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hey, all. it was mentioned in my recent thread about motion pictures by the 1860s that having motion pictures means that smokeless powder would be available as well. this led to a comment (in the same post) that the Unionists would likely have access to smokeless powder while the Confederacy wouldn't and that that could very well mean that the war is much shorter, as much as about a year

so before i go through with making this part of my ASB ATL, i want to see what everyone thinks. i even have a projected date for the end of the shorter war (November 19 1862; this date would be when the Confederacy formally surrenders)

i imagine that, at first, the Civil War would go about the same as IOTL. the first decisive battle after Sumter (and a Confederate victory, no less) was the First Battle of Bull Run, followed by Wilson's Creek (also a decisive Confederate victory) a couple months later. i can't remember most of my Civil War facts off the top of my head, so when does everyone think would be the best time for a divergence within the ACW from OTL? Bull Run? later? earlier? and, if the war ends late in 1862, what does everyone think would be the effects on the people who were part of the war IOTL, especially Lincoln?
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