Not only is Thomas J. Jackson considered one of the greatest tacticians who ever lived, but he showed extreme leadership of the soldiers who executed his tactical plans. Although he was an excellent and admired Confederate general under Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War, Jackson lacked the same respect and competence as a professor at the Virginia Military Academy. Stonewall Jackson’s mental health could be responsible for why he was admired by his troops and strived in military matters but despised by most of his students and failed as a teacher. It is thought by many historians that Jackson was not only a hypochondriac but perhaps had Asperger’s syndrome which is defined as a developmental disorder with symptoms such as impairment
