Category: General Stonewall Jackson

General Stonewall Jackson, General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson

The Packet Boat That Transported General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson To His Gravesite In Lexington, Virginia

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Ruth Olga Sherman looking at the packet boat on display in Scottsville, Virginia.

Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was shot by friendly fire and had his amputated arm buried behind a home in Locust Grove, Virginia. Soon after, Stonewall Jackson’s died at a home in Woodford, Virginia within Caroline County. A packet boat, which was a common type of boat during the United States Civil War, transported Stonewall Jackson’s body to a gravesite near his home and the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.

Scottsville, Virginia, near the city of Charlottesville, has an outdoor display with the packet boat that transported Stonewall Jackson to Lexington, Virginia.

Frederick County, Virginia, General Stonewall Jackson, James Madison High School, The First Battle of Winchester, The Second Battle of Winchester

The First And Second Battle Of Winchester

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The First Battle of Winchester, fought on May 25, 1862, in and around Frederick County, Virginia, and in Winchester, Virginia. This battle was a major victory in Confederate Army Major General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.

The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863 in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg Campaign during the American Civil War.

Author’s Note:

In 2003, while he was a James Madison High School student, author Philip Hamilton participated in a Civil War re-enactment at the Winchester Battlefield Park.