The end goal of the CSA was to never conqueror the USA. It's goal was to leave the union, not conquer it.
That is true, and if the CSA had actually had the necessary military might to have done it, they would have likely refrained from doing so because they had respect for the idea of self determination and would not seek to impose their governance on those who did not want it.
But my point was to reject the silly assertion that only those with sufficient military capabilities deserve freedom.
Everyone deserves freedom, regardless if they have the ability to win a fight for it or not.