It was in the first pitched battle of the war (Manassas/Bull Run). There are two versions of the story.
It is known that a Confederate Brigadier called Barnard Bee shouted "There is Jackson, standing like a stone wall." He is then supposed to have shouted "Rally behind the Virginians!" In this version, he is praising Jackson for his courage.
In the other version, he is criticizing Jackson for not coming across to help his own brigade.
As Bee was mortally wounded later the same day, nobody was able to ask him which version was the true one. Everyone likes to think it was the first.
General Thomas Jackson had many nicknames but perhaps the most famous nickname was Stonewall Jackson. Another nickname of his was Old Blue Light.
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A disciplined and aggressive master of tactics, he fought at the first Battle of Bull Run and won the nickname "Stonewall" for his calm demeanor and stout defense of Henry Hill
T.J. Jackson of Virginia.
Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathon Jackson's nickname was Stonewall.
Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathon Jackson's nickname was Stonewall.
'Stonewall' was a nickname given to Thomas Stonewall Jackson.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
General Thomas Jackson had many nicknames but perhaps the most famous nickname was Stonewall Jackson. Another nickname of his was Old Blue Light.
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 - May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War,Stonewall was Stonewall Jackson nickname.
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General Thomas Jonathon Jackson.
It was Thomas Jonathon Jackson he was a military leader in the Civil War and he got that name during the Battle of Bull Run.
His actual name was Thomas Jackson. "Stonewall" was the nickname given to him after he remained in command at the Battle of First Bull Rull.
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, is commonly known as Stonewall Jackson.
Andrew Jackson's nickname was "Hickory", later in life he was often referred to as "Old Hickory"