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To: armydawg505

I know this will get me barbequed with Southern FReepers, but I would question Stonewall Jackson’s inclusion. There is some debate about whether his nickname is a compliment or an insult. And there were numerous incidents when he failed to execute his orders, executed them late, or changed them beyond recognition. Maybe those are marks of military genius — and to be fair, he occasionally exhibited signs of that as well — or maybe they’re symptoms of a narcissistic sociopath who saw himself as God’s avenging angel ... sort of a reverse John Brown with a general’s stars.


14 posted on 07/24/2014 6:59:09 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: IronJack

Regarding your Stonewall Jackson, you ‘ll get no real disagreement from me.

There’s been a long running “If only Jackson were alive on the first day of Gettysburg, everything would have turned out differently” line of thinking out there.

Is it possible that Jackson would have captured Seminary Ridge? Yes it is. It’s also just as possible that his performance that day could have been very similiar to that in the Seven Days campaign. If it was the latter, then the answer would be No.


27 posted on 07/24/2014 10:22:34 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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