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PODs:

1) Lee wins Gettysburg, which demoralizes the Army of the Potomac. Confederate forces above the Mason-Dixon line tilt the views of the North strongly against Lincoln. The Confederacy holds off long enough in the other theaters to result in the war of attrition headed into election season.

2) So strongly that the ongoing war doesn't just lead to Lincoln's ousting, but to President Clement Vallandingham (or another Copperhead). The House also falls under Democrat and control, with the Copperheads the leading voices.

3) In between the election and the inauguration, England recognizes the Confederacy.

This is obviously a "Best Case" scenario for the Confederacy. Thoughts as to how the Union and Confederacy would look like in this scenario?
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