[Non-Sequitur]

Probably not. The southern will to win was not as strong as the Union's. Had Jackson lived the war may have been prolonged but the outcome would have been the same.

[billbears]

Had Jackson lived the war may have been prolonged but the outcome would have been the same.

I'll ask you to bite your tongue, sir. Had Jackson lived some of the mindless military blunders made after his death might not have happened and the South possibly could have gotten what she wanted all along. A standoff and lincoln would have had to sue for peace. The South always saw the war as a defensive battle, especially since abe fired the first shot by trying to resupply Sumter. We wanted to be left alone, and I believe in time would have become two powers with relations much closer than even the United States and Britain today