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Mary Anna Morrison Jackson (July 21, 1831 – March 24, 1915) was the second wife, and subsequently widow, of Confederate Army general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. She was widely known as the "Widow of the Confederacy" for the next 50 years.
Wife of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson and author, she was born in Charlotte, NC, in 1831 and died in 1915. She wrote several books about her husband and his legacy, and was honored as "The First Lady of the South".
Jan 22, 2024 · Mary Anna Jackson (1831-1915) was the second wife and widow of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. After the War, she was called the "Widow of the Confederacy."
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Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson by his widow, Mary Anna Jackson. [Louisville, Ky., The Prentice press, Courier-Journal job printing company, 1895] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/04017879/>.
Sep 14, 2017 · Learn how Stonewall Jackson, a slave owner and a Christian, organized a secret school for free and enslaved blacks in Lexington, Virginia. The school was a contradiction of the South's practice of slavery and a testament to Jackson's sense of charity and faith.
Dec 21, 2016 · In her memoir, Jackson’s wife, Mary Anna, addressed this question. “Was his soul wandering back in dreams to the river of his beloved Valley,” she wrote, the Shenandoah (the ‘river of sparkling waters’), whose verdant meads and groves he had redeemed from the invader, and across whose floods he had so often won his passage through the ...
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Dec 7, 2020 · Mary Anna Jackson, widow of Confederate general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, criticizes the novel The Long Roll by Mary Johnston for its inaccurate and unfair portrayal of her husband. She defends his character, personality, and military service with personal anecdotes and testimonies.
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