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Stonewall Jackson
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Confederate Military
| July 1, 1842 | West Point Class of 1846 includes George B. McClellan, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, | |
| George McClellan | ||
| July 1, 1846 | Graduating from West Point (rank): George B. McClellan (2), John Gray Foster (4), Jesse Lee Reno (8), Darius Nash Couch (13) Thomas Jonathan Jackson later Stonewall Jackson(17), Truman Seymour (19), Charles Champion Gilbert (21), John Adams (25), Samuel Davis Sturgis (32), George Stoneman (33), William Duncan Smith (35) Dabney Herndon Maury (37), Innis Newton Palmer (38), David Rumph Jones (41), Alfred Gibbs (42), George Henry Gordon (43), Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox (54), William Montgomery Gardner (55), Samuel Bell Maxey (58), George Edward Pickett (59) | |
| George McClellan | ||
| Darius Couch | ||
| George Stoneman | ||
| May 1, 1861 | Robert E. Lee orders Stonewall Jackson to remove the weapons and equipment from the arsenal at Harpers Ferry | West Virginia Virginia |
| Harpers Ferry | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| May 23, 1861 | Thomas Jackson strikes the B&O Railroad, capturing 56 locomotives | |
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||
| June 23, 1861 | Thomas Jackson destroys 42 engines and nearly 400 cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Martinsburg, Virginia | Virginia West Virginia |
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||
| July 21, 1861 | (First) Manassas (Confederate)
(First) Bull Run (Union) About 25 miles southwest of Washington the first major battle of the Civil War pits Irvin McDowell [US] against P. G. T. Beauregard [CS] and Joe Johnston [CS]. |
Virginia |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| First Manassas - First Bull Run | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Irvin McDowell | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| John B. Gordon | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Samuel Garland | ||
| Ambrose Burnside | ||
| Samuel Heintzelman | ||
| November 4, 1861 | Major General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson assumes command of the Shenandoah Valley District | Virginia |
| December 7, 1861 | Stonewall Jackson destroys the West Virginia side of Dam Number 5 on the Potomac River, disrupting the C&O Canal and impacting the Union's ability to repair the B&O Railroad. | Maryland West Virginia |
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||
| Attack on Dam Number 5 | ||
| January 1, 1862 | Stonewall Jackson begins the Romney Campaign from Winchester, Virginia | |
| Romney Campaign | ||
| January 4, 1862 | Jackson takes Bath (now West Virginia) | West Virginia |
| Romney Campaign | ||
| January 6, 1862 | Stonewall Jackson shells Hancock, MD for 2 days from the West Virginia side of the Potomac | West Virginia |
| Romney Campaign | ||
| January 10, 1862 | Federal forces under "Old Ben" Kelley withdraw from Romney | West Virginia |
| Romney Campaign | ||
| January 14, 1862 | Confederates under Stonewall Jackson take Romney | West Virginia |
| Romney Campaign | ||
| February 7, 1862 | Jackson withdraws from Romney and returns to Winchester | West Virginia |
| Romney Campaign | ||
| March 20, 1862 | Threatened by Stonewall Jackson, Nathaniel Banks withdraws from Strasburg to Winchester | Virginia |
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| March 23, 1862 | Battle of Kernstown
In the first battle of the Shenandoah Campaign, Major General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson [CS] loses to Brig. General James Shields [US] |
Virginia |
| May 8, 1862 | Battle of McDowell
Stonewall Jackson defeats Robert Milroy in the Shenandoah Valley |
Virginia |
| May 23, 1862 | Battle of Front Royal | Virginia |
| May 25, 1862 | Battle of Winchester,
Stonewall Jackson [CS] defeats Nathaniel Banks [US] |
Virginia |
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| June 8, 1862 | Battle of Cross Keys
Battle of Union Church While Robert Ewell [CS] defeated John Fremont [US], Stonewall Jackson guarded Ewell's rear against an attack by James Shields [US]. |
Virginia |
| John C. Fremont | ||
| June 9, 1862 | Battle of Port Republic
Leaving a brigade to protect against action by Fremont, Robert Ewell [CS] crosses the Shenandoah in support of Stonewall Jackson [CS] in his action againt James Shields [US], resulting in a Confederate victory |
Virginia |
| June 23, 1862 | Robert E. Lee plans a counterattack against Union forces preparing to lay siege to Richmond at the Dabbs House | Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Seven Days Retreat | ||
| Daniel Harvey Hill | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| August 27, 1862 | Stonewall Jackson [CS] destroys Army of Virginia supply base at Manassas Junction | Virginia |
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Army of Virginia | ||
