Stonewall Jackson

Categories: Social Science | Education | US History
    • Born: January 21, 1824
    • Birthplace: Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)
    • Nicknames include: "Old Jack," "Old Blue Light," "Tom Fool"
    • Spouses: Elinor "Ellie" Junkin (1853); Mary Anna Morrison (1857)
    • Rank: Lieutenant General
    • CSA Command: Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
    • Was a mill worker as a child
    • Died: May 10, 1863 in Guinea Station, Virginia

  • Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War. His nickname was coined during the First Battle of Bull Run, at which he was described as standing like a "stone wall."

  • Timeline

    1. 1842: Attended military academy at West Point
    2. 1851: Became a professor at Virginia Military Institute
    3. 1861: Commands "Stonewall Brigade" for Confederacy; First Battle of Bull Run occurs in July
    4. 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run
    5. 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Jackson's Death

    Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own troops after returning from a battle after nightfall. His left arm had to be amputated, but he was not killed by the attack. However, around the same time Jackson contracted pneumonia and died just over a week later.

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