In your opinion, was there anyway to prevent the military coup in the CSA? I'd have to say no: after all, throughout that country's history, the military was the only real functioning government body: the President was set up to be weakened by the Confederate constituion from the get go, and the only thing the Senate and the House could agree on in the early going was to maintain slavery and isolationist policies. So even if you somehow butterfly away the Second War between the States, I think the military is going to take power eventually. But what are your thoughts?