Stonewall Jackson
This is the statute of the imposing figure of Thomas J. Jackson astride his mount Sorrel. It is at the Manassas Battlefield National Park in Manassas, Virginia. The statue commemorates the point during the First Battle of Manassas when this Confederate commander stood "like a stone wall" against Union soldiers and ultimately, is credited for inspiring Confederate troops to victory that day.
The Battlefield is a worthwhile visit - to stand on the fields that began the nation's war with the greatest mortality was quite sobering. And, yet, the place is beautiful and stands much as it did 150 years ago.
More information is available at www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/mana/adhi3a.htm.
Stonewall Jackson
This is the statute of the imposing figure of Thomas J. Jackson astride his mount Sorrel. It is at the Manassas Battlefield National Park in Manassas, Virginia. The statue commemorates the point during the First Battle of Manassas when this Confederate commander stood "like a stone wall" against Union soldiers and ultimately, is credited for inspiring Confederate troops to victory that day.
The Battlefield is a worthwhile visit - to stand on the fields that began the nation's war with the greatest mortality was quite sobering. And, yet, the place is beautiful and stands much as it did 150 years ago.
More information is available at www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/mana/adhi3a.htm.