I believe that one of the most important things Stonewall Jackson ever did was that he stood firm and beat the Union at the First Battle of Bull Run. Or that he beat General Joseph Hooker's army at Chancellorsville with an army half the size of Hooker's.
His name is Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
General Thomas Jackson had many nicknames but perhaps the most famous nickname was Stonewall Jackson. Another nickname of his was Old Blue Light.
The year was 1861 when "Stonewall" was first applied to Jackson. It was at the Battle of First Manassas.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson (or "Stonewall" Jackson, as some people called him) was a general the Confederacy. "Stonewall" Jackson earned his name in the first battle of Manassas. His men said, "Look! There's Jackson standing like a stonewall!" Thomas Jackson was a Confederate General in the Civil War. He paired up with Robert E Lee, the other Confederate General. Jackson and Lee saved the army in Gaines Mill, and also blocked an extreme attack in the Second Manassas. Later on in the war, one of General Jackson's men shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville, which caused him to his arm amputated. Eight days later, he died of pneumonia.
First, Stonewall Jackson. Later, Jubal Early.
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863)
Legend says General Bernard Bee, at First Manassas.
General Thomas Jonathan Jackson earned the name "Stonewall Jackson at the first Battle of Bull Run.
In 1862, as Confederate General Joseph Johnston was concentrating his coastal forces at Richmond, Stonewall Jackson played an important role. With a rapid march covering 170 miles, Jackson beat the first wave of 13,000 Federals and gained the attention of another 60,000. He was able to operate with interior lines. Stonewall Jackson became a thorn in McClellan's plans.
At the Battle of First Manassas, General Bernard Bee, in order to rally his men, proclaimed, "Look! There's Jackson standing like a stonewall! Rally behind the Virginians!". Bee was later killed but the name stuck with Jackson to this day.
Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson became Lee's right-hand man in the war. At Bull Run, a Confederate General rallied his troops by pointing at Jackson and saying: "There stands Jackson like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians!"Thomas J. Jackson received the nickname "Stonewall" in the First battle of Manassas. 1861.