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Stonewall Jackson's Life

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JEOPARDISED LIVES On September 28, 1870, Lee suffered a stroke. He died two weeks later, shortly after 9am on October 12, 1870, in Lexington, Virginia, from the effects of pneumonia. According to one account, his last words on the day of his death, were "Tell Hill he must come up. Strike the tent",but this is debatable because of conflicting accounts and because Lee's stroke had resulted in aphasia, possibly rendering him unable to speak.On October 2, 1870, the heart disease that had plagued him for at least seven years finally claimed the old warrior. “........Lee rubbed his eyes, leaned forward on the table. With his right hand he held the muscle of his left hand…………”pg14. Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own troops while scouting ahead of their lines after dark. After Jackson was wounded at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, he was supported by two aides for a short distance before being placed on a litter and carried away. One of the litter-bearers was shot and went down, causing the general to be thrown to the ground. Jackson was placed back on the litter and carried a few hundred yards farther, to an ambulance McGuire had located. The doctor knelt …show more content…

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