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An American soldier, who is regarded as a skilled tactician and an outstanding leader, was born on 21st January, 1824, in Clarksburg. He was educated at the Military Academy of United States. Until 1848, he took part in the Mexican War from West Point. In 1851, he served as an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute. To enter in the Confederate army, he left Virginia Military Institute. Immediately, he was commissioned a colonel. Soon he was appointed as a brigadier general. In 1861, at the First Battle of Bull Run, Jackson earned fame. Now he was known as one of the ablest Confederate commanders. He earned his popular nickname from this battle too, where they fought against the Union forces and his troops stood "like a stone wall,"
He died on May 10, 1863, in Guinea, Virginia United States.
Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal