Russians in the American Civil War What if?

[carlos marighela]

Thinking of it. Maybe you could play some kind of clandestine intervention in the CW. The Russians certainly have a rich history when it comes to intelligence services. Prussians ... not so much. This would make it more like a skirmish game than mass battle.
Or you have to rewrite the whole history. Could be fun too.

Tsarist Police swap the Gettysburg Address for a  slightly modified copy of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, thus projecting the Republican Party 180 years into its future.

The Okhrana hacks the telegraph system and spreads 'fake news' about the 1860 election. John Breckenridge is the somewhat surprised winner.

The Okhrana spreads a rumour that Lincoln is the head of a secret paedophile ring  run by the illuminati and centered on a tavern in downtown Washington. John Wilkes Booth bursts into said tavern and shoots the bartender.

[carlos marighela]

But don't discount the Prussians. They deposit a Bavarian draft evader and sometime brothel owner in the US as a sleeper agent. 

[von der Tann]

Those are some cheeky (and somewhat nasty) ideas Carlos. 

[Matakakea]

Hope this isn't going too far off topic but I have before idly pondered a World War Zero scenario based on the Crimean War spreading.

Austria comes in against Russia (instead of a pro-Allied neutrality). This scares Prussia into going to war with Austria, for fear their traditional ally Russia gets crushed and they are left facing Austria in Germany and France on the Rhineland

From my school history I recall that both Austria and Sweden had threatened to join the allies in the 1856 campaign season if the war was still going. This had the desired effect of getting Russia to the peace table. Russia calling their bluff would make for a fun What-if campaign.