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The Death of Stonewall Jackson
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    Posted: 10-May-2013 at 19:55
Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Major General of the Confederate States Army, died on Sunday afternoon, May 10th, 1863. That's 150 years ago to the hour, in my time zone.

Among his last words, he reportedly expressed pleasure that God had granted his wish, to die on the Sabbath. A week earlier, Jackson had been wounded by a bout of friendly fire from the 18th North Carolina Regiment at Chancellorsville. This resulted in the amputation of his arm - an experience he probably would have survived, had he not caught pneumonia.

His very last words were said to have been 'let us cross over the river, and rest in the shade of the trees'.
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A tactician without many peers. His was the type of personality and character that endeared himself to many. He has a reputation that was admired by many of his opponents and his devotion to duty was exemplary.. alas in the wrong cause. In his defense he was probably a 'closet' supporter of emancipation..tho still debated...and even tho he owned slaves.

And he had detractors in his command style. And it's been claimed that his religious zeal may have led him to poor appointments of subordinates. Tho a strict disciplinarian his soldiers and his Chief held him in high regard.

He and Longstreet.. were the best of the best in the southern field during those tragic times..

I'm not a supporter of the lost cause phenom but Thomas Jackson was a soldier I can still admire. The study of his campaigns, good and bad, remain classics.

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