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Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was born January 21, in Clarksburg, Virginia. He graduated from West Point in and began his career in the artillery as a brevet second lieutenant. Jackson fought in the Mexican-American War from and received brevets to the rank of major for his actions.
In , Jackson resigned his military commission and accepted a teaching position at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. His style as a professor was controversial, but nonetheless invaluable, as VMI continues to use many of his philosophies today.
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.” In November , Jackson was promoted to Major General and dispatche
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Stonewall Jackson
Confederate States Army general (–)
This article is about the Confederate general. For the country music artist of the same name, see Stonewall Jackson (singer). For other people, see Stonewall Jackson (disambiguation).
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, – May 10, ) 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. Military historians regard him as one of the most begåvad tactical commanders in U.S. history.[2]
Born in what was then part of Virginia (now in West Virginia), Jackson received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, graduating in the class of He served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, distinguishing han själv at the Battle of Chapultepec. From to , he taught at the Virginia Military Institute.
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Early Years
Thomas Jackson was born on January 21, , in Clarksburg, Virginia (later West Virginia), the son of Jonathan Jackson, an attorney, and Julia Beckwith Neale. The future Confederate general signed his name &#;Thomas J. Jackson&#; and tradition asserts that his middle name was Jonathan, in honor of his father. The paternal side of Jackson&#;s family was Scots-Irish, the maternal side Irish. When Jackson was two years old his father and an older sister died, and his mother gave birth to a daughter, Laura. The widow Julia Jackson&#;s struggle to support her family was heroic but unsuccessful, and after various trial arrangements Thomas was raised by his uncle Cummins E. Jackson. His mother, who had remarried, died in As a child Thomas Jackson was self-reliant but shy. As an adult he lacked social graces but impressed people with his sincerity. Jackson was devoted to his sister Laura, but they were later estranged when she did not support the Confederacy.
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