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Birth
Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born in Clackson, West Virginia. -
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General Stonewall Jackson
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Jackson's sister Elizabeth (age 6) and his father died of typhoid fever. Widowed at age 28, Julia was left with extensive debts. -
1830-1841
Julia Jackson remarried to Blake Woodson.Julia Jackson died, as a result of childbirth complications.She left behind the three Jackson siblings and a newborn son (Thomas's half brother), William Wirt Woodson. he later died of tuberculosis in 1841. -
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Jackson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.Graduated June 1846, standing 17th out of 59 graduates. He began his army carreer as 2nd Lt., First Artillery Regiment. -
1842-1851
United States Army officer Thomas Jackson served in the Mexican War, 1846-1848; stationed at Carlisle Barracks, PA; Ft. Hamilton, NY; Ft. Meade, FL. -
1851-1861 April
In the spring of 1851 Jackson was offered and accepted the appointment to teach at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia; he resigned from the army. He taught natural and experimental philosophy.During the summer of 1856 Jackson toured Europe, visiting Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, England and Scotland.He married two times between August 4, 1843 and July 16,1857. -
1861-1863
April 21, 1861 - the VMI Corps of Cadets was ordered to Richmond to take command of new army recruit caldets.April 27, 1861 - Gov. John Letcher ordered Col. Jackson to take command at Harper's Ferry, which later became the famous "Stonewall Brigade" (2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th and 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiments; Rockbridge Artillery). Many battles took place betwween July 1861 and May 1863. -
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Jackson was accidentally fired upon by his own troops. The 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was responsible for the "friendly fire" incident.He was taken to a field hospital near the battlefield, where his left arm was amputated. -
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Jackson was moved to a field hospital at the home of Thomas and Mary Chandler, near Guiney Station, approximately 30 miles from the battlefield. -
Death of Stonewall Jackson
Jackson died at 3:15 p.m. -
Jackson's Funeral
Jackson's funeral took place in Lexington, Virginia, the town that was Jackson's home during his years as Professor at VMI.