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https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=175789.
What kind of dictator would he make and what would be his policies? How long could he hold on to power?
Let's say it is 1870 with the CSA in virtual bankruptcy and with the CSA Congress unable to raise taxes to pay the troops Forrest mounts a coup.