Was Stonewall Jackson murdered by Yankee Spies?

Answer 1

No. It is agreed that he was shot by his own men. But the circumstances are still much debated.

Stonewall and his patrol had come back from a reconnaissance when the light was fading, their uniforms were covered in dust, and the sentry could not immediately tell whether they were wearing grey or blue.

It is also known that an officer called Major Barry thought they were Union troops posing as Confederates, and shouted "It's a d**n Yankee trick!"

It is not known for certain if the sentry opened fire on them for this reason. Behind his posthumous hero legend, Stonewall was deeply disliked by many of his troops, and the Confederates were noted for fragging unpopular commanders.

It may have been a deliberate assassination. It may have been accidental. But it wasn't Northern spies.