed that if he invaded then forces from all over the Union would be called back to the east, including significant numbers from Grant's veteran army. This ploy ended up failing, as Grant lost not a single regiment and actually received some reinforcement during this period of time. Thirdly, Lee wanted to be able to have his men be able to live off the rich Northern farmland and give the farms and farmers in Virginia a much needed break. This he also accomplished, driving over 20,000 cattle and 22,000 sheep back into Virginia after the Gettysburg battle.
with superior Confederate diplomacy,
HAHAHAHAHA, The Confederate diplomats did a better job while in prison to get the British to their side[/quote]
the British join the War hoping to gain a major ally in North America in the Confederate States
The British would easily find an ally in the United states if they bloody well wanted an ally. Also, an ally against whom? The British were pretty heavily dependent on the grain imports from the Union during this period of time and I believe that more would complain about the lack of grain then the smaller amounts of cotton that the CSA could potentially give them. The Civil War period was one of booming economic growth for the BNA colonies. The war in the United States created a huge market for Canada's agricultural and manufactured goods, most of which went to the Union.
as a result declare war on the United States and open up a second front occupying Detroit, with troops diverted to the Midwest to deal with British troops
It wouldn't take much to stop an occupation of Detroit from happening in the first place. Burnside (granted, it's Burnside) had around six divisions to call upon within his immediate department. Reinforcements that were slated for Grant (which amount to around 30,000 troops overall) could easily be sent to aid Burnside if need be. The Canadian army would likely number only around 40,000 (as we are going with the number of 20,000 British forces, the amount that was sent to Canada IOTL). 20,000 men volunteered during the Fernaian Raids and I have a hard time figuring that many more would want to go to aid a war for someone that had limited sympathy within the country.
Robert E Lee lays Siege to Washington DC,threatening the United States government, eventually the US Government negotiates a peace Treaty with the CS and British
Good joke. Lee had no intention of marching onto Washington ever really. The whole invasion was meant as a raid and a raid only. The defenses of Washington are simply too strong to take in a single quick stroke, and with the threat of the Army of the Potomac, Lee cannot afford to be pinned down in a protracted campaign for the city. If he hurts the Army of the Potomac badly enough, a city like Baltimore might be open to his troops for a short period of time, but not Washington.
Any prolonged attempt to take Washington brings the threat that the Army of the Potomac will regroup and take Lee in the rear, or any other massed amount of men that the North could rather easily put forth would bleed his army dry. The amount of artillery for the Army of the Potomac numbered some 360 pieces, while the Confederates had 270 pieces, on both sides, half of these were rifled iron pieces, and of the remainder, all but four were smooth-bore bronze Napoleons. The Washington defenses alone contained 807 guns and 98 mortars. With a defense force of 36,000 men. This force would be augmented with another 6,000 emergency troops and another ~4,500 "veteran corps" troops (this were men that had been wounded in battle but could still do second or third rate defensive duties)
Even if the Army of the Potomac is defeated, it will inflict heavy casualties on the opposition. The South does not have an unlimited supply of soldiers or equipment, and if the battle is costly enough, an attack on Washington may very well be impossible given the numbers involved. At the battle of Gettysburg, the Army of Northern Virginia could muster just under 72,000 troops. It suffered roughly 23,000 casualties in that fight, as did the Union Army, which was in a defensive position. Attempting to take Washington so soon after even an alternate Gettysburg could well mean the complete collapse of the Army of Northern Virginia. Unlike the Union Army, the South could not afford the loss of the Army of Northern Virginia
The United States of America cedes the disputed state of Kentucky to the Confederate States
Kentucky had far less Southern sympathies then a state like Missouri did. Fighting continued until the end of the war in Missouri between guerrillas for both sides. Are you also assuming that the U.S is willing to give away all the land (Tennessee, the ports of the Confederacy, Most of Louisiana, half of Arkansas, Arizona territory) plus an additional state?
Alexander Stephens who would defeat National Party Candidate James Longstreet by a close margin
No one in the South really cared for Alexander Stephens. Just saying. He was one of Davis's goons that didn't really know his ass from a hole in the ground.
with Great Britain firmly on the Confederate Side the US looked for ally in case they would back the Confederacy in a second war, the US would be successful in getting an Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary while France sided with the British and the CSA, the new nation of Italy initially remained neutral but by 1873 it had sided with the Union,German,and Austrian alliance, the alliance was informally called "The Berlin Allies".
