How did Stonewall Jackson get his nicknames?

Answer 1

Jackson earned his name during the civil war at the battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. his troops yelled,"There is Jackson standing like a stone wall!"this showed jacksons bravery there for earning him the name Stonewall Jackson

Answer 2

It was at the war's first pitched battle (Bull Run/Manassas), when a Confederate Brigadier called Barnard Bee was heard to shout "There is Jackson, standing like a stone wall!"

There are two interpretations of this. Some say he was criticizing Jackson for not coming across to help. Others say he was praising him, and went on to shout "Rally behind the Virginians!"

As Bee was mortally wounded later in the day, nobody was able to ask him which he meant. But Jackson became 'Stonewall' from that day on, until his own mortal wounding at Chancellorsville two years later.

Answer 3

he got his name at the battle of bullrun when he stood like a stonewall.