Stonewall Jackson's March
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Stonewall Jackson's March
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Creator(s):
- Pridham, John
- Concanen, Alfred
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Publication Date:
1870
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N/A
Subject:
Civil War: American
WIMA Collections:
Alfred Concanen Collection
ID:
AlCon SL 00-100
Publisher:
Brewer & Co.
Publication Place:
London
Historical Notes
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The general survived with the loss of an arm to amputation, but died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. His death was a severe setback for the Confederacy, affecting not only its military prospects, but also the morale of its army and of the general public. Jackson in death became an icon of Southern heroism and commitment, joining Lee in the pantheon of the "Lost Cause".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson