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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Stonewall Jackson was one of the South's top generals in the Civil War, until he was mortally wounded by friendly fire at the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville.
May 10, 2024 · Stonewall Jackson (born January 21, 1824, Clarksburg, Virginia [now in West Virginia], U.S.—died May 10, 1863, Guinea Station [now Guinea], Virginia) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, one of its most skillful tacticians, who gained his sobriquet “Stonewall” by his stand at the First Battle of Bull Run (called First ...
Dec 1, 2021 · A skilled military tactician, Stonewall Jackson served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War, leading troops at Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg. Jackson...
Jan 12, 2024 · Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863) was a Confederate officer during the Civil War. He is most well-known for his bold battlefield strategies and the demeanor that earned him his nickname. He is recognized as one of the most renowned of all Confederate commanders of the war.
- Harry Searles
Jackson’s first Civil War battle occurred July 2, 1861. Now a brigadier general commanding a brigade commander in the Shenandoah Valley, he stretched his orders so he could intercept a Union probe toward Martinsburg led by Brig. Gen. George Cadwallader.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Jackson accepted orders as a Colonel of Virginia militia and commanded a Confederate garrison at Harper’s Ferry. Promoted to Brigadier General, Jackson led a brigade at the Battle of First Manassas where he earned the sobriquet “Stonewall.”
