General Stonewall Jackson was one of the Confederacy's most valuable Generals. He is also where I got my middle name. Here are a few facts on our Confederate Hero Stonewall Jackson.

• Born January 21, 1824 in Clarksburg Virginia (now West Virginia)
• Graduated from West Point in 1846
• Fought in Mexican War from 1846 to 1848
• Became an instructor at VMI in 1851
• Resigned from the US Army in 1852
• Left VMI to Join Confederacy in 1861 (Commissioned a Colonel)
• Earned his nickname Stonewall at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861
• Defeated General N.P. Banks and two other Armies in 1862 outside Richmond
• Helped Lee defeat McClellan in the Seven Days' Battle
• Defeated Gen Pope in Aug 1862 winning the Second Battle of Bull Run
• Took Harpers Ferry in Lee's incursion of the North
• Saved the Army of Northern Virginia by coming to Lee's aid at Antietam
• Commanded the Armies right wing at the victory in Fredricksburg in Dec 1862
• Saved the Army from disaster by launching a suprise attack on Gen Hooker at Rappahannock
• Shot by his own troops, accidentally, at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863

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