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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.
One of Jackson's foot cavalry. It was said of Jackson's foot cavalry, they take not what they cannot reach. [4] [5] To achieve the reputation for amazing speeds of marching (30 mi (48 km) a day), [6] Stonewall Jackson used a combination of great audacity, excellent knowledge and shrewd use of the terrain, added to the ability to inspire his troops to great feats of marching and fighting.
Stonewall is not a nickname; he was named after Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. [1] (Some publicity claimed he was a descendant of the general, but that is unlikely.) When Stonewall was two, his father died after which his mother moved the family to Worth County in South Georgia, [1] where he
Gave "Stonewall" Jackson his famous nickname at First Bull Run, where Bee was mortally wounded July 21, 1861, and died July 22, 1861. Bee, Hamilton Prioleau: Brigadier general rank: March 4, 1862 nom: March 5, 1862 conf: March 6, 1862 Brother of Barnard Bee. Wounded in Mexican–American War. Speaker, Texas House of Representatives, one term.
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was a Confederate general from Virginia who gained fame at the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas in 1861 and died in 1863 after he was shot and had his arm amputated. Jackson's name was also removed from another high school in Virginia's Prince William County in 2020 that is now known as Unity Reed High ...
A brigade of Virginians under a relatively unknown brigadier general from the Virginia Military Institute, Thomas J. Jackson, stood its ground, which resulted in Jackson receiving his famous nickname, "Stonewall". The Confederates launched a strong counterattack, and as the Union troops began withdrawing under fire, many panicked and the ...
A U.S. school board in Shenandoah County, Virginia, will vote on Thursday on whether to restore previously removed Confederate names to two schools, potentially becoming the first community in the ...
Shenandoah County's school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run Elementary as Ashby Lee Elementary. Friday's vote reverses a decision ...