alternate history what if general lee hadn't surrendered
9 Operation Sealion. The Nazi plan for the invasion of Great Britain, also known as Operation Sealion, is such a commonly proposed alternate history scenario that it’s now widely reviled by fans of the genre. Nevertheless, Operation Sealion is the subject of everything from books and movies to TV shows and games. If Robert E. Lee fought for the Union, the Civil War would have been over much quicker. Had he fought for the North, his leadership and experience would have been a boon to the early Union efforts. Robert E. Lee did not take direct command of Confederate forces until after the Battle of Seven Pines (in June of 1862). Here's a what if for everyone. And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox..., by Glen W. Lafantasie. http://www.salon.com/2010/11/21/south_civil_war_lee/. The article pretty much sums up what if scenarios for me. But what if he hadn’t done so? What if Lee, embittered by defeat, had not become a symbol of reconciliation between North and South? Just before the Appomattox surrender, some of Lee’s junior officers pressed him to refuse Grant’s surrender terms and keep the war going by waging a guerrilla struggle against the Union. One of the most popular and successful alternate history series is The Domination of the Draka by S.M. Stirling. The plot involves British officer Patrick Ferguson, the man who invented the breech-loading rifle, surviving the American Revolutionary War. In my opinion the people of the North and South were very tired of the war by this time. There were of course exceptions that would have continued. The ANV was the major force left to the South and if Lee hadn't surrendered, Grant would have destroyed them. Lee didn't want the misery to continue. Apr 7, 2012. #5. And if Gen. Lee hadn’t surrendered at Appomattox …. With the 150th anniversary of South Carolina's secession nearing, we consider a different outcome of the Civil War. Historians and Civil War buffs often play this counterfactual game, weighing what might have happened if Lee had won the battle of Gettysburg, if Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson — the great Confederate general — had not been killed mid-war in the spring of 1863, or if Lee had not surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. The Terms. Lieutenant General U. S. Grant wrote the terms for the surrender of the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia in the form of a letter from himself to General Lee. The terms of the letter were generous and would allow the former Confederates to return home feeling that they had been treated with respect and dignity. If the Union hadn't blockaded the Confederate coast and the South was able to export its cotton and import supplies, would they have won the w... If Robert E. Lee knew the Confederacy's true motives, i.e. the expansion and perpetuation of slavery, would he have fought for the Union inste...
If Lee hadn't surrendered, Grant would have destroyed them.