Confederate General Stonewall Jackson remained a constant threat to Union operations in Virginia until his death after the Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1863. Prior to that, Jackson had been causing grief to Union generals assigned by President Lincoln to capture or destroy Jackson's army. His victory at the Battle of Winchester on May 25, caused Lincoln's plans to reinforce General McClellan's Peninsula campaign to pause. As long as Jackson remained a dominate force in the Shenandoah Valley, helping McClellan would be impossible.
In May through May of 1862, Stonewall Jackson's exploits in the Shenandoah Valley were a cause for concern to the Union's Eastern Theater high command. With an army of 15,000 troops he defeated three different Union armies in detail. Cause for his ability to defeat larger armies and his position close enough to Washington DC made President Lincoln to withhold reinforcements to General McClellan and the Peninsula campaign.
Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate General.
General Stonewall Jackson
General Thomas Jonathon Jackson.
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson is the real name of Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
In 1862, as Confederate General Joseph Johnston was concentrating his coastal forces at Richmond, Stonewall Jackson played an important role. With a rapid march covering 170 miles, Jackson beat the first wave of 13,000 Federals and gained the attention of another 60,000. He was able to operate with interior lines. Stonewall Jackson became a thorn in McClellan's plans.
During the Peninsula campaign the fighting for Richmond began at Fair Oaks. General Johnston was wounded during his attack on Union forces and was replaced by General Robert E. Lee.
Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate General.
General Stonewall Jackson
The Confederate General J. Thomas Jackson was known as Stonewall.
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General T. J. Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
General Thomas Jonathon Jackson.
Stonewall Jackson
A more cautious Confederate general was replaced by the more aggressive Robert E. Lee.