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__ Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson __



Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was born in Clarksburg, Virginia. He first was in battle during the Mexican War. When he was in the Civil war, he was a General who fought on the side of the Confederacy. Jackson earned his nickname in the first battle of Manassas for being a stoic and tough General. On May 8th 1862 during the Shenandoah Valley campain he won the battle of McDowell, which took place in Virginia. He and Robert E. Lee fought against the Union in the Seven Days Battle. Later that year, he was a general in the battle of Antietam. He also fought in the first and second battle of Bull Run. After that he won a battle against Ambrose Burnside. In a battle in 1863 Jackson was shot and had to have his arm amputated. After this occured, Jackson got pneumonia and died on May 10th.

Sources: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/civil/battle_1 http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h399.html http://www.civilwar.si.edu/timeline.html