Thomas Jonathan Jackson was a general who served in the Civil war. He was born on January 21, 1824 in Clarksburg, Virginia. Jackson’s Parents were Jonathon Jackson & Julia Beckwith Neale. He had 3 brothers and sisters. They were Elizabeth, Warren, and Laura Ann. Elizabeth and Warren were both older than him, and Laura Ann was younger. When Thomas was only 8 years old his father and sister, Elizabeth, died of typhoid fever.After his childhood in Virginia, Stonewall Jackson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was not the first choice to be able to attend for his congressional unit, but the first applicant withdrew from the academy after his first day there. In June of 1846, Jackson graduated from the United States Academy at West Point. Out of 59 graduates in his class Thomas Jackson graduated 17th.After graduating from U.S. Military Academy, Jackson started his Army Career as 2nd Lieutenant in the first Artillery Regiment. As a U.S. army officer Jackson served in the Mexican war from 1846 to 1848. During the war he served in many places. Those places were Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, Fort Hamilton, New York, and Fort Meade, Florida.In 1853, Jackson started a family. It was August 4 when he married Elinor Junkin. On October 22, 1854 Elinor died in childbirth, and their son was stillborn. Jackson married for a second time on July 16, 1857. He married Mary Anna Morrison. Jackson’s second Child, a daughter was born on April 30, 1858. The baby died less that a month later on May 25. In November of 1862 his third child was the daughter of Morrison. She was named Julia Laura.Later, he resigned from the army, and he was asked to teach at the Virginia Military Academy (VMA), in Lexington, Virginia. He accepted the offer and taught natural and experimental philosophy. Thomas J. Jackson played a very important roll in the civil war. As a general for the confederate side he served in many famous battles an...
