A View of Stonewall Jackson After the Valley Campaign
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In 1863, shortly after the death of Stonewall Jackson from wounds received at the Battle of Chancellorsville, John Esten Cooke, a staff officer to General J.E.B. Stuart, paid tribute to the fallen commander in his biography, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. One chapter reflects on Jackson after his notable success in the Shenandoah Valley.
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