How would Robert E. Lee be seen in a victorious CSA ?

Suppose that the Confederates win at Gettysburg and take Philadelphia (Just assume the Union sues for peace after a panic attack). After the peace, what happens to Robert E. Lee ? Would he be seen as a second Washington ? Would he become President ?
 
Second Washington most likely he almost gets there in defeat. President no not in the mans nature. This has been done over 100 times here . CSA 2nd president is most likely Breckinridge in my view
 
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Suppose that the Confederates win at Gettysburg and take Philadelphia (Just assume the Union sues for peace after a panic attack). After the peace, what happens to Robert E. Lee ? Would he be seen as a second Washington ? Would he become President ?

If Lee had achieved that, and it led to Confederate independence, he would probably be seen as the Confederate Washington and been elected President. The problem is that Lee had very little chance of winning at Gettysburg and no chance of taking Philadelphia. Confederate logistics meant they had no chance of sieging cities and that after a major battle outside of Confederate territory, they typically lacked the ammunition to continue fighting and had to withdraw back to Confederate territory. As to Gettysburg, Lee's apologists tended to put the failure on everyone but Lee, but most of the mistakes were made by Robert E Lee.
 
Philadelphia no, but the actual state capital at Harrisburg was a definite possibility, since the poorly defended heights on the south bank command the town, and Second Corps got quite close before the concentration at Gettysburg.

I also think president is an outside possibility; Lee died not too long after the war, and while the last days and final defeat must have been especially strenuous, by the end of even a victorious war, he'd probably be ready to hang it up. He might get straight up drafted for the job, I don't think he'd be quite the 'If elected, I will not serve' Sherman type, but he might not be able to complete the term for health reasons.
 
If Lee had achieved that, and it led to Confederate independence, he would probably be seen as the Confederate Washington and been elected President. The problem is that Lee had very little chance of winning at Gettysburg and no chance of taking Philadelphia. Confederate logistics meant they had no chance of sieging cities and that after a major battle outside of Confederate territory, they typically lacked the ammunition to continue fighting and had to withdraw back to Confederate territory. As to Gettysburg, Lee's apologists tended to put the failure on everyone but Lee, but most of the mistakes were made by Robert E Lee.

I think Lost Cause propagandists did this as well as Historians influenced by them. specifically targeted people they did not like i.e. Longstreet.

The Confederates could have won Gettysburg by either re deploying to the south or doing better the second day.
They could not besiege a city, but they could walk into an undefended/lightly defended city, which this scenario suggests.
 
I think Lost Cause propagandists did this as well as Historians influenced by them. specifically targeted people they did not like i.e. Longstreet.

The Confederates could have won Gettysburg by either re deploying to the south or doing better the second day.
They could not besiege a city, but they could walk into an undefended/lightly defended city, which this scenario suggests.

Getting to Philadelphia requires crossing the Susquehanna River, which is a risk beyond just the stretching of Confederate supply lines. In OTL, Union militia burned the bridge at Wrightsville on June 28th and Philadelphia has started building entrenchments on the 26th. Ewell made it as far as Harrisburg and observed the entrenchments. If Lee had won at Gettysburg he might have tried for Harrisburg again,but going for Philadelphia would have been a bridge too far.
 
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