I wonder if Jackson was considered the greatest general of all on the Southern side. A victim of friendly fire rather early on, I'm not sure that he could have stemmed the tide, despite his talents and sheer military ability.

I'm sure that he would've stacked up more boys in blue, but I for one am glad that the Almighty saw fit to take him out when He did.

As for Jackson's view of the morality of slavery, I would be interested in anything from his writings. He, like Thos. Jefferson and others of his time, were more going with the status quo than they were actively condoning it. As great as they were, they were no Wilberforces.

I don't have anyting to back that other statement up, just seems reasonable to me. But I'm only a novice at all this and defer to superior knowledge. But I'm happy to put my opinion out there on the street corner with the rest of the pot holes.