History Is So Weird Sometimes

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Stonewall Jackson was a Confederate general serving under Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War. He was shot accidentally by friendly fire on May,2,1863. He had a arm amputated and survived eight days before dying of complications at age 39. He was born on this day(January,21, 1824) in Clarksburg, West Virginia which was then Virginia. He was a skilled military tactician. He goes down in history as being one of the most gifted tactical commanders in all U.S. history.