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Confederate States Army general (–)

This article is about the Confederate general. For the country music artist of the same name, see Stonewall Jackson (singer).

For other people, see Stonewall Jackson (disambiguation).

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, – May 10, ) was a Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War.

He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the eastern theater of the war until his death.

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Military historians regard him as one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history.^[2]

Born in what was then part of Virginia (now in West Virginia), Jackson received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, graduating in the class of He served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, distinguishing himself at the Battle of Chapultepec.

From to , he taught at the Virginia Military Institute.

When Virginia seceded from the Unite