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Stonewall Jackson has eluded, harassed and confused all Union armies sent to battle with him. On June 8, 1862 , Jackson defeats two separate Union forces on the same day. The battles are in Cross Keyes and Port Republic Virginia.
As it was the first battle of the war, the supply of uniforms had not been formalised, and some of the Confederates were wearing blue. This caused a Union battery to hold their fire until too late, and contributed to the Northern defeat.
The single most prominent person was "Stonewall" Jackson. He rallied his troops and prevented a quick defeat for the South, and they won the battle.
Thomas J Jackson also known as stonewall Jackson helped to defeat the union in this battle. he proved to be one of the most effective officers in the confederacy
A resounding defeat for General Hooker of the north. While he was attempting a left end run around the southern flank he was out maneuvered by Stonewall Jackson.
The US Civil War battle of Kernstown was a defeat for Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Jackson had received a report from his cavalry commander that Union forces had retreated from Kernstown and had left only a small force behind. The report was not true and most of the Union forces remained near the town. Jackson sent a force to take over the town. There the Union soldiers surprised the Confederates and counter attacked. This forced Confederate commander Richard Garnett to retreat. This would be one of the rare losses for Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. Jackson's lesson was to double check on reports concerning the location of enemy troops.
He was instrumental in the Confederate victories at First and Second Manassas, the Valley Campaign, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, and the Seven Days battles.
General Robert E. Lee believed that by reinforcing Stonewall Jackson at Staunton, Jackson would be able to defeat Union General Fremont's army in detail. With General Fremont defeated in such a manner, Lee believed Jackson could cut General McClellan's lines of supply and communications, while Lee challenged McClellan's forward forces in battle on the Peninsula.
By wrong-footing Hooker and refusing to fight on the field Hooker had chosen. Then sending in Stonewall Jackson for a surprise attack at Chancellorsville that totally routed the Union troops.
The one he teamed-up best with was T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson.When Stonewall was killed at Chancellorsville, neither Lee nor his army was ever the same again. It may be no coincidence that Lee's health started to fail from this time, perhaps psychosomatic.Thomas Jackson was his best general. ----Lee worked most effectively with Stonewall Jackson, an eccentric genius, not popular with his men, and possibly a victim of assassination. The Army of Northern Virginia was never so effective after that.James Longstreet might qualify for the title, but his reputation suffered when he was blamed for the Gettysburg defeat.
One of the outstanding victories of the Confederacy occurred at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Even though Jackson's army was severely outnumbered, Lee and Jackson coordinated their forces and defeated the Union army under the command of Major General Joseph Hooker.
On May 25, 1862, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was the victorious general at the First Battle of Winchester. This battle saw Jackson defeat the forces of Union General Nathaniel Banks.