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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. By: Gage Lee Meadows. Confederate General, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. This is his picture of when he was in the Civil War. His childhood. Thomas Jackson was the 3 rd child of Judith Beckworth Neale. He was born on January 20, 1824.

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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

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  1. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson By: Gage Lee Meadows

  2. Confederate General, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson This is his picture of when he was in the Civil War.

  3. His childhood • Thomas Jackson was the 3rd child of Judith Beckworth Neale. • He was born on January 20, 1824. • He was orphaned at the age of 7. • His mother had 2 husbands.

  4. Later Years • He was a farmer on his uncle’s farm. • He became a school teacher. • In 1842, he was appointed to the United States Military Academy. • He later commanded the “Stonewall Brigade”. • He got his nickname from the Bull Run. • He got his nickname by standing like a stone wall.

  5. His sad death • Jackson led his men at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. • After coming back from his battlefield, one of his own men accidentally shot him. • He died from pneumonia at Guinea Station on May 10th, 1863.

  6. Outline • Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson • By: Gage Lee Meadows • Confederate General, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson • This is his picture of when he was in the Civil War. • His childhood • Thomas Jackson was the 3rd child of Judith Beckworth Neale. • He was born on January 20, 1824. • He was orphaned at the age of 7. • His mother had 2 husbands. • Later Years • He was a farmer on his uncle’s farm. • He became a school teacher. • In 1842, he was appointed to the United States Military Academy. • He later commanded the “Stonewall Brigade”. • He got his nickname from the Bull Run. • He got his nickname by standing like a stone wall. • His sad death • Jackson led his men at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. • After coming back from his battlefield, one of his own men accidentally shot him. • He died from pneumonia at Guinea Station on May 10th, 1863.

  7. Before his death

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