Stonewall Jackson
Information about Stonewall Jackson during the Civil War.

Stonewall Jackson's funeral: General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's body was brought to Richmond to lie in state prior to being removed to Lexington, Virginia for burial.

Written Accounts

1861-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; VMI Board of Visitors meets again to decide the fate of the Institute during the war; notes professors engaged in service, and mistakes J. E. Johnston for T. J. Jackson
1862-02-06, Richmond Dispatch; rumor of Stonewall Jackson's resignation is false
1862-02-08, Richmond Dispatch; paragraph explaining how Stonewall Jackson got his nickname - “one or two” explanations
1862-05-14, Richmond Dispatch; 7 POWs from Valley placed in Libby, including a Colonel
1862-05-19, Richmond Dispatch; about 45 new POWs arrive in town and taken to Libby Prison
1862-05-21, Richmond Dispatch; 6 men from Ohio unit put in Libby
1862-06-26, Yorkville (S.C.) Enquirer; details on the Manchester Hospital for South Carolinians
1862-06-31, New York Tribune; rosy editorial about McClellan’s prospects against Richmond, and predicting that Jackson will be cut to pieces in the Valley
1862-08-12, Richmond Enquirer; General Prince and other prisoners from South Mountain, arrive at Libby Prison
1862-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; obit. of General Winder. Body arrived 7/17. Funeral Capitol Square, burial Hollywood

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