Author James Robertson discusses the life, death and legacy of
Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. He talks about
General Jackson’s childhood, his education at West Point, and
his military career. Mr. Robertson also looks at the Battle of
Chancellorsville, where General Jackson was mortally wounded on
May 2, 1863, in a “friendly fire” incident. He died of medical
complications eight-days later. The Hanover Tavern in Virginia
and the Museum of the Confederacy co-hosted this event. More
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