Stonewall Jackson

---------- The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, a major victory at relatively minor cost. As Lee's Army of Northern Virginia advanced down the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland ------------------------------…

Mistake of the Battle of Gettysburg The battle of Gettysburg is always described as the “turning point” of American Civil War. After this battle, confederate army had never taken offensive to the north again and eventually lost the war. The battle of Gettysburg took place at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1-- July 3, 1863 and ended up with Confederacy 's defeat, which broke the myth of confederate’s invincibility and caused large number of casualties. However, this failure could be easily…

On May 2, Stonewall Jackson unwittingly got shot by one of his own men while in battle at Chancellorsville,Virginia. Saturday night, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Tom Jackson, a Lieutenant General of the South, got shot by one of his own men while they were planning a night attack. When the surgeon arrived he decided that Jackson had blood clots in his wound. The surgeon had to act fast or the Union would come and attack them. On the way to the field hospital, the doctors decided that they…

Stonewall Jackson was shot and died 8 days later in result of illness on May 10, 1863 at age of 39. He was accidently shot by one of his own men and had to get his arm amputated. He later got Pneumonia and died with his wife and daughter at his side in a field hospital in Virginia. It was 9pm, May 2nd. Jackson decided to keep on going to look over damage from the battle. Randomly, there was a shot. Jackson's horse ran, and Jackson’s brother in law yelled, “ Cease Firing. You are firing into…

Stonewall Jackson Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia. He was considered a great American because of his great courage and knowledge on the battlefield. At a young age, six years old, both of Thomas’ parents were dead. Thomas and his sister, Laura, were sent to live with other relatives. This made Thomas extremely independent throughout his life. Jackson’s parents were named Jonathan and Julie Jackson. He was one child of four in his…

Of all of the battles in the American Civil War, none other amounted to the sheer casualties in the one day that was the Battle of Antietam. With a slew of mistakes by both Generals, the terrain was disadvantageous to both sides, the Union didn’t take advantage of the surplus of troops, General Lee’s battle plans were spread, and many other battlefield errors, this was the bloodiest single day in American history. The topics that are going to be covered are: A overview of the battle in general;…

The American Civil War is alternatively known as the bloodiest war in American history. During this war, over 620,000 individuals lost their lives to fight for ideas they believed would be best for the future of the country. Unfortunately, in addition to casualties of war, countless people died as a result of disease. Medicine was still not technologically advanced to the point where it could compete against such grand injuries. However, a copious amount of lives were saved due to the efforts of…

involvement, but the most commonly referenced events are of the brothers Wesley and William Culp. Wesley was a harness maker whose work ultimately brought him to reside in Virginia. In doing so he joined the Confederate Army as a part of General Stonewall Jackson’s 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. His brother William stayed closer to home and enlisted in the Union Army as a member of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. They each fought on opposing sides during the Second Battle of Winchester (June…

The leadership of General Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker General Hooker graduated from West Point. General Hooker’s military career was a bit sporadic; he served during the Mexican War, then resigned and moved to California to be a farmer. General Hooker later regretted this decision and attempted to return to service, which took several attempts. General Hooker had a leadership style and personality that was egotistically driven and quarrelsome with peers and superiors. General Hooker got the…

John Stone Stone John Stone Stone, engineer and inventor, was born in Dover, Virginia on September 24, 1869. He spent his first several years of life in Egypt and in the Mediterranean, because of his father’s career. Charles P. Stone, father of John, Chief of Staff to the Khedive of Egypt spent over 12 years in Egypt building up an Egyptian army in the west. In late 1882, the British took over Egypt, and Stone resigned his position and returned to the United States where he was hired as chief…