[DoodleDawg]

I don't know that would have been a deciding factor.

It would have been. When Lee needed two corps commanders following Jackson's death, Hill's date of rank for Lieutenant General was one day after Ewell's so he remained the junior of the two. Had Jackson survived, Ewell would have gotten the third corps.

[Mr Rogers]

Don't know if it is a real quote, but I've always liked this comment attributed to George Pickett:

"I’ve always thought the Yankees had something to do with it."

Good to remember that NO SIDE controls the outcome. The other side makes choices, and Gettysburg was a near fought battle.