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= General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson = = =



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**Young life -Great Grandpa fought in the American Revolution and finished as a lieutenant of the Virginia Militia. ** -Father died in 1826 of typhoid fever and mother died in 1831 giving birth. -Lived in near poverty as a young child -Sent to live with his Uncle at Jackson’s Mill, then four years later sent away to live with his Aunt Polly, only to run away back to Jackson’s Mill where he lived until he left for West Point.
 * Developed his trademark work ethic while tending the farm at Jackson’s Mill. Having little formal schooling, his work ethic was the only real preparation he had for West Point.

-United States Military Academy, West Point -Started at the bottom of his class but finished 17th in his class by his last year
 * College preparation**
 * Learned how to fight a war.

*Learned how to be a soldier. -Fought in the Mexican War -Began as a Brevet Second Lieutenant in the 1st Artillery Regiment -After the of Siege of Veracruz and the battles of Contreras, Chapultepec, and Mexico City, he was given two promotions and now ranked as a first lieutenant -Later promoted to the brevet rank of major -Called by the governor of Virginia to serve as military support with VMI cadets at the hanging of John Brown -Fought in the Civil War -After the Battle of Bull Run, Jackson was promoted to Major General and given command of the Valley District. -Helped defeated Union forces in the Peninsular Campaign -After the Battle of Antietam, Jackson was promoted to lieutenant General -Shot by friendly fire after the Battle of Chancellorsville. Left arm was amputated but died of pneumonia a few days later.
 * Learned about past generals, how they fought, what worked, what did not.
 * Military history**

-Very religious -Taught Sunday school to African American children
 * Personal life**

-Believed that one arm was longer than the other. Would shrug the “longer” arm up in order to compensate -Some believe that Jackson had Asperger Syndrome -While teaching at VMI he would memorize his entire lecture and then repeat it to the class. If a student asked for help, he would just repeat that part of the lecture.
 * Quirks**

-Fought in the Battle of Bull Run where he got his nickname “Stonewall”, then was promoted to Major General and given command of the Valley District, where he and his troops went off on 48 days of marching and fighting where they won five major victories -Helped stop the Peninsular Campaign -Held the Confederate line at the Battle of Antietam until addition forces from Gen. A.P. Hill arrived -Held off Union forces in the Battle of Fredericksburg, which turned into a Confederate Victory
 * Civil War experience**

-Did not live to the post-war era
 * Post-war experience**

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