Stonewall jackson, a man who did what was right in the midst of so many wrongs around the world, was and still is a man who's judgement of moral is what we should all strive to be, regardless of what we think of him negatively or positively. May God's magnificent grace bestow great characters in heroes of history like Jackson.
My great grandfather, 1SG Robert Thomas Robinson, of the 26th GA VIR served under Gen. Jackson throughout most of the CW. Sergeant Robinson lost four brothers in the CW and survived the war to become a multi term Sheriff of Charlton County, GA before yellow fever ended his life in 1884. He was the son of the Hon. James E Robinson, Jr of Charlton County, GA and grandson of a Revolutionary War soldier. His ancestors were from Edinburgh, Scotland and later Colonial Virginia.
@@johnclarke6647just read your comments as the narrator said Webster's dictionary... Your misspelling is, Perfect comedy. Thanks for snapping me out of a very very dark day!!!
As a northerner, we only ever heard the negatives about Jackson, Lee and Davis. Life is not black and white, and i am thankful for this podcast for humanizing them beyond what many of us may have learned in school. Though i do not agree with a vast majority of what the south stood for, i can appreciate that they fought hard for what they believed; wrong or not.
While I would agree with you that slavery was wrong, I must disagree on other points. The overwhelming majority of Confederates didn't own slaves. For them, it was about state's rights. They were defending their homes, and they viewed the Unionists as invaders. Take an honest look at where this country is headed. We are as divided now as we were in 1861. There are millions of Americans who believe we are headed for a second CW...Left versus Right.
My Grandfather of Civil War era had 57 slaves, and thousands of acreas in Lexington, NC, and he formed Co H-NC 48th, and was elected Captain. Six Michaels from Lexington fought in the Civil war. My family from Lexington also fought in the Revolutionary war, and WW11. After the Civil war all slaves were freed, but stayed in the same area, and performed the same duties as before the war.
@@johnvgladden6594That's a good one! How do you feel about Lincoln, who pissed on the Constitution? His main general, Grant, owned slaves with his wife. As a matter of fact, she used to bring along a couple to wait on her, when she visited that drunkard at his camps.
I grew up in Northern Virginia. In Warrenton. The town of Col. Mosby. I worked at the Manassas battlefield in my teens. I stood at the statue of Jackson too many times to count. In the living history program, I donned the uniform of southern or northern battle dress at the Stone House, (a union held field hospital) at the corner of Sudley rd. and Warrenton turnpike. I learned a lot being there. I will say, there is no better documentary program on the Civil War than this channel. Not since, "The Civil War" by Ken Burns in 1990. I love rehashing this history here, and I'm about to watch part 2. May I add, these men of Virginia saw it as their country, and they were out to protect their homeland.
My great grandfather served under Gen. Jackson. He was in the 26th Georgia VIR and he had four brothers killed fighting in the 26th GA. The 2nd Corps, ANV was about the best corps in the CW. I graduated from Gordon Military College, an institution named after the last commander of the 2nd Corps, Gen. John B Gordon of Georgia. He was later governor of Georgia and an US Senator from Georgia.
@@johnclarke6647 I very much enjoy listening to these American civil war docs. And on another subject, I’m rather fascinated with early American motorcycle history. What I’ve found is many PHDs can have varying interpretations on the war as like many of us mere mortals. Cheers NZ.
Growing up in WV in a military family, the shadow of Stonewall Jackson's legend looms large. After learning about his great sorrows from heavy loss I am really that much more impressed knowing personally just how much that can either forge you or break you. Learning that about Rommel in this episode though truly made my day.
As a PROUD VIRGINIAN and a Son of Confederate Ancestors, just remember when your Home (Ol Virginia) is invaded and a enemy army is attacking your neighbors and friends and family, IF YOUR ANY KIND OF A MAN, YOU FIGHT TO PROTECT THEM!! Plain and simple. And also remember only 1 out of 10 Confederate Soilders owned a slave. Like all wars , it was a rich mans war, and a poor mans fight. It was the love of home and state that the majority fought. The "Politically Correct" liberal communists will never realize this one truth......The love of home and state and the love of honor, and friends ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. Nuff said yall.
As a grandson whose grandfather witnessed the Spanish American War of 1898 as a civilian and also saw the last Cuban rebellion against Spain that began in 1895, I respectfully know exactly what you mean. I and my late parents were born south of Florida.
