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	Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was one of the finest officers in the Confederate army, a consummate professional who, though a strict disciplinarian, earned the respect and loyalty of all who served with him.
		Jackson was born in Virginia (in a region that is now West Virginia) in 1824; he was orphaned as a youngster and raised by an uncle.
		Jackson's first taste of combat was in the Mexican War; under John B. Magruder, he fought with distinction in numerous battles, including Vera Cruz, Contreras and Chapultepec, and won two brevets.
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	THOMAS JONATHAN "STONEWALL" JACKSON, CSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia.
		In December of 1859, Jackson led the VMI Cadet Corps at the hanging of John Brown.
		Jackson was unable to follow through on Lee's plan to attack Union forces at Mechanicsville, but served effectively at Gaines' Mill.
	www.multied.com /bio/CWcGENS/CSAIJacksonStonewall.html (747 words)

	Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
		Jackson resigned from the army in 1851 and accepted a teaching assignment at the Virginia Military Institute, where he was a professor of natural philosophy and an instructor in artillery tactics.
		Jackson led his forces in taking Harper’s Ferry in September and, later that month, commanded the left wing at Antietam and was promoted to lieutenant general.
		Stonewall Jackson was Lee’s most talented lieutenant, but he never had the stage to himself in which to demonstrate his skills in an independent command.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h399.html (659 words)

	Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson 1824-1863
		Without doubt ‘Stonewall’ Jackson is the most famous of the Confederate commanders of the American Civil War after General Robert E Lee.
		Jackson was born on 21st January 1824 at Clarksburg in West Virginia, son of Jonathan and Julia Jackson who sadly were to die during Thomas’ childhood.
		Jackson was a thin man of average height with large hands and feet who was a reserved man who deliberately didn’t mix with his subordinates, and was stern and formal in company.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/people_stonewall_jackson.html (872 words)

	Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson
		Thomas J. Jackson was a Christian General of the first order.
		Jackson was a devout Presbyterian, joining the church in 1851 and being elected a deacon.
		Jackson was wounded in the aftermath of his magnificent envelopment at Chancellorsville.
	www.bencaudill.com /documents_msc/jackson.html (639 words)

	Stonewall Jackson Biography
		Jackson displayed ineffective leadership which stood in stark contrast to the brilliance of the Shenandoah Valley campaign; the reasons for this uncharacteristic military failure is still debated among Jackson scholars.
		While Jackson posed at his headquarters eight miles north of Guinea Station, Mary Anna recalled that, "he sat in the hall of the house where a strong wind blew in his face causing him to frown." The men who served under Jackson preferred this picture of their general to all others, but Mrs.
		Jackson observed, "I see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous, but I thank God, if it is His will, that I am ready to go." On Sunday, May 10, 1863, the doctors lost all hope of Jackson's recovery, and the General was notified of his condition.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /stonewalljackson/jackson.htm (2949 words)

	Stonewall Jackson: Anecdotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jackson's concept of war was a simple one: "Armies are not called out to dig trenches, to throw up breastworks, to live in camps, but to find the enemy and strike him..." While many of his men thought him peculiar, they trusted and respected him.
		Stonewall Jackson was amused to hear the report and remarked that he could whip any man who didn’t know his headquarters from his hindquarters.
		Stonewall Jackson was so strong in his regard of the sacredness of Sunday as a holy day, that he would not send a message if it would be carried on its way on Sunday.
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	Highlights:
		General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, frequently labeled the Confederate army's most brilliant strategist and right-hand man to Robert E. Lee, was born January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia).
		Jackson was orphaned by age seven after his father died of typhoid fever and his mother died in childbirth.
		He notes soldiers' unwavering faith in both Jackson and Robert E. Lee and attributes this partially to their high visibility in battle, noting the Union generals were rarely seen at the front of the fields.
	docsouth.unc.edu /highlights/jackson.html (507 words)

	General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson: Life of a Resolute Soldier in Lexington
		Thomas Jackson was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (today a part of West Virginia) on January 21, 1824.
		Jackson's students considered his method of teaching eccentric and they did not relate well to their pedantic professor.
		Jackson's body was brought to Lexington on May 14 where it lay in state in the classroom at VMI where he had taught.
	www.geocities.com /1stdragoon/files/journal_jackson.html (910 words)

