Biography:Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee. Military historians consider him to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history.
1853-08-04 Confederate general Thomas Jackson (29) weds Elinor Junkin in Lexington
1857-07-16 Confederate general Thomas Jackson (33) weds Mary Anna Morrison in Lincoln County
Historical Events
1860-04-27 Thomas Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry
1862-01-03 Romney Campaign: Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester
1862-01-04 Romney Campaign: Stonewall Jackson occupies Bath
1862-01-07 Romney Campaign: Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, West Virginia
1862-03-11 Confederate General Stonewall Jackson begins evacuation of Winchester, Virginia
1862-05-23 Valley Campaign: Stonewall Jackson takes Fort Royal, Virginia
1862-05-25 First Battle of Winchester, Virginia: Stonewall Jackson's Confederate forces achieve major victory
1862-09-06 Stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland
1863-04-30 Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia: In a major victory General Robert E. Lee's troops defeat larger Army of the Potomac under Major General Joseph Hooker, Stonewall Jackson is fatally wounded
1863-05-02 Stonewall Jackson attacking Chancellorsville is wounded by his own men
James Longstreet
Joseph E. Johnston
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Flavius Aetius
Robert E. Lee
Santa Anna