Thomas was the third child of Julia (Neale) and Jonathan Jackson, an attorny. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. Two years after his birth, both his father and his sister, Elizabeth, died of typhoid fever. His mother was left alone to raise her children. Ill health and hard times forced her to send her children to live with relatives. Thomas, then 6-years old, and his sister
Laura, were taken in by their uncle, Cummins Jackson, who lived at
Jackson's Mill. His mother died in the fall of 1831. Jackson helped around his uncle's farm. He attended school when and where he could. Records show that he attended classes in the community of Westfield for 39 days in
1837.
In 1839, he attended a school in the assembly room of the first Lewis
County courthouse …show more content…
"Stonewall" Jackson of the Confederate Army
NAME
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan
BORN
January 21, 1824
Clarksburg (Harrison
County), (West) Virginia
DIED
May 10, 1863
Guinea Station, Virginia
ARMY
Confederate
In 1841, Jackson was elected a constable in Lewis County. He was only
17 at the time, a year short of the legal age of 18, necessary to hold the position. He was appointed to West Point in the summer of 1842. At West
Point, Jackson struggled to maintain academic proficiency the first few months, he gradually improved his class standing. He graduated, ranked
17 out of 59 in his class, in 1846.
In the Mexican War, Jackson was a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S.
Artillery. At the Battle of Vera Cruz, he won the rank of first lieutenant, and for gallant conduct at the Battles of Contreras and Chapultepec respectively he was brevetted captain and major, a rank which he attained with less than one year's service. He received more promotions than any other officer during the war. During his stay in Mexico City, his thoughts were seriously directed towards religion, and, eventually entering the Presbyterian communion, he ruled every …show more content…
"Stonewall" Jackson of the Confederate Army
That fall, Jackson was given command of the Shenandoah Valley and promoted to major general on
October 7. His army had to be formed out of local troops, and few modern weapons were available
He commanded the Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia on November 4, 1861.
In March, Jackson launched the Shenandoah Valley Campaign into the western part of Virginia. He launched an attack on what he thought was a Union rear guard at Kernstown. Faulty intelligence from his cavalry chief, Col. Turner Ashby, led to a Confederate defeat. The Battle of Kernstown was a tactical defeat, Jackson's only defeat in the Shenandoah Valley. Although he lost the battle, it had the desired result that Lee wanted. It halted Union reinforcements from being sent to Major Gen. George
B. McClellan's army for the Peninsula Campaign.
On May 8, Jackson defeated Brigadier Gen. John C. Fremont's advance at the Battle of McDowell.
Three weeks later, he claimed another victory at the Battle of Harper's Ferry. He became the
Laura, were taken in by their uncle, Cummins Jackson, who lived at
Jackson's Mill. His mother died in the fall of 1831. Jackson helped around his uncle's farm. He attended school when and where he could. Records show that he attended classes in the community of Westfield for 39 days in
1837.
In 1839, he attended a school in the assembly room of the first Lewis
County courthouse …show more content…
"Stonewall" Jackson of the Confederate Army
NAME
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan
BORN
January 21, 1824
Clarksburg (Harrison
County), (West) Virginia
DIED
May 10, 1863
Guinea Station, Virginia
ARMY
Confederate
In 1841, Jackson was elected a constable in Lewis County. He was only
17 at the time, a year short of the legal age of 18, necessary to hold the position. He was appointed to West Point in the summer of 1842. At West
Point, Jackson struggled to maintain academic proficiency the first few months, he gradually improved his class standing. He graduated, ranked
17 out of 59 in his class, in 1846.
In the Mexican War, Jackson was a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S.
Artillery. At the Battle of Vera Cruz, he won the rank of first lieutenant, and for gallant conduct at the Battles of Contreras and Chapultepec respectively he was brevetted captain and major, a rank which he attained with less than one year's service. He received more promotions than any other officer during the war. During his stay in Mexico City, his thoughts were seriously directed towards religion, and, eventually entering the Presbyterian communion, he ruled every …show more content…
"Stonewall" Jackson of the Confederate Army
That fall, Jackson was given command of the Shenandoah Valley and promoted to major general on
October 7. His army had to be formed out of local troops, and few modern weapons were available
He commanded the Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia on November 4, 1861.
In March, Jackson launched the Shenandoah Valley Campaign into the western part of Virginia. He launched an attack on what he thought was a Union rear guard at Kernstown. Faulty intelligence from his cavalry chief, Col. Turner Ashby, led to a Confederate defeat. The Battle of Kernstown was a tactical defeat, Jackson's only defeat in the Shenandoah Valley. Although he lost the battle, it had the desired result that Lee wanted. It halted Union reinforcements from being sent to Major Gen. George
B. McClellan's army for the Peninsula Campaign.
On May 8, Jackson defeated Brigadier Gen. John C. Fremont's advance at the Battle of McDowell.
Three weeks later, he claimed another victory at the Battle of Harper's Ferry. He became the