Transcript genral stonewall jackson

Table of Contents
3-4. Early Life
5-6. Marriage
7. Civil War
8. Jacksons Theory of War
9. How he got his name
10-11. Accomplishments
12-13. Death
14. After Death
15. Why he was so important
Early life
Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21,
1824 in Clarksburg, Virginia
Jackson had a poor childhood education
After he graduated, Jackson was sent on military duty
to Mexico
He continued his service in the United States Army
in positions in New York and Florida.
Early life (Continued )
• In 1851, Jackson became professor of artillery
tactics and natural philosophy at Virginia Military
Institute in Lexington, Virginia.
• He resigned from the army as of February 29,
1852.
Marriage
On August 4, 1853, Jackson married Elinor Junkin (18251854)
Elinor (Ellie) died in childbirth on October 22, 1854.
Their child, a son, was stillborn
Second Marriage
On July 16, 1857, Jackson married for the second time.
His wife was Mary Anna Morrison (1831-1915)
Mary Anna gave birth to a daughter, Mary Graham, on
April 30, 1858
The baby died less then a month later
Civil War
When the American Civil War was starting,
Jackson was commissioned as colonel
He was given the task of organizing volunteers
into the new Confederate army
Jackson was then promoted to the rank of
brigadier general
He took part in the first battle at Bull Run (July,
1861) against the Union Army
Jackson Theory of War
Jackson had a strong theory on how a war
should be fought
He said in his exact words that "the battle was
touched and goes depending on how fast
reinforcements reached either side."
Stonewall
It was during the Battle of Bull Run that Brigadier
General Barnard E. Bee said Jackson's troops stood
against the Union forces "like a stone wall".
After this he was known as Stonewall Jackson.
Accomplishments
Jackson organized extremely successful military maneuvers at
Front Royal, Winchester, Cross Keys, and Port Republic in the
spring of 1862.
These led up to the Seven Days Battle around Richmond
Following these events the Army of Northern Virginia was
reorganized and Jackson was designated lieutenant general.
Accomplishments
Following these events the Army of Northern Virginia was
reorganized and Jackson was designated lieutenant
general.
In December of 1862, Jackson commanded a victory at
Fredericksburg, and then the famous flank march at
Chancellorsville in May
Death
May 2, 1863, Jackson was wounded by friendly fire while
making a reconnaissance with a member of his staff.
He died eight days later on May 10 from pneumonia, a
complication of having his left arm amputated from the
incident
Death (continued)
• Jackson was moved to a field hospital at the home of
Thomas and Mary Chandler, near Guiney Station,
approximately 30 miles from the battlefield.
• Jackson died at 3:15 p.m. His last words were "Let us
cross over the river and rest under the shade of the
trees."
After His Death
Mary Anna Jackson did not remarry. She was
known as the "Widow of the Confederacy" and
devoted much of her time to the United
Daughters of the Confederacy organization
Why He was so Important
Thomas Jackson was important to the civil war
because he stood his ground for the South and
he was one of the most dependent general for
the South.