How did Thomas Jackson get his nickname Stonewall?

Answer 1

Thomas Jackson got his nickname Stonewall because he would never let his brigade retreat. He was a general during the Civil War.
While after part of war Thomas was leaning against a stonewall and someone shouted 'Hey look it is Stone Wall Jackson'. And it got a ring to it and became his nickname.
He acquired his nick name 2 weeks later after the First battle of Bull Run (Battle of Manassas)

The union were beating the confederates at first, later Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson told every to stand their ground. He stood there waiting then the confederates got a comeback which made them win the First Battle of Bull Run.

The reason he got the nickname is because he stood his ground while the Union were winning.

Answer 2

Its origin can be reliably traced to the first pitched battle of the war - Bull Run (or Manassas).

The early part of the battle was going badly for the Confederates, and Jackson's brigade was the only one holding its ground, owing to its exceptional discipline.

Another General, named Barnard Bee, is known to have shouted "There is Jackson, standing like a stone wall!" But whether he was praising him for standing fast or criticising him for not coming to help him is debated to this day, as Bee was killed almost immediately after the incident.

The official version is the former, and he supposedly added "Rally behind the Virginians!"

Answer 3

At the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), a Confederate Brigadier called Barnard Bee is known to have shouted "There is Jackson, standing like a stone wall!"

He is then supposed to have added "Rally behind the Virginians!" This version supposes that Bee was praising Jackson.

The other theory is that he was cursing him for not coming across to help Bee's own brigade.

As Bee was mortally wounded later in the day, nobody was able to establish which version was correct. But Jackson became 'Stonewall' from that day on, and his brigade was known as the Stonewall Brigade.

Answer 4

A Confederate Brigadier shouted "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall!"

We will never know whether he was praising Jackson for standing fast, or criticizing him for not coming across to help, as the Birgadier was mortally wounded later the same day.

Answer 5

General Jackson earned the nickname of "Stonewall" from Southern General Bee who referred to Jackson's standing like a "stonewall" in the first Battle of Bull Run which saw the Confederates rout the Union forces. It was in July 21, 1861.

Answer 6

At First Manassas, General Bernard Bee's troops were wavering. Seeing Jackson's brigade holding firm, he shouted, "There stands Jackson like a stone wall, rally behind the Virginians!"