	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
		Jackson was born in the West Virginia town of Clarksburg.
		Jackson won 2 brevets in the Mexican War and in 1852 he resigned from the army to join the staff at the Virginia Military Institute.
		Jackson was accidentally shot by his own men on the evening of May 2nd while having ridden out to recommocter.
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	CMT.com : Stonewall Jackson : Biography
		Stonewall Jackson was one of the most popular country stars of the early '60s, scoring a string of Top Ten country hits and becoming a fixture at the Grand Ole Opry
		Jackson began singing professionally in the mid-'50s, moving to Nashville in 1956.
		By early 1957, Jackson had signed a recording contract with Columbia Records and cut his first record, "Don't Be Angry." Jackson followed up with a cover of George Jones' "Life to Go," which peaked at number two in early 1959.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/jackson_stonewall/bio.jhtml (551 words)

	Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson - Hero of the Southern Confederacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jackson submitted his resignation in response to governmental machinations surrounding this affair, but was prevailed upon to rescind it.
		Jackson was detached to capture the Federal garrison at Harper’s Ferry.
		Jackson was disappointed that the Confederate forces could not follow up their defensive success with offensive action to capitalize on the victory.
	www.swcivilwar.com /jackson.html (907 words)

	Leaders and Battles: Jackson, Thomas 'Stonewall'
		Jackson graduated from West Point in 1846 and went on to serve in the artillery during the War with Mexico.
		At the outset of the American Civil War, he was tapped a Confederate brigadier general and earned the nickname 'Stonewall' during the battle of first Bull Run where his brigade stood like a 'stone wall.' Jackson, a deeply religious man who disliked fighting on a Sunday, felt that God intended for him a great purpose.
		Jackson accompanied Lee across the Potomac to capture Harper's Ferry before moving his troops to Antietam to meet a strong Union force.
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	Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
		Jackson was academically unprepared for the prestigious college, and he barely passed his entrance exams.
		Jackson was only admitted because one of the more qualified applicants dropped out of the school after the first day of classes.
		In October of 1861, Jackson was promoted to major general and received the Shenandoah Valley district of Virginia to command.
	www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /99_00/CW/fol/fol.htm (976 words)

	Stonewall Jackson Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jackson's summer vacations from teaching were often spent vacationing in the North and in Europe where his interests were aroused in art and culture rather than military or political aspects.
		Jackson was a Southern hero, and in spite of his eccentricities, he was loved and respected by his soldiers.
		General Robert E. Lee believed Jackson was irreplacable.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~UG97/monument/jacksbio.html (357 words)

	Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
		The deeply religious Jackson believed intensely in the righteousness of the Southern cause, and a key to his success was his ability to instill in his men his own fighting fervor.
		Tragically for Jackson and the South, this would prove to be his last battle.
		Jackson died of wounds accidentally inflicted by his own men.
	www.civilwar.si.edu /leaders_jackson.html (102 words)

	Stonewall Jackson Study Group
		This group has been created as a tribute to General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, arguably the greatest military leader who ever walked the face of the earth.
		A tribute to Stonewall's steed, Little Sorrel 'Stonewall Jackson on Little Sorrel,' a painting by Civil War artist Mort Kunstler, depicts the ge...
		Jackson's horse back in VMI museum Richmond Times-Dispatch Aug 18, 2006 LEXINGTON, Va. - Little Sorrel, Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's horse, was out...
	groups.msn.com /StonewallJacksonStudyGroup (136 words)

	Thomas Stonewall Jackson
		Thomas Stonewall Jackson was born in Clarksburg, Virginia, on 21st January, 1824.
		On the outbreak of the American Civil War Jackson was commissioned as colonel and was given the task of organizing volunteers into the new Confederate Army.
		Jackson's left arm was successfully amputated but he developed pneumonia and he died at Guinea Station on 10th May, 1863.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWstonewall.htm (2046 words)

	Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson - History Celebrities
		Jackson, now a major in the Virginia Militia, was ordered to go to Richmond on April 21, 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War.
		On October 10, 1862, Jackson was promoted to lieutenant general and given the command of the II Corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
		Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, easily one of the finest generals in the war on both sides, died on May 10, 1863.
	www.aboutfamouspeople.com /article1025.html (1389 words)

	T-Shirt Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jackson's performance in those battles is generally considered to be lackluster, for reasons that are disputed, though a severe lack of sleep after the grueling march from the Valley was probably a large factor.
		Jackson was hit by three bullets; his arm had to be amputated, and he died seven days later of pneumonia.
		Jackson is considered one of the great characters of the Civil War.
	www.webspawner.com /users/brians76torino/tshirtsstratlis.html (749 words)

	Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thomas J. Jackson was orphaned as a boy, and raised by his uncle, Commins Jackson.
		There is Jackson with his Virginians standing (against the Union army) like a stone wall!" He was dispatched to Shenandoah Valley where his troops repeatedly frustrated Union pursuers.
		One night after Chancellorsville, Jackson and his aides were fired upon by jumpy Confederate soldiers.
	www.expage.com /civilwarstonewalljackson (283 words)

	Stonewall Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jonathan Jackson was his third son by his first marriage.
		Jackson was seven years old when his mother died.
		Jackson began his U.S. Army career as a brevet second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery Regiment and was sent to fight in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stonewall_Jackson (4810 words)

	"Stonewall" Jackson
		Bringing up the rear of the sculpted group is "Stonewall" Jackson, the hero of the Valley campaign who died as a result of accidental gunfire from his own troops after the Battle of Chancellorsville.
		Jackson, because of his great successes and subsequent death in the field, was probably the most admired and worshipped of the Confederate generals behind Robert E. Lee.
		His great successes in the Valley, Fredericksburg, and Second Mannassas in the face of what seemed to be insurmountable odds gave the general a reputation as a master strategist and motivator of men.
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	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia).
		Jackson would rise to become one to the greatest commanders of the war.
		In June 1846, Jackson receiving the brevet rank of second-lieutenant, during the Mexican War, Jackson was commended for his conduct, and the fighting that he took part in from Vera Cruz to Mexico City.
	www.asoutherngeneral.com (822 words)

	THOMAS "STONEWALL" JACKSON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thomas Jackson won his nickname "Stonewall" in the first battle of the war, when he and his Virginia regiment stood fast against the Union attack, giving other Confederate units time to rally.
		Lee had come to understand that if left alone, Jackson held nothing back, would operate with a fury and an anger that was simple and straightforward.
		The newspapers referred to him as the greatest general in either army, though Jackson never seemed to pay attention to that kind of praise.
	www.randomhouse.com /features/godsgenerals/thomas.html (227 words)

	Thomas J. Jackson Biography Page
		Upon the outbreak of the Civil War he was commissioned a colonel in the Virginia forces and dispatched to Harpers Ferry where he was active in organizing the raw recruits until relieved by Joe Johnston.
		That fall Jackson was given command of the Valley with a promotion to major general.
		In the invasion of Maryland, Jackson was detached to capture Harpers Ferry and was afterwards distinguished at Antietam with Lee.
	www.civilwarhome.com /jackbio.htm (630 words)

	Thomas J. Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, "Old Jack" to his men, was arguably the best battlefield commander in the Civil War.
		Jackson was mortally wounded by a company of North Carolina infantry on 2 May 1863 at Chancellorsville after leading a brilliant flanking assault against O.
		At Sharpsburg, Jackson was headquartered near the Dunker Church.
	www.eng.auburn.edu /users/schwap1/ACW/ant.docs/jackson.html (164 words)

	Born On This Day Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		During the Battle of First Bull Run, Jackson was a defiant figure on the field of battle, and when observed by Brigadier General Barnard E. Bee, he said, "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall." Consequently, his nickname of "Stonewall" was born.
		Jackson had a cousin who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the cavalry, William Lowther Jackson.
		Jackson taught Sunday school at the Presbyterian Church where he was a deacon, and one of the two classes was for fls, slave and free.
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	Stonewall Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Real Stonewall Jackson The article was published in Feb. 1894 in The Century Magazine.
		Jackson, and commanded a division in Jackson's corps during the Seven Days' fighting, and in the Antietam and Fredericksburg campaigns.
		Stonewall's CERTIFICATE of RECOGNITION by the Governor Of Virginia.
	www.eg.bucknell.edu /~hyde/jackson/stonewall.html (501 words)

	Stonewall Jackson House
		The Stonewall Jackson House at 8 East Washington Street in Lexington, Virginia is the only home that the famous Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned.
		Jackson and his wife, Mary Anna Morrison, lived in the house while he taught at the Virginia Military Institute before the Civil War.
		When, in November 1861, Stonewall Jackson was promoted to major general and given command in the Shenandoah Valley, he detailed the company to act as headquarters guard.
	www.stonewalljackson.org (282 words)

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