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In 1836, while both were at West Point, Lewis Armistead got into an argument with classmate Jubal Early and famously smashed a plate over his head.

Suppose he hits Early a little harder than he intends to and ends up killing him. Armistead is then tried for murder and either imprisoned or hanged.

With these two gone well before the American Civil War, is there any appreciable effect on the war, the Confederate Army, or the Lost Cause (of which Early was a champion)?
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