Well, you are correct. Virginians considered it their country, their homeland. Robert E. Lee turned down Lincoln's invitational request to head the army of the Potomac because, as he stated to Abraham Lincoln by letter, "I can not in good conscience take up arms against my own countrymen." To me, being from Warrenton, VA, the removal of Lee's statue filled me with profound disgust. Just please, keep an open mind of the changing times we now live in. Think for yourself. Yes, it was emotional hysteria induced by wealthy slave owners and politicians that lit the fire using newspapers and the pulpit to enrage the citizenry. Let's not repeat those horrible days wasted lives and senseless destruction. Social upheaval moves in cycles.
As a Yankee from northern Michigan I agrre 100%. It wasn't the civil war it was the war of northern aggression. Shermans march to the sea and reconstruction should make all Americans ashamed.
@@au7-721 I think Lee had a 2 year window to force a truce. He almost made it with Stonewall. Then he started to run out of everything and it became a war of attrition.
"Bud" Robertson, Phd wrote an excellent bio of Jackson. A worthwhile read, and much of this is either based on or drawn from the same research. Kudos to the program!👍👍
Very well.prepared abd presented! I enjoy hearing about history very much though my attention span is shirt abs my retention span is even much shorter. I dis so enjoy thus very much! Mt dad was a history buff abd when he told it, he captivated his listeners in much the same way as thus gentleman dies, in the telling of events in story form.
I am proud to have Stonewall as part of my family. He is a cousin of mine. Our family hails from Ulster. The Jackson family split. One brother went to the new world, while my family stayed in Ulster. Stonewall is a not too distant cousin.
Skintight forget - if a frog had wings, he would not bump his ass when he jumps or - like my old football coach said “ If if and butts were candy and nuts, we would all have a Merry Christmas
Jackson carried the American flag during the assault on the castle of Churubusco and was severely wounded. George Pickett took the flag from him and carried it up the hill and planted it on the castle wall! The US war with Mexico was much smaller than the American Civil War, but much more important. The US gained half a continent and got its gateway to the Pacific!
And after the Mexican American war both Jackson and Pickett broke their oaths to the nation and killed tens of thousands of US troops in a desperate gamble to preserve slavery. Shame
The Spaniards 'stole' it from the Native Americans. Mexico stole it from Spain along with the rest of Mexico. Truth is, very few people were living there and US settlers were moving west. The land was pretty much up for grabs. A better argument might be is that the war with Mexico wasn't necessary. That land would likely have gone the way Texas did, that is, the settlers revolt against the Mexican government and form a republic to later be annexed as US states, as Texas did. California was already on its way with the short-lived 'Bear Flag Republic'. As far as setting people free, the African Americans went from plantation slaves to share cropping slaves, were terrorized, discriminated against and it took them 100 more years to get their civil rights. The Civil War was totally unnecessary for the abolition of slavery. Even a partially successful naval blockade among other measures would likely have done the trick. Maybe even, bring the South back into the Union. Lincoln wanted the quicker solution thinking he could raise a 75,000 man army to run down and grab Richmond. It didn't quite work out that way.
@@joejankoski8471In the US census of 1860, 12.5% of the population were slaves. Is this a 'large' percentage? In 1860, the population of the Ottoman empire was approx. 26 million of whome approx. 13.5 million were slaves. Is 51% a large percentage? (There are STILL 15 million slaves TODAY in the Muslim world. Do Afro-Americans care?)
@@user-up9qs9ry6u The moment you are fighting for the right to own slaves, stop talking about conscience and ethics. Even in the 19th century people very well understood that slavery was morally evil. That's why there were so many abolitionists. So the confederates have no excuse saying "slavery was universal at that time" no it was condemned by decent people even at that time, and you are choosing to side with the people that carried on this abominable practice for economic gain.
@@user-up9qs9ry6u And Stonewall Jackson's actions didn't "make this country great". His actions bathed this country in rivers of blood and divisiveness. If anything, Lincoln's actions were what saved this nation and made it great.
A Mexican/American War hero first lieutenant for The USA. Then a school teacher of both white and black children before and during the American Civil War. he founded paid for the stonewall Jackson Sunday school for black children in Virginia that's still running, with descendents of the ex slaves attending the church today. One of his last financial acts was cutting a check to the school after a hard fought battle.
