re: 158 years ago this evening, Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men...

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If Stonewall doesnt die, the CSA wins the war (or at the very least, avoids defeat)

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Absurd! The CSA had no chance against the USA. The asymmetry in factories, etc meant it was a matter of time. Their ports were blockaded, and they had no means to sustain themselves in a protracted war.

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This single event is the "Giovanni Princip" moment of American History in my opinion.


If Stonewall doesnt die, the CSA wins the war (or at the very least, avoids defeat)

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Quoting it so we dont lose this nugget

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If Stonewall doesnt die...

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It would have been interesting to see how he responded during the first day of Gettysburg. Would he have given Lee a tactical advantage that was lost by his other commanders, particularly Ewell and AP Hill.

That was the whole point to the Pennsylvania campaign, to force the North to sue for peace.

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If Stonewall doesnt die, the CSA wins the war (or at the very least, avoids defeat)

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If Stonewall doesnt die, the CSA wins the war (or at the very least, avoids defeat)

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The what if regarding Stonewall is one of those great mysteries.

I personally don’t think the CSA would’ve won the war with him, the Union had the tremendous manpower and industrial advantage. I think at most they could’ve forced public support in the North towards to the war to completely collapse, it was already teetering at this point.

Maybe the South could’ve forced an Armistice or something, but an outright victory even with Stonewall seems unlikely. Even with a CSA victory at Gettysburg the Union could’ve just regrouped, they had the manpower to. Also, everyone always forgets Grant was running roughshod in the West at the same time anyways. The Deep South was effectively beaten, all that would’ve remained was the Army of Northern Virginia.

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If Stonewall doesnt die, the CSA wins the war (or at the very least, avoids defeat)

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Romantic sentiment. The South had no chance in a protracted conflict. The North's advantage in population and industrial might was to great to overcome.

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If Stonewall doesnt die, the CSA wins the war

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If saban never leaves LSU, the tigers have 10 national titles by now. See? Any one can be delusional

I don’t think so. Take it from Rhett Butler:

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The only way the South could have avoided defeat was if they used guerrila style tactics North Vietnam used, or gotten backing from foreign govt.

Whoever their generals were and conventional warfare tactics wouldn’t have mattered.