Who was the little girl that General Stonewall Jackson befriended in Virginia after the US Civil War Battle of Fredricksburg?

Answer 1

Janie Wellford Corbin Born. 1857- Died. 3-17-1863

She is known as a child who captured the heart of General Thomas "Stonewall "Jackson. General Jackson made his 1862 to 1863 winter camp at the plantation of Richard and Roberta Corbin in Moss Neck, Virginia. She came regularly to visit the famous commander at headquarters, and Jackson would interrupt his duties to play with her. "She would play there for hours," an observer would recollect, "sitting on the floor with a pair of scissors cutting paper and entertaining him with her childish prattle."

When the spring came in early March 1863, Jackson moved camp. He went to say goodbye to Janie, and found her in bed with scarlet fever. All reports indicated she would recover quickly. Jackson sent his personal physician to care for Janie. On March 17,1863 news came to Jackson that Janie had died. He wept openly, most of Jackson's men though the General was tough and cold. Within 2 months, General Jackson he was shot by friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville and died a few days later.