Name Meaning
Thomas is of Aramaic origin,
meaning “twin”
Vital Stats
Birthday: January 21, 1824
Birth Name: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Birthplace: Clarksburg, Virginia
(now West Virginia)
Date of Death: May 10, 1863
Cause: Pneumonia contracted after being
accidentally wounded by Confederate
troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Place of Death: Guinea Station, Virginia
Height: 5′ 10″
Nationality: American
Ancestry: Irish and English
Occupation before Civil War:
Officer in U.S. Army; Instructor at Virginia
Military Institute (VMI), Lexington, VA
Occupation during Civil War:
Confederate general
Major Battles:
1st Manassas (Bull Run),
1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign,
Seven Days Battles,
Cedar Mountain, 2nd Manassas,
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville
Relatives
Father: Jonathan Jackson (1790-1826)
Mother: Julia Beckwith Neale (1798-1831)
Raised in large part by relatives.
Sister: Elizabeth (1819-26)
Brother: Warren (1821-41)
Sister: Laura Ann Jackson Arnold (1826-1911)
Half Brother: William Wirt Woodson (1831-75)
Romance
Married: Elinor Junkin on 8/4/1853
(1825-54)
Married: Mary Anna Morrison on 7/16/1857
(1831-1915)
Children
Daughter: Mary Graham Jackson (4/30/1858-5/25/1858)
Daughter: Julia Laura Jackson (1862-89)
Resources
Stonewall Jackson online resources at VMI
Stonewall Jackson
