[drjimmy]

Stonewall Jackson fought to defend his homeland - that is clear from his writings, and he believed he was God's instrument. Since he won almost all of his battles and was arguably the BEST GENERAL in the civil war, credence is given to this belief.

Seems to me that the Confederate sentry who shot Stonewall Jackson may also have been God's instrument, to help ensure that the side that wanted to own other human beings lost.

[exmarine]

Seems to me that the Confederate sentry who shot Stonewall Jackson may also have been God's instrument, to help ensure that the side that wanted to own other human beings lost.

If God was against Jackson, why did he win all of his battles? Why did he thrash a cumulative platoon of Union armies? In the north, He was the most respected and feared southern general. Maybe it was just time for God to take him home because it was God's will that the South lose, and with him, they may well have won. Many historians speculate a different outcome at Gettysburgh if it had been Jackson instead of Ewell leading that Corps, and a win at Gettsyburgh may well have brought England or France in on the side of the Confederates, or broken the will of the people in the north.