GDG- Ewell and the High Ground

[Jim Lamason]

My all issue with what ifs? Is this... I still have enough of a problem
trying to understand REAL LIFE events let alone thinking through the
theories and fantasy's.. 

Jim  Lamason 

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From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
On Behalf Of J. David Petruzzi
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 3:35 PM
To: GDG
Subject: RE: GDG- Ewell and the High Ground

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


>>If Stuart had been with the army, maybe nobody even gets to Gettysburg at
all.   Once Stuart is put with the rest of the army, sooner than was
actually the case, everything changes to the point that not even the battle
itself can be taken as a certainty.

Jim Cameron>>


Exactly my point as well, Jim.  During 'what if' scenarios, there seems to
be the assumption that we can change a major portion of history, and assume
that everything else remains as is.  That's why I rarely engage in too much
'what iffing' (hey, a new phrase!) because as I stated in an earlier post,
if you change one event, it's a what if; change two that are dependant on
each other, and it becomes fantasy.

J.D.

 
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