CDV of Stonewall Jackson by E. & H.T. Anthony with 2 cent tax stamp

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CDV of Stonewall Jackson by E. & H.T. Anthony with 2 cent tax stampFrom WikiPedia. Lieutenant GeneralThomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson General Jackson at Winchester, Virginia 1862 Nickname(s) "Stonewall", "Old Jack", "Old Blue Light", "Tom Fool" Born January 21, 1824 [1]Clarksburg , Virginia , U.S.(now Clarksburg, West Virginia ) Died May 10, 1863 (aged 39)Guinea Station , Virginia Buried Stonewall Jackson Memorial CemeteryLexington, Virginia , U.S. Allegiance United States of America (1846–1851)Confederate States of America (1861–1863) Service/ branch United States Army Confederate States Army Years of service 1846–1861 1861–1863 Rank First Lieutenant (USA) Brevet Major (USA) Lieutenant General (CSA) Commands held Stonewall Brigade Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Battles/warsMexican–American WarAmerican Civil WarGreat Train Raid of 1861 Battle of Falling Waters First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) ( WIA ) Romney Expedition Jackson's Valley Campaign First Battle of Kernstown Battle of Front Royal First Battle of Winchester Battle of Port Republic Seven Days Battles Battle of Gaines's Mill Battle of Savage's Station Battle of White Oak Swamp Battle of Malvern Hill Northern Virginia Campaign Battle of Cedar Mountain First Battle of Rappahannock Station Manassas Station Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) Battle of Chantilly Maryland Campaign Battle of Harpers Ferry Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville (DOW) Spouse(s) Elinor Jackson (until 1854; her death) Mary Anna Jackson (until 1863; his death) SignatureThomas Jonathan " Stonewall " Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War , and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee . [2] Jackson played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern Theater of the war until his death, and played a key role in winning many significant battles.Born in what was then part of Virginia , Jackson received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point , served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 and distinguished himself at Chapultepec (1847). From 1851 to 1863 he taught at the Virginia Military Institute , where he was unpopular with his students. During this time, he married twice. His first wife died, but his second, Mary Anna Morrison , outlived him by many years. When Virginia seceded from the Union in May 1861 after the attack on Fort Sumter (12 April 1861), Jackson joined the Confederate Army . He distinguished himself commanding a brigade at the First Battle of Bull Run (21 July 1861) the following month, providing crucial reinforcements and beating back a fierce Union assault. In this context Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. , allegedly highlighting Jackson's courage and tenacity, compared him to a "stone wall", hence his enduring nickname.Jackson performed well in the campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley during 1862. Despite an initial defeat due largely to faulty intelligence, through swift and careful maneuvers Jackson was able to defeat three separate Union armies and prevent any of them from reinforcing General George B. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac in its campaign against Richmond . Jackson then quickly moved his three divisions to reinforce General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in defense of Richmond. His performance in the subsequent Seven Days Battles (June–July 1862) against George B. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac was poor, but did not inhibit Confederate victory in the battles. During the Northern Virginia Campaign that summer, Jackson's troops captured and destroyed an important supply depot for General John Pope 's Army of Virginia , and then withstood repeated assaults from Pope's troops at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862. Jackson's troops played a prominent role in September's Maryland Campaign , capturing the town of Harpers Ferry , a strategic location, and providi... read more

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