Live Oak Co., TX - Obits: Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson ************************************************************* Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John B. King Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************************* My personal records JACKSON, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall", Lieutenant General, Confederate States Army,(1861-1863) born Jan., 21, 1824 in Clarksburg, Va., (now West Virginia) He earned the nickname of "Stonewall," at the battle of Bull Run (Manassas, Va.) by standing like a Stone in the face of the enemy. He served as a Corps Commander under General Robert E. Lee. He was wounded by his own men and died a week later. John B. King, Tampa, Fla.