On May 2, 1863, he was accidentally shot by Confederate pickets. [4] . He lost his left arm to amputation. Weakened by his wounds, he died of pneumonia eight days later. Jackson's death …

Although Stonewall Jackson’s death was unpreventable, given the state of medicine at the time, it is more likely that he died from thromboembolism as a direct consequence of his wound and …

Dec 9, 2025 · His untimely death only two years later cut Jackson down at the height of an increasingly successful career, leaving unanswered the question of his capacity for …

Aug 12, 2025 · On May 10, 1863, Jackson spoke his poetic last words before slipping away forever. Here’s the complete story of those tragic eight days, preserved at the Jackson Death …

Nov 13, 2009 · Jackson was hit three times, and a Southern bullet shattered his left arm, which had to be amputated the next day. Soon, pneumonia set in, and Jackson began to fade. He …

But a week later, on May 10, Jackson died from pneumonia. Before the general died, Capt. Wilbourn wrote an eight-page letter to Col. Charles J. Faulkner, assistant adjutant general on …

The soldiers under his command came to admire his stubborn courage and started calling him "Stonewall" Jackson. As a general, he fought in many battles, until he was wounded by …

Jackson died on May 10, 1863 as a result of complications from wounds received at Chancellorsville, Virginia along with pneumonia. His body was brought back to Lexington, …

On May 10, 1863, the 39-year-old Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, one of the South’s most fearless generals, passes away from pneumonia, one week after he was unintentionally shot …

Feb 18, 2025 · Jackson died eight days later due to complications from the injury. A martyr to his cause during the war, Jackson has become an iconic figure in Southern culture, second only …