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- noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
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Examples
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He knew that the man they called Stonewall Jackson meant to turn his right, and he began to mass his regiments, and he sent for Sullivan from the left.
The Long Roll Mary Johnston 1903
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He probably was the best division commander on either side, and in his day -- he was killed at Franklin about a year before the end of the war -- he was called the Stonewall Jackson of the West and well-known and adored by his men.
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Lee called Stonewall Jackson to join Longstreet at
The Long Roll Mary Johnston 1903
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From that hour of heroism he was known as Stonewall Jackson, and for his bravery in this battle he was made a major-general.
Stories of Later American History Wilbur Fisk Gordy 1891
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Shermans marching and fighting were now over but Sheridan was to be to Grant a prop and a weapon such as Stonewall Jackson had been to Lee in his earlier campaigns.
Chapter XIV 1917
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"Stonewall Jackson," still I believe in his atelier in the classic quarter of the Baths of Diocletian at Rome, will enduringly attest the fame of Virginia s wandering son.
Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 1843-1920. Recollections Grave and Gay 1911
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The Howitzer dog, whom we christened "Stonewall Jackson," came to us a mere puppy in the summer of 1862, after the battles around Richmond, and while we were waiting the re-equipment of the battery.
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I heard many anecdotes of the late "Stonewall Jackson," who was
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Arthur James Lyon Fremantle 1868
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General Polk's son, a young artillery lieutenant, told me this evening that "Stonewall Jackson" was a professor at the military school at
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Arthur James Lyon Fremantle 1868
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I heard many anecdotes of the late "Stonewall Jackson," who was General Slaughter's comrade in the artillery of the old army.
Three Months in the Southern States: April, June, 1863. 1864
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