| August 27, 1862 | With Stonewall Jackson on his flank, John Pope is forced to withdraw from the Rappahanock. Pope does not realize that roughly half the Confederate army is between his position and Washington, D. C. | Virginia |
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| August 28, 1862 | Battle of Groveton
Battle of Brawner's Farm Stonewall Jackson [CS] engages Rufus King [US] near Manassas after eluding John Pope [US]. |
Virginia |
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Army of Virginia | ||
| August 29, 1862 August 30, 1862 |
Second Manassas[CS]
Second Bull Run[US] General John Pope [US] lost to General Robert E. Lee[CS]. General James Longstreet's [CS] 28,000 man assault on August 30 was the largest simultaneous assault of the war in this Confederate victory. Union losses 13,830 Confederate losses 8,350 Also includes: Manassas Plains, Gainesville |
Virginia |
| James Longstreet | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Fitz-John Porter | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Army of Virginia | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Samuel Heintzelman | ||
| September 12, 1862 September 15, 1862 |
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Stonewall Jackson takes 12,000 prisoners |
Maryland Virginia |
| Battle of Harpers Ferry | ||
| Harpers Ferry | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Antietam | ||
| September 17, 1862 | Battle of Sharpsburg (Confederate)
Battle of Antietam (Union) Army of the Potomac under McClellan [US] defeats the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee [CS], resulting in the bloodiest day in American history. Union losses:12,401 men 2,108 dead 9,540 wounded 753 missing Confederate losses:10, 406 1,546 dead 7,752 wounded 1,108 missing |
Maryland |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| George Meade | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Antietam | ||
| Edwin Vose Sumner | ||
| November 6, 1862 | Confederates James Longstreet and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson are promoted to Lieutenant General | |
| James Longstreet | ||
| May 1, 1863 May 4, 1863 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
General "Fighting Joe" Hooker's Army of the Potomac is defeated by Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it crosses the Rappahannock on the way to Richmond Union: 17,268 Confederate: 12,821 |
Virginia |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Chancellorsville | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Darius Couch | ||
| George Stoneman | ||
| May 2, 1863 | General Stonewall Jackson is shot 3 times in a friendly fire incident | Virginia |
| Generals Who Died In the Civil War | ||
| Chancellorsville | ||
| May 10, 1863 | Stonewall Jackson dies at a field hospital near Guiney Station, VA, | Virginia |
| Generals Who Died In the Civil War |
Stonewall Jackson
Other names: Southern Cromwell
Two generals in the Confederate Army evoked a certain kind of fear in the northern armies, Stonewall Jackson and P. G. T. Beauregard. However modern authors choose to interpret the stoic Jackson, he was one of the Best Generals of the Civil War
At the outbreak of war, Major Jackson was ordered to Harper's Ferry by Robert E. Lee, then commander of the Virginia militia. Jackson realized holding the city without Maryland Heights (the hill across the Potomac in Maryland) would be difficult. Without orders he occupied and fortified the hill with men from Maryland and an independent force from Kentucky, greatly lessoning the political fallout of the move. Jackson also omitted all orders to the forces for the seizure of the heights.
Jackson was already looking ahead to a federal invasion and established a line of advance to join any force opposing the federals. Like Lee in Richmond, Jackson felt the obvious point to defend would be Manassas Junction.
Quotes:
Draw the sword and throw away the scabbard
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Other names: Southern Cromwell
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At the outbreak of war, Major Jackson was ordered to Harper's Ferry by Robert E. Lee, then commander of the Virginia militia. Jackson realized holding the city without Maryland Heights (the hill across the Potomac in Maryland) would be difficult. Without orders he occupied and fortified the hill with men from Maryland and an independent force from Kentucky, greatly lessoning the political fallout of the move. Jackson also omitted all orders to the forces for the seizure of the heights.
Jackson was already looking ahead to a federal invasion and established a line of advance to join any force opposing the federals. Like Lee in Richmond, Jackson felt the obvious point to defend would be Manassas Junction.
Quotes:
Draw the sword and throw away the scabbard
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Best Generals of the Civil War
Harper's Ferry
P. G. T. Beauregard.
Robert E. Lee
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