And sad it is that so many others will be joining those in Valhalla as the was continues.
Indeed many others will go to Valhalla, but the world they help shape will be one where their descendants can be proud to live under the Stars and Stripes.
One can hope.
The road to paradise is made of the blood of martyrs and the bones of heroes, and its a very long road.
Here is a sneak peak at a future update
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Oh, I see. So the State of Franklin gets created as the Alt-West Virginia, 87 years after the original failed to gain traction.
Just caught up,. Forgot to subscribe the first time, sorry.
Would Pickett still go for the Confederacy even though he was a Virginian?
Things are looking a lot bleaker for the Confederacy compared to OTL. Not sure how well they will hold on without outside help. The figures of the die off may not hold up to a faster Reconstruction post war.
Thanks for catching me there on Pickett. I changed him out with J. Johnston Pettigrew. Go back and check. As for the Confederacy in TTL, expect a combination of OTL's CSA and Germany at the end of World War II when they finally surrender
Glad to be of help. It will makes things interesting in the Chinese sense with what may happen post war and the repercussions of the occupation.
Might we see the CSA states broken up to or parts awarded to the victors?
I have something along that that line in mind
Despite the fact that it means that Robert E Lee is on the side of the victors (probably) in this history, I still have to say: poor Lee.
Given the South's many strategic/tactical errors even with Lee+Jackson, I cannot see how the US Civil War can last beyond 1863, assuming the Western campaign goes as planned. And Lee would have definitely made better use of the Union army than what McDowell, McClellan etc. did OTL.
And that would mean that for Lee+Jackson, their chance at eternal fame will pass them by. Sure, their names wouldn't be obscure, but they'd probably be at a level of recognition equal to Winfield Scott-definitely not the larger-than-life heroes that they are today.
Of course we also have to note that a faster Union victory would mean no Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln's goal was to unite the USA, with abolition of slavery a distant second in his priorities. A quick victory may well have stayed his hand, as he would see the need to avoid antagonizing the South further.