[lentulusgracchus]

I'm not sure I would blame most of the Gettysburg defeat on Jackson's death.

I suppose the argument is that, if Jackson had been alive, his corps would have solved Lee's problem by getting a good foothold on Cemetery Ridge on the First Day, rather than lollygagging around as Ewell is said to have done.

Keeping that foothold against nine Union corps would have been another matter!

[wardaddy]

Well said.