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 Gettysburg ... Pickett's Charge - 1863
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Rich
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Rich
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Posted - October 28 2002 :  09:21:48 AM  Show Profile  Visit Rich's Homepage  Click to see Rich's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Poll Question:
What impact might Stonewall Jackson's presence at the Battle of Gettysburg have made on the final outcome of the battle?

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Little or none
The Confederates would have taken the hills on Day One, but still lost the battle.
He would have contributed to a Confederate victory at Gettysburg
Another hypothesis [please comment below!]

frankboddn
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Posted - June 30 2003 :  10:52:31 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I think Stonewall Jackson's presence would've made a significant difference ONLY if Lee would have listened to him. He didn't listen to Hood or Longstreet, and looked what happened. I don't think he trusted anyone as much as Jackson, so, who knows?
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Brent
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Posted - July 06 2003 :  07:35:21 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I agree. And I think Lee probably would have listened to him--if he was in a mood to listen to anyone. It was a near thing for the Union as it was, and I think Jackson may have just tipped the scale that day.
But--he wasn't there!!
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Brent
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Posted - July 06 2003 :  12:12:12 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Tho I should add that it isn't quite fair to "add" something like Jackson's presence, and then continue to operate as tho the other guy (the Union Army) did everything the same.
Jackson's presence could very well have caused certain Union commanders to behave differently, with altogether different battle scenarios and results.
But nice to think about though---.
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JasW
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Posted - February 21 2009 :  4:42:58 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Certainly Jackson's presence (alive that is) would have made some difference on the CSA side. Most likely the hills would have been taken--but more effective would have been a better execution of the flank attacks...Jackson perhaps persuading Lee into taking Hood's proposal of a longer flank route around Big Round Top--which certainly would have made a difference--maybe even the crucial difference.
But just capturing the hills south of town would only have caused the Union army to fall back to their proposed Pipe Creek line that was already being scouted out. The campaign would have merely had a second battle (or more).
I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct.
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