Am again going to have gaps in writing time, so I am going to post a finished part of it now so people don't have to wait too long.
-The Train is Lost(Part 1)
A Conclusion
There has been a debate between historians over the period between 1859 and 1904 in which the deterministic school of thought argues that with the assassination of Prince Frederick and the creation of the Fascist Party in the U.S. the events of the latter part of the century were almost inevitable. Certainly events from then on followed in hindsight, a predictable progression.
In the U.S. the Battle of Chattanooga put another nail in the Confederate coffin. And although Jackson’s Kentucky offensive was at first successful, it too was halted at the battle of Antioch by Thomas [1]. Kane also captured Richmond from the Confederates without a fight, although sadly at this point the general’s body gave out on him and he died [2]. 1860 was more of a muddle for the Fascists as Prentiss marched through Mississippi being harried by Jackson all the way and the split up eastern armies were held back temporarily in North Carolina. Nonetheless, the opportune captures of Raleigh and Vicksburg meant that Lyon handily won his second term against Democrat Thomas Seymour. Throughout 1861 though, Hitchcock, Grant [3], and C.F. Smith marched inexorably south until at last Montgomery was captured and Longstreet [4] surrendered to Hitchcock in his march on Selma. The war was over.
The war was finished, but Lyon was still very active. For the next 3 years he worked on extending Fremont’s proclamation over the south, with the governmental and racial changes that entailed. The 13th and 14th [5] amendments further solidified Fascist dominance. In Lyon’s third term [6] was the creation of the transcontinental railroad along the roughly central Judah route. Lyon and the Fascist party also managed to partition the states of Virginia and Tennessee, creating the states of Franklin and Kanawha. Lyon gladly stepped down at the end of his twelve years. His mantle was taken by General C.F. Smith, war hero, who was only president for four years, that including the depression of 1872. That depression, caused partially by overinvestment, and partially by events in Europe, hit the U.S. hard, and as a result Smith was defeated by fellow war hero Rosecrans.
Rosecrans was the first catholic president of the United States, a fact which, although it had not prevented his election, became increasingly exploited over his term. Rosecrans attempted to fix the depression and to end the legacy of Fascism in the south. In both he was only partially successful. However, Rosecrans did succeed in Hawaiian intervention upon the death of King Albert at 14, gaining influence in that foreign kingdom. In 1877 however, a new Fascist president was to shake up America all over again.
1857-1869: Lyon
1869-1873: Smith
1873-1877: Rosecrans
[1] George Thomas has been fighting in the west for most of the war
[2] Same thing happened to Kane even earlier in real life.
[3] Who has been a corps commander in the east for most of this time.
[4] One of the few confederates to not fail at Chattanooga, so commanded remainder of army.
[5] Instead of OTL, instead gives former confederate states 3/5 of vote that they would have had(or so). Irony!
[6] Technically his second election though which is part of the reason he gets a third term.