what if Lee had accepted the union's offer to be commander of the union armies, and the american civil war lasted about two months with very little fighting?
1, wrong board, Civil war's 40 years too early for this one.
2. why would the defection of one officer, even a very competent one , cause the invasion and occupation and such a large chunk of territory to go so quickly? if nothing else, mobilizing troops takes time.
3. With very little fighting....why would the defection of a single officer who had no part in the actual creation of the state suddenly cause all the other very patriotic and optimistic officers and troops to surrender?