My Timeline: A Stronger South

Why are many Confederate States so angry with the Confederate Government? Also, what did Booth want Davis to do to the Union that Davis didn't do?
 
The Battle of Bull Run occurs, and it results in a Confederate victory. POD: And the commanding general Johnston orders a pursuit, defeating the Union Army at the Battle of the Rappanock, where the Union Army is utterly and ultimately destroyed, allowing the Confederates to swing northwards and occupy Washington after a quick but bloody battle.
A little helpful pointers. As a Point of Divergence, its not terrible. However, destroying the Army of the Potomac should be enough-the Confederates don't have to go to Washington D.C. to win the war. It is more simple as a POD if you leave the bit with Washington out, and it makes it more realistic.

Kentucky will be ceded to the Confederacy
Although this could happen(and did in Turtledove's How Few Remain), I never saw it as totally realistic. Lincoln, no matter how hopelessly defeated, would never willingly give up his home state to the Confederate rebels.

At the very least, Lincoln would fight as hard as possible to avoid having Kentucky leave the Union.

So, may I recommend that Kentucky be kept in the Union because of Lincoln's stubbornness, while the Indian Territory doe secede, for realism's sake?

Strangely, the Treaty does not force the United States to recognize the CSA
No matter what, the treat should recognize the C.S.A. as an independent state. After all, they just smashed the entire Union army in battle and threatened to lay siege to a defenseless D.C. Enough said.

, President Lincoln orders the formation of a large standing Army numbering 350,000 men to defend the Union form the “confederate Menace” on the Unions southern border as well as the complete restructuring of the United States navy to replace the largely wooden warships core of Americas Naval force with new and stronger Ironclads
This is not realistic. After all, he'd basically have to rebuild the entire army from scratch! At the very least, the newly restructured army will be slightly bigger then the real-life Union Army, if only to defend the border states.

The public won't stand for a massive standing army, so 350,000 soldiers is out of the question.

Although the Union may choose to build more advanced, ironclad ships, they won't need to build that many on account of the fact that the Confederate navy is virtually nonexistent thus far.

He also creates the United States military Council of Americas best generals, admirals, and weapon designers to take care of battle plans should another war occur with the Confederacy.
Not so fast! This early in the game following a bloody but brief civil war, there is no good reason, as I already mentioned above, for why he would need to rapidly militarize the Union. And for realism's sake, my advice is to leave this one out.

...and its refusal to send troops to put down small slave revolts and repair the damages caused by them.
Two words: states' rights. In the Confederacy, it would be up to the states to deal with potential slave revolts. The federal government shouldn't be involved lest things get out of control, but even then a local state militia should capable of holding off the slave revolts all by themselves.

Again, this can be safely jettisoned from your story.

a radical John Wilkes Booth assassinates Confederate President Davis
Leave this one out. Just trust me! :)

And concerning your states' revolt against the Confederacy idea, leave it out or modify it.

I find it much more interesting to ponder what the C.S.A. would do with such an early victory. The possibilities for expansion, although limited, are still there(northern Mexico, Cuba, central America, etc.)

Anyways, hoped this helped! :) If you need any more help, just PM me.
 

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thanks for all your words of advice and all of your crticism, constructive or otherwise. i am new here, and it will hepl me in the future.
 
Although this could happen(and did in Turtledove's How Few Remain), I never saw it as totally realistic. Lincoln, no matter how hopelessly defeated, would never willingly give up his home state to the Confederate rebels.

It also happens in The Guns of the South, although there Kentucky joins the Confederacy after the majority of its citizens vote to do so. In fact, Lincoln is shown making a speech that essentialy begs Kentucky to stay in the Union on the day he was assassinated OTL.
 
Two words: states' rights. In the Confederacy, it would be up to the states to deal with potential slave revolts. The federal government shouldn't be involved lest things get out of control, but even then a local state militia should capable of holding off the slave revolts all by themselves.

Actually, that isn't much of an objection. Push comes to shove "State's Rights" didn't mean much in the CSA being mainly a cover for "Slave-owner's Rights." :mad: There were more government bureaucrats in Richmond than DC.
 
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