I don't know if this idea has been posted before, but what if Robert E Lee after the American Civil War became the American President.
Ignoring any miraculous Confederate conquest of the North. The other possibilities involve Lee deciding to side with the North after believing they'll win and it'll be better off to end the war as soon as possible or a combination of right victories for the North and South along with pressure from England and France results in early negiations for the end of the war.
Is this possible? Would Lee be a candidate in order to encourage reunification and help in reconstruction?
Ignoring any miraculous Confederate conquest of the North. The other possibilities involve Lee deciding to side with the North after believing they'll win and it'll be better off to end the war as soon as possible or a combination of right victories for the North and South along with pressure from England and France results in early negiations for the end of the war.
Is this possible? Would Lee be a candidate in order to encourage reunification and help in reconstruction?