re: Another Civlil War Question

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it's pretty well known that, if we don't accidentally kill stonewall, we probably would have won. most books i've read have stated the same thing. he was a math genius who put that cannon ball where he wanted. when artillery was accurate, the battle was half won. he was a professor at vmi and was a genius with the numbers.

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All of these theories are based on what would have happened if Jackson had been at Gettysburg. But even if Jackson had been there, made a difference, and the south wins the battle, I don't know if it means the south wins the war.

A lot could still happen. The 64 election could have been different, etc. But you still have Grant taking Vicksburg and being brought east. If Lincoln wins reelection and there's not a political end to the war, you have to figure the north wins anyway, even if it takes an extra year or two.

But to the civil war nerds, it probably means we get prime Stonewall v. Sherman at some point, which is the civil war nerd dream fight.