Being one of Robert E. Lee’s most favored generals, Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was a crucial part of the Civil War. He was a highly praised and respected man throughout the Confederacy. Leading the Northern Virginian army, he won many battles for the Confederate side, destroying the Union with his advanced battle tactics. Serving in battles like the Battle of Bull Run, the Seven Day Battles, and the Battle of Fredericksburg, he gained lots of attention. Thomas Jackson was the third child of eight and was born on January 21, 1824. Soon after being born, he received the nickname “The Real Macaroni” because of the dispute on the location of the boy’s birth. Sadly, his sister and father both died due to typhoid fever, which was common at that time. Thomas’s mother remarried in 1830. The family faced many
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The kids were sent to live with their half-uncle on piece of land named Jackson’s Mill. Because Thomas Jackson did not enjoy the hard work and harsh conditions, he ran away from home and traveled about 18 miles to escape. Thomas went to live with his uncles and lived there for the next seven years. In 1842. Jackson was finally accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was one of the hardest working students because of his poor schooling that he had previously. Thomas served in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848. During a battle, he refused to withdraw his troops because he believed the it to be a bad move. His judgement was correct and his army still powered through the fight and ended up with a victory. Once the war was over, he was assigned to various forts around the United States.Thomas Jackson became a drill master when the Civil War broke out. He would assemble and command the famous "Stonewall Brigade", consisting of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginian armies. He drilled his
The kids were sent to live with their half-uncle on piece of land named Jackson’s Mill. Because Thomas Jackson did not enjoy the hard work and harsh conditions, he ran away from home and traveled about 18 miles to escape. Thomas went to live with his uncles and lived there for the next seven years. In 1842. Jackson was finally accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was one of the hardest working students because of his poor schooling that he had previously. Thomas served in the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848. During a battle, he refused to withdraw his troops because he believed the it to be a bad move. His judgement was correct and his army still powered through the fight and ended up with a victory. Once the war was over, he was assigned to various forts around the United States.Thomas Jackson became a drill master when the Civil War broke out. He would assemble and command the famous "Stonewall Brigade", consisting of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginian armies. He drilled his