One of the best compliments to Stonewalls reputation and fame came in Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards. When Brad Pitt's character was questioning the German film starlet who was supposed to be an agent for the British how she came to be the only survivor and why she chose a basement tavern full of German soldiers as their rendezvous. She explained she's not a soldier to which Pitt says God damnit you don't have to be Stonewall Jackson to know you don't want to fight in a damn basement
As a WWII/Holocaust historian, I was absolutely bowled over by the Erwin Rommel story. I’m assuming the gentleman was WWI Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, the father of the WWII Erwin Rommel we all know! History is a never ending source of surprising information!
Nowadays, he would be described as having ADHD or some other disorder. Did this make him what he was? Possibly…that being said, many great leaders and generals of the past probably had similar “issues”. Many women drank during pregnancy in days gone by. That combined with the trauma of difficult pregnancies along with many other environmental factors and just how hard life was in general in those days, must have contributed greatly to how these men thought and acted.
Just a minor thing I'd you ever talk about it again. Opequon is actually pronounced "oh-peck-in" not "oh-pea-qwon" EDIT: Another little note, the valley turnpike still exists as modern day RT-11 not I-81
I hate revisionist history. The North after 1863 fought to abolish slavery, but that was not the reason the South fought. The Sought fought primarily because they were being screwed, blued and tattooed by the north via of excise taxes and tariffs. The South was an agrarian society and did not fabricate the products they needed to survive. In 1860, three quarters of the federal budget came from taxes imposed on the South. Everything they bought cost materially more in the South than in the north and the north wanted to abolish the very means of their survival. This was much the same reasons, tariffs and taxes, their ancestors had fought in the Revolutionary War. Only 4% of the South even owned slaves. I don’t think most of those in the Southcared one way or the other about slavery. It was the north that need a moral reason for fighting the war and loosing 300,000 people in the process. I think had not the war been fought slavery would have been abolished in the South within another generation. It just was not a financially viable economic system. There was more cotton produced in 1868 than in 1860.
Know what you mean. My BA degree is in history, something they don’t even teach in school anymore. If you don’t know where you have been, how can you know where you are going. The only thing they teach anymore is how to print your name on the welfare application. My mother taught public school for fifty years and she would be appalled at what they teach in school, today. Kids today can barely read and can’t count to ten without using their fingers. Ask them to count money is about the same as asking them to explain the quadratic equation.
@@jesterboykins2899 what I hate to see are the destruction of statues. These were mostly paid for through private donations and donations not belong to woke cities to dispose of as they wish. I hated to see the bronze statue of General Lee melted down. That was a work of art even if he was one of my cousins. The Yankees took his family home and turned it into a graveyard, they have besmirched his name. What else do they want. Next, they will probably want to dig up his old bones and cremate them, all in the name of political correctness, to please 13% of the population. What we should do is destroy a few of their statues - tit for tat as my mother said.
The Spirit of Stonewall Jackson was imbued to The Dessert Fox General Erwin Rommel who visited the Shenandoah valley their fate is somewhat intertwined their character are the same! They both lead their men by example! They treated their soldiers as they treated their own sons going together towards the Battlefield that’s why they are loved by their soldiers and will go to follow them into the moon! They both studied Napoleonic Wars campaign for Jackson always with him two books to read during his campaign one is the Bible the other one is the Book of Napoleonic Wars tactics! Jackson has his Shenandoah Valley campaign and Rommel has his North Africa Libyan campaign 1942. Both of their Armies have conducted their soldiers in a professional manner that they treated their enemies with respect and kind! Salute to this two Great Generals both rose from the ranks as a common foot soldier and became a General brave n loyal to their Commander in Chief in the end! K
Tying Jackson together with Rommel isn’t something I like or agree with. I get it. But the two should never be put together in any way shape or form. I’d even go so far as to say, even he himself would rebuke the story and its relevance if any to his.
A hero, and patriot, and Christian such as Jackson should never be thought of in the same sentence or breath as the nazis… the most evil of all tyrannical regimes. The southern cause was a just one. The nazis only thought of conquest, murder, and power. The scum of all existence and history.
