America's War Between the States

[Bopeye]

Gettysburg did NOT have to happen. Lee could have left a token force of Cavalry there to occupy the Blue Bellies, while he took his main force on to Washington D.C. At that point, any help for D.C. would have been too late and Lee could have easily re-supplied there along with capturing the first american Caesar, Abe Lincoln himself. Check Mate boys. Like I said, Lee's pride cost him the battle and the war. Losing Stonewall Jackson was a great blow to the Southern Cause as well. Lee himself said it would have been better if he would have died than Jackson.
Jackson was killed by friendly fire too, which is the damnable misery of that one. "Friendly Fire", now there's an oxymoron. Actually died of pnuemonia brought on by being wounded.

[George Ackley]

"I see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous,

Jackson,