Thomas “Stonewall”
Jackson
By: Gage Lee Meadows
Confederate General, Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson
This is his picture of when he was in the Civil War.
His childhood
• Thomas Jackson was the 3rd
child of Judith Beckworth
Neale.
• He was born on January 20,
1824.
• He was orphaned at the age of
7.
• His mother had 2 husbands.
Later Years
• He was a farmer on his uncle’s
farm.
• He became a school teacher.
• In 1842, he was appointed to
the United States Military
Academy.
• He later commanded the
“Stonewall Brigade”.
• He got his nickname from the
His sad death
• Jackson led his men at
Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville.
• After coming back from his
battlefield, one of his own men
accidentally shot him.
• He died from pneumonia at
Guinea Station on May 10th,
1863.
Outline
• Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
• By: Gage Lee Meadows
• Confederate General, Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson
• This is his picture of when he
was in the Civil War.
• His childhood
• Thomas Jackson was the 3rd
child of Judith Beckworth
Before his death