  how few remain is a 1997 alternate history novel by harry turtledove. it is the first part of the southern victory series saga, which depicts a world in which the confederacy won the american civil war. the book received the sidewise award for alternate history in 1997, and was also nominated for the nebula award for best novel in 1998. it covers the southern victory series earth period of history from 1862 and from 1881 to 1882. ==plot summary==  the point of divergence is september 10, 1862, during the american civil war. in actual history, a confederate messenger lost general robert e. lee's special order 191, which detailed lee's plans for the invasion of the north. the orders were soon found by union soldiers, and using them, [[george b. mcclellan|george mcclella
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