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.
stonewall Jackson was given his sword on August 21, 1861
'Stonewall' was a nickname given to Thomas Stonewall Jackson.
"Stonewall" Jackson's given name was Thomas Jonathan Jackson -- "Stonewall" was a nickname he received during the Civil War as a Major general in the Confederate army. No modern celebrity named Jackson is directly descended from Stonewall Jackson, as his only surviving child was a daughter born in 1862.
Stonewall Jackson's middle name was Jonathan. His full name was Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
His actual name was Thomas Jackson. "Stonewall" was the nickname given to him after he remained in command at the Battle of First Bull Rull.
Name at birth: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863)
STONEWALL JACKSON his nickname was Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson is the real name of Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
His name is Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
The nickname "Stonewall" was given him after gen. Bernard Bee during the battle of first Bull Run, referring to the steady attitude of Jackson's brigade on the top of the Henry House Hill, more or less said: "Look at Jackson who's standing there like a stonewall".
Thomas Jackson.