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Thomas Jonathan " Stonewall " Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general and military officer who served 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.
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 ...
Praca i nauka w Jackson’s Mill. Z powodu pogarszającego się stanu zdrowia matki, Thomas i jego młodsza siostra Laura Ann zostali posłani, by zamieszkać ze stryjem Cumminsem Jacksonem, który był właścicielem młyna leżącego w pobliżu dzisiejszego miasta Weston w hr. Lewis.
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.”
17 sie 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.
9 lis 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.
Today, Thomas Jonathan Jackson is primarily remembered as “Stonewall” — a brilliant tactician with an audacious streak that often brought him triumph on the battlefield. That legacy, however, does little to recall the eccentric professor and soldier known to those who served alongside him.
