Gen. Thomas J. Jackson who is well-known by his nickname; Stonewall. He was born Jan. 21st, 1824 - May 10, 1863. He fought in U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) until 1863 when he died. His desire to become a pastor and work with the Church and God but he also have the desire to join the military until finally he has an opportunity to take the charge of the U.S. Confederate Army as a general. In 1853, he married one lady, Elinor "Ellie" Jackson but got separated in 1854 due to Ellie`s death. After Ellie`s death, Stonewall was so upset because he missed Ellie dearly and he ended up got married again to another lady; Mary Anna Jackson in 1857 but ended in 1863 due to Stonewall`s death. During his two marriages, he has two girls; Mary Graham Jackson and Julia Laura Jackson. He was well respected by his unit during Civil War. And his final words were; "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees." - Gen. Stonewall. And his cause of death was pneumonia.
Stonewall
By Jean Fritz
“An absorbing biography of the controversial Confederate general, one of the country’s greatest, and oddest heroes.”—The New York Times
No one thought Thomas Jackson would grow up to be a hero. Certainly not his childhood friends, who laughed at him when he fell into the river on the way to church and then sat through the service in his wet clothes. The cadets at West Point watched him sweat buckets whenever he had to speak in class and doubted if he’d even graduate. But through it all, Jackson’s determination to succeed served him well. He found that war allowed him to be the kind of man he’d always dreamed of being. While other soldiers fell back in terror, Jackson stood “like a stone wall” and went on to be one of the most brilliant and heroic military leaders in America.
A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
No one thought Thomas Jackson would grow up to be a hero. Certainly not his childhood friends, who laughed at him when he fell into the river on the way to church and then sat through the service in his wet clothes. The cadets at West Point watched him sweat buckets whenever he had to speak in class and doubted if he’d even graduate. But through it all, Jackson’s determination to succeed served him well. He found that war allowed him to be the kind of man he’d always dreamed of being. While other soldiers fell back in terror, Jackson stood “like a stone wall” and went on to be one of the most brilliant and heroic military leaders in America.
A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 9780698115521
ISBN-10: 069811552X
Published on 5/19/1997
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 152