What if Jefferson Davis and not Robert Toombs would have been president? Would the CSA have lasted longer than the 6 years under President Toombs?
Well, why Jefferson Davies as POTCS?
I mean, ok he was influential and all, but he was opposed to the secession (not the most important, I agree) for the 3 first years.
Furthermore, i don't know if it would have supported the confederation institutions, there were very decentralized at first. When he was candidate against Lincoln for the Democrats (US) their different weren't on what was the federal power at this time, but on its interpretation.
OCC:
For this to work as a DBWI you need to explain a few things about this alternate world, such as...
-Does TTL's Civil War begin as per OTL?
-Why does Toombs become POTCSA rather then Davis?
-How does TTL's Civil War unfold and how does Tooms as Commander in Chief prosecute it?
-What has Davis been doing during TTL's Civil War and have people been lamenting "only if we'd had Jeff Davis at the helm"?
Also, I would be interested in knowing if Abraham Lincoln is POTUS through January 20, 1869 in TTL.