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Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson 1824-1863 Marker image, Touch for more information
By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012
Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson 1824-1863 Marker
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1 Virginia, Lexington — Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson 1824-1863
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is best known for his leadership of Confederate troops during the American Civil War, and especially for his celebrated Valley Campaign of 1862. Thomas Jackson was a country boy from (West) Virginia who . . . Map (db m15637) HM
2 Virginia, Lexington — Jackson's Garden
This backyard kitchen garden provided the household with a variety of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Major Jackson reported in an 1860 letter that the garden included, “lima beans, snap beans, carrots, parsnips, salsify, onions, cabbage, turnips, . . . Map (db m15640) HM
3 Virginia, Lexington — Rockaway
A rockaway is a low, four wheeled pleasure carriage with a standing top, open at the sides. It is named for the town of Rockaway, New Jersey, where they were originally made. Jackson probably bought his rockaway in 1859, possibly from the local . . . Map (db m15641) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024