@@jesterboykins2899Hitler was born a Catholic. His parents were practicing Catholics. He never banned Catholicism in the Third Reich. As a matter of fact, all Wehrmacht and SS belt buckles were stamped “In God, We Trust.” Prohibiting Church Masses would have turned the German population against him. He put restrictions on what Priests could say or not say about his government. He placed Army officers in churches to monitor proceedings. Priests who would not cooperate could find themselves murdered or put in concentration camps! Hitler never proclaimed himself to be God and, in a public speech to the German people, asked for God’s help in the war against Russia. It is Stalin and Communism that closed the Churches and completely stamped out religion in Russia. Rommel never was a Nazi, nor did he ever join the party. You will never see a Nazi Party armband on his shoulder in any photographs of the Field Marshall. Rommel took over the Afrika Korps because there were no Jews in the desert, and he was not going to order any of his men to execute Jews! Rommel never showed up in Russia either and was part of the plot to kill Hitler.
Rommel was originally a member of Hitler’s personal bodyguard and distinguished himself as an officer in WW1, fighting in Italy. He was a believer in Adolph Hitler, who spoke out against The Armistice, not paying reparations, and re-arming Germany. He was primarily a soldier and stayed out of politics. It is actually Patton who should be compared to Stonewall Jackson! Patton and Jackson shared two essential attributes. Each inspected their own lines, contributing to Stonewall’s being hit by friendly fire. They also both believed in the use of reconnaissance before moving their forces or attacking. In the movie “Patton,” there is a reference of the tabloid press comparing Georgie to Stonewall Jackson. Here we go again with these conspiracy theories! Jackson was not murdered, nor was he the victim of a plot against him. Lee had the incident investigated, and if there was a conspiracy against Jackson, they would have been put in front of a firing squad! Jackson simply did not know the password. I love this series and will definitely listen to the different takes the author puts on this history and all of the Civil War! Thank You
Meh..not so honest. He was a traitor to his country for the sake of the practice of slavery, which makes his excessive pretense at holiness a sick sort of joke.
However, Churchill visited the battlefields and when told of the hero Robert E Lee remarked "Any heroism of the Confederacy was stained by the unjustness of their cause."
Easy for Churchill to say representing a vast Colonia power that controlled the world maritime trade for hundreds of years. Perpetuated global colonial empire which enslaved millions thru finance & trade agreements. Used military might to intimidate all who opposed them. So who's cause was unjust? I guess the south's if you swallow the propaganda red pill. And doesn't this narrative read as if it represents the Present USA? Research the book "Islands of Empire: Pop Culture and U.S. Power..." by Camilla Fojas
@@kevinbarrow5396no the north fought to keep the union together, but the south left the union because of SLAVERY! There’s no getting around the south being the evil side in this
@@effieborchert985 Jackson was getting better after his amputation. His doctor visited him and he came down with pneumonia the symptoms which are the same as arsenic poisoning.
That was the North , Majority of the Union. Weren’t going to let their Slaves Go. Hell no. Matter of Fact. The Union Demanded More Goods , products from the South. Wanted to pay less , The Union WITHOUT A DOUBT. Counted on Slavery to Provide What they Demanded. They were more than willing to sacrifice anyone in their way. But hey You have to read and learn on your Own. Can’t rely on 30 min in Grade School
If you care to read the right history instead of somewhat lunatic wrote and wrote for what you or what you wanted you to read you to know that Jackson never had any slaves is he brought he was born in a poor family and growing up had never once ever owned a Slave but he was a true Southern gentleman and he fought for the love of Virginia and state right to govern themselves
You're wrong. Jackson never owned any slaves except for a few he acquired from his wife's dowery. He never spoke in favor of slavery and yes taught African American children to read in Sunday school contrary to Virginia law.
It is actually disgusting. This man took his education (at taxpayers expense) and used it to try to destroy the nation that gave it to him. He was an oath breaker and a traitor. He could not even carry out Lee's plan at Chancellorsville without getting himself shot by his own soldiers.
Also a traitor to his country, also an oath breaker. Despicable defender of slavery at a time when every decent person already knew that slavery was criminal.
@@rustwins4442Both liberals and conservatives have access to history books, and the confederates' say in their own articles of secession that they are seceding to preserve slavery from the threat of Northern abolitionists. That is shameful and hypocritical, accusing the government of tyranny while literally enslaving 4 million unfortunate humans
@@rustwins4442Also, the confederates under Lee and Jackson killed tens of thousands of US soldiers, to preserve slavery. Even Bin Laden killed far less Americans that that. The Confederate motives (to preserve slavery) were as despicable as those of Bin Laden
@@Peter-jo6yu The video is about Stonewall Jackson, a Virginian. Virginia did not