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Hello everyone I want to start off by saying that I'm still new to this site so please forgive me for any n00bishness.
I want to try to create a timeline where The American Civil war continues longer than in OTL and the most interesting POD that I can think of to allow that is by having Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson recover from is bout of pneumonia after having his left arm amputated at Chancellersville.
One problem I have though is that I want most of the major events that occur later in the war to stay the same and for that to happen Jackson would have to remain inactive for over a year until late 1864. For this to work out the best thing that I can think of is to have Stonewall captured and held prisoner until then.
These are the PODs I have so far.
Jackson doesn't die from pneumonia as in OTL but remains sick and bedridden.
He does not become fit for work again until approx. 5-6 months later and due to the fact that the summer of 1863 was rather uneventful in Virginia this shouldn't change much.
Then some time during the fall of 1863 something goes wrong for whatever reason and Stonewall is captured by the Union and becomes a POW.
Then over a year later he is traded back and through some creative strategies wins that war for the south.
What I need help is figuring out what could happen to allow Jackson to be captured and what Jackson would then do in the later half of 1864 to turn a victory for the Confederacy.
The battles that I have in mind that could lead to his capture around my desired time include.
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station (this one seems like the best because it was a big southern loss in OTL and many confederates where captured but I need help figuring out how to fit Stonewall into there)
As well I would like to know if anyone could come up with some good ideas of what strategies Stonewall would use himself after being released and remaining in poor health.