but they lost, or rather they claim that Lee surrendered and they didn't. The USA (Union) told the CSA (Confederates) that they could not leave the Union and when they tried to leave, the Union took back those states eventually.

But alas, ever since WWII, war has been fought differently. No more "Prima Donna" Generals like Patton or MacAuthur, at least not so after Korea when Truman fired MacAuthur. Even Swartzkopf knew that Saddam needed to be taken out of power back in the Gulf War, but Poppa Bush didn't want that. But anyway, maybe Dubya will clean up Poppa Bush's mess?