Stonewall Jackson: The Most Skillful Military Tactician

“The Most Skillful Military Tactician” Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson was one of the most ambitious and loyal leaders in the American Civil War. Many Historians admire the leadership he lead to the confederates. At the time during the American Civil War people in the Union even admired his leadership skills. Thomas lead many successful military tacticians throughout the battles he lead with most of them leading to confederate victories. Throughout many of the battles that took place the confederate side was usually outnumber but with Thomas's tactiles he lead them to victory. Thomas is mostly known for having a tragic childhood, skillful military tacticians, for standing like a stonewall in the first battle of manassas,and his skillful military tacticians

Thomas took the confederate forces in with great pride. The union forces also thought the battle to be easy due to being able to outnumber them easily. In the middle of the battle Thomas was seen standing like a stone wall not moving at all because he had so much confidence they were going to win. General Bernard Bee of the confederate forces spotted him out and shouted “Look, men! There is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer!”. This inspired the men fighting to fight even harder. To this day no one will never know exactly what General Bee said. The quote was published on July 25, 1861 in the Charleston Mercury on July 25, 1861 and that quote was reprinted in the Richmond Daily Dispatch and Lexington Gazette. Another version of the quote that people thought Thomas said was “Look at Jackson’s brigade standing like a stone wall! Rally on the Virginians!”. This was published throughout many publications during the war. About twenty five years later Thomas surgeon Hunter Mcguire said that Thomas heard General Bee say “There stands Jackson like a stone wall! Rally behind the