Confederate general Thomas Jackson(Stonewall Jackson) Is shot by friendly fire In Chancellorville Virginia.
General Thomas Stonewall Jackson got caught in crossfire.He was very heavily wounded by the devastating blow to him from friendly fire.He sadly dies 8 days later from complications by the wound and pneumonia with his only surviving daughter out of 3 and his wife. He was buried several days later in Lexington, Virginia. He was shot twice in the left arm, and once in the right hand. His left arm was removed two inches below his shoulder by Dr. Hunter Mcguire as an effort to save Jackson's life. The arm was buried in the family cemetery.
Jackson used an awesome plan that divided the numerically inferior southern army, and then marched his men far around the Union Army to strike unexpecting northern troops on the extreme …show more content…
Lee. After many successful shows of leadership in the war, he was promoted to the rank of major. He was the colonel of the Virginia militia, and commanded at Harper's Ferry Virginia. In december of 1862, Jackson continued a victory at Fredericksburg, and then the famous flank march in Chanslerville May 2, 1863. The same night he was wounded in crossfire.
General (Stonewall) Jackson got his name from the battle of bull run.”There is jackson standing like a stone wall.” said General Bard E. Bee. He said that the soldiers just started to call him Stonewall Jackson… and it stuck. Another successful attack was when he was given command of 18,000 troops and asked to move through the Shenandoah Valley and threaten Washington. He and his “foot cavalry” covered some 676 miles in 48 marching days. He fought and won 5 battles, tied up three federal armies, and denied reinforcements to Maclean's force on the virginia peninsula. Jackson also organized extremely successful military maneuvers at Fort Royal, Cross Keys, Winchester, and Port Republic in
General Thomas Stonewall Jackson got caught in crossfire.He was very heavily wounded by the devastating blow to him from friendly fire.He sadly dies 8 days later from complications by the wound and pneumonia with his only surviving daughter out of 3 and his wife. He was buried several days later in Lexington, Virginia. He was shot twice in the left arm, and once in the right hand. His left arm was removed two inches below his shoulder by Dr. Hunter Mcguire as an effort to save Jackson's life. The arm was buried in the family cemetery.
Jackson used an awesome plan that divided the numerically inferior southern army, and then marched his men far around the Union Army to strike unexpecting northern troops on the extreme …show more content…
Lee. After many successful shows of leadership in the war, he was promoted to the rank of major. He was the colonel of the Virginia militia, and commanded at Harper's Ferry Virginia. In december of 1862, Jackson continued a victory at Fredericksburg, and then the famous flank march in Chanslerville May 2, 1863. The same night he was wounded in crossfire.
General (Stonewall) Jackson got his name from the battle of bull run.”There is jackson standing like a stone wall.” said General Bard E. Bee. He said that the soldiers just started to call him Stonewall Jackson… and it stuck. Another successful attack was when he was given command of 18,000 troops and asked to move through the Shenandoah Valley and threaten Washington. He and his “foot cavalry” covered some 676 miles in 48 marching days. He fought and won 5 battles, tied up three federal armies, and denied reinforcements to Maclean's force on the virginia peninsula. Jackson also organized extremely successful military maneuvers at Fort Royal, Cross Keys, Winchester, and Port Republic in