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The quote is form Edward Porter Alexander... Jackson "the Slacker"
"I may have to refer to this subject once more in telling of the "Seven Days" fighting beginning on June 26th, 1862, in which our great & glorious Gen. Jackson for once seemed to put all of his reliance on providence & very decidedly slackened his own exertions, with the result that Gen. Lee's victory was shorn of the capture of McClellan's entire army."
The "Seven Days" should have been a total victory and capture of the McClellan army, except for Jackson was a "Slacker!". The historians ignore this simple fact and future victories by Lee overshadows Jackson's failing at "Seven days".
Historians dog Longstreet, Stuart, and Ewell for their failings at Gettysburg but its Jackson's slacking at "Seven Days" that truly cost the confederacy victory in the war and for their cause. Jackson failings are ignored by the historians for his poor performance is only noted in passing, while the southern cause falls.
Stonewall Jackson's may have given the Southern cause many victories and his was a god general but his one time he had to perform he failed and the Southern cause failed with him. History gives him a pass but he should be known as Longstreet "And the Slows", or Stuarts "Vanity Ride", or Ewell's "Not understanding if practical". Jackson should be known as the "Slacker"..
History has done us an injustice and now it is time to make it right for now on Jackson "The Slacker"...
"I may have to refer to this subject once more in telling of the "Seven Days" fighting beginning on June 26th, 1862, in which our great & glorious Gen. Jackson for once seemed to put all of his reliance on providence & very decidedly slackened his own exertions, with the result that Gen. Lee's victory was shorn of the capture of McClellan's entire army."
The "Seven Days" should have been a total victory and capture of the McClellan army, except for Jackson was a "Slacker!". The historians ignore this simple fact and future victories by Lee overshadows Jackson's failing at "Seven days".
Historians dog Longstreet, Stuart, and Ewell for their failings at Gettysburg but its Jackson's slacking at "Seven Days" that truly cost the confederacy victory in the war and for their cause. Jackson failings are ignored by the historians for his poor performance is only noted in passing, while the southern cause falls.
Stonewall Jackson's may have given the Southern cause many victories and his was a god general but his one time he had to perform he failed and the Southern cause failed with him. History gives him a pass but he should be known as Longstreet "And the Slows", or Stuarts "Vanity Ride", or Ewell's "Not understanding if practical". Jackson should be known as the "Slacker"..
History has done us an injustice and now it is time to make it right for now on Jackson "The Slacker"...