The new German nation was still at heavy odds with the Austrian empire. It wasn't until some time after the 1870's that the two started to view each other as allies. It would be even less likely that the Germans would be willing to go against the wishes of Great Britian, which they were hoping to also ally with.
Also, The Russian empire was rather pro-Union during the war too. If push comes to shove, they would be more then happy to support the Union
The 1874 Confederate Election would see States Rights candidate Stonewall Jackson win the CS Presidency
I know that pickings for the presidency would be a bit shit but how good would a dead guy do you think?
he would run on a pro-expansionist platform, he pushed Mexico into selling its northern states to the Confederacy in what would be known as the "Sonora Purchase" would entail the states of Sonora,Chihuahua,Cohaulia,Neuvo Leon,Tamapulias, Baja California, and Baja California Sur being ceded from Mexico to the CSA,
You do also know that the Confederacy had a ~6000% inflation rate right? You can't just flick a switch and recover your economy like that. The Confederate gold reserve was pitiful (amounting to around 3 million at most) and the CSA had a shit load of loans to pay back to the British, French, Dutch, Spanish and Brazilians.
with the issue of Hispanic settlers in the territory, they would not be enslaved however White settlers would take precedence over them and racial discrimination would be commonplace with the CS government exploiting the Mexicans as cheap labor
So you're telling me that all of those Mexican people that just fought a seven year war against France to remain independent are going to let this happen? Mexico was a largely Catholic nation. The South was largely protestant. During the Mexican American war damage to church land and property was rampant as the invading armies marched through Mexico, no matter what the generals tried to do to stop it. Many in the Polk administration and the army feared that this could turn into an all-out religious war.
Not wanting to risk further Confederate Expansion, President James G Blaine, urged US Congress to declare war on the Confederate States, they agreed, and days later Union troops crossed the Potomac, into Manassas, hoping to quickly capture Richmond and bring back the CSA into the Union
the Confederacy managed to keep them at bay and the war would deadlock in Northern Virginia with neither side being able to make significant gains
So,... have a repeat of the starting year of the war? A good amount of men in the Confederacy eneded up dying and a decade isn't very long to replenish men, especially with the 200,000 that ended up going to Brazil IOTL, and all of the settlers that you propose that would be going to the new Mexican territories. At the start of the Orignal war you had a white population of around 4.5 million with a roughly equal amount in slaves. Let's say that some 400,000 are permant casualties from the war, another 200,000 are in Brazil, let's say some 200,000 into Mexico. That's the population down to 3.7 million. Of those, how many do you honestly think will want to have another bloody, deadly fight that is still in their memories?
President Blaine orders an invasion of Kentucky
An invasion would happen on all fronts honestly. Kentucky would also raise up in revolt too since the majority of the state post 1862 was pro-Union. Sure, you still had some elements of Confederate support within the state but it was rather low.
The British wanting to protect the CS despite major abolitionist movement declares War on the United States
And yet again have their people at home go "the fuck are you doing", and rebel against the Government. The food imports from the Union would again stop and everyone in Europe would be wondering how the British government hit their heads that hard.
the British and Canadians launch a three-prong attack on Michigan,New York,and Maine respectively
With what exactly? Are you telling me that the British have every last regular troop (plus many colonial troops) in Canada at this point in time?
the Confederacy manages to push and occupy Washington DC
HAHAHAHAHA
the CSN and Royal Navy launch a coastal bombardment of Boston while the British Army advances towards New York City
And the USN does not exist? What navy would the Confederacy even have? Where the hell would they be getting the money to even do half the shit that they would need too?
the French also join the War in 1876 joining the British
and the new French government would be willing to be in an alliance with the British? You mean the German Empire wouldn't say a damn thing about this even though it's the Union's ally?
British and French troops invade and occupy New York City and Boston
Even though they would be pretty much doing these as amphibious landings? Do you understand how this sort of thing works? Every location would have been very heavily fortified if the Union was expecting another war. No doubt about it.