Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson (died 1863) was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death. 'Stonewall' Jackson went from being an orphan to one of the most valued generals in the Confederate Army. He got his nickname at the Battle of Bull Run in Virginia. During the gunfire and confusion of the battle, Confederate Gen. Barnard E. Bee said, 'There is Jackson standing like a stone wall.' The soldiers under his command came to admire his stubborn courage and started calling him 'Stonewall' Jackson.
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Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson (died 1863) was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death. 'Stonewall' Jackson went from being an orphan to one of the most valued generals in the Confederate Army. He got his nickname at the Battle of Bull Run in Virginia. During the gunfire and confusion of the battle, Confederate Gen. Barnard E. Bee said, 'There is Jackson standing like a stone wall.' The soldiers under his command came to admire his stubborn courage and started calling him 'Stonewall' Jackson.

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