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Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. His left arm was amputated due to the severity of the wounds. Though he was healing, he contracted pneumonia, which caused his death on May 10, 1863. Jackson’s final words were, “Let us pass over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.”
Jackson’s Gravesite
Lexington, Virginia
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate troops under General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson attack Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. The Confederates capture the town and nearly 12,000 Federal soldiers.
Harper’s Ferry
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Federal army at the Second Battle of Bull Run (known as Second Manassas in the South).
Stonewall Jackson’s troops, numbering 20,000, withstood 62,000 Federals until General Longstreet’s reinforcements arrived.
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate troops under General Stonewall Jackson seize the rail line at Manassas Junction.
General Jackson’s strategy is to, “Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.”
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson dies of pneumonia at Guinea Station, Virginia. Several days earlier, Jackson was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. His dying words are: “Let us pass over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.”
General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
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