1862 is an alternate history novel by Robert Conroy. It was first published in paperback by Presidio Press/Ballantine in June 2006, and as an ebook by Presidio in December 2007. The novel depicts an alternative version of the American Civil War in which the United Kingdom allies itself with the Confederacy after the Trent Affair. In the real history, cooler heads prevailed after the seizure of the RMS Trent by Union forces, with the British only retaliating diplomatically (recognizing the Confederacy as a belligerent instead of merely being a rebellion).