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Stonewall Jackson was born January 21, 1824
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He had three siblings. His parents were Jonathan and Julia Jackson.
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Stonewall Jackson went to school at West Point.
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He was a professor in 1851.
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He was on the Confederate side.
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He was in the First Battle of Bull Run. This battle was in Prince William County Virginia. As a Confederate General he fought the battle against a Union general General Bernard E. Bee. The battle was fought because the Union wanted to keep the southern states in the Union but the South wanted freedom. The Confederates won with 2000 casualties while the Union lost with 2680 casualties.
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He was part of the Seven Days Battles
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He was in the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
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He died after he was "accidentally shot by Confederate troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville."
