DBWI: How Could The CSA Lose The War?

I've been interested in the American Cival War, and I was wondering, what is a possible way for the Confederacy to loose?
 
The "American Civil War"? You mean when New England states seceded after the New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio turned Democratic and rejected business interests. The New England Confederation really couldn't lose the war. You'd have to destroy their number 1 and 2 ally first: the British and the Virginians.

The Richmond government was run by hardliners while the London government was run more by liberals. Make the London government far more pacifist, perhaps the Confederacy won't do so well in the war and abandon the effort. Obviously, this would let the Union states organize a better effort against New England.

OOC: In a DBWI, the ACW would not be called the ACW ;)
 

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I've been interested in the American Cival War, and I was wondering, what is a possible way for the Confederacy to loose?
The War of Confederate Independence Right?
Refusing to Fortify Richmond For One.
And Focusing on Engaging the Union in major Battles instead of Bleeding the Union Army using Ambushes and Guerrilla tactics while The Confederate Navy used it's Few Ironclads to prevent any Serious Attempts at Blockading by the Union.
But, You've Got to Admit that without the Accidental French/Imperial Mexican Attack on San Diego and the Subsequent Franco-American War the Confederacy would have some serious Issues.
 
Like SilverPhantom has mentioned, for New England to lose the war, you'd definitely have to butterfly the UK and Virginia out somehow.

Maybe it would be possible for the Union to get itself some allies? I mean after all, many Russian ships docked on both coasts of the USA.

Of course the Russians had enough trouble with the Ottomans already, but maybe they could somehow be willing to become an ally of the Americans.

And... i believe Prussia did have good relations with the US?

Now, only France was pretty Pro-British during the Confederate War of Independence. Maybe they could be butterflied away too somehow?

-Korporal Nooij,
 
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