So for the past few weeks, I've been bouncing back in forth in my head this idea I have for a story. I've always wanted to write something that dealt with historical fiction, and my idea comes from my fascination with the Civil War. I think because so much was at stake for our country at that point, that any kind of advantage for the Confederacy could have changed our nation in so many ways.
My story idea comes from this thought of what if the Confederacy was given some sort of advantage over the Union. Here, I would have Robert E. Lee meet some kind of stranger from Europe with a proposal to govern half of America if the Confederates won the Civil War. In return, the stranger would offer to supply Robert E. Lee with the fastest rifle of that time, something no one has ever seen or heard of. The name of his weapon would the Assault Rifle. A fully automatic rifle that could hold a 32 round clip as opposed to the one shot then reload musket of the time.
Would this advantage conquer the disadvantages the South faced with the lack of factories and smaller population? Would this faster weapon propel the Confederacy to victory? In no way am in favor for the Confederacy winning the Civil War, but I do find it interesting to think what would happen if a weapon or tactic from today was used back in the 1860's, how much of a difference would there be?
So let me know what you guys think, worth exploring or should it be one of those ideas best left in the old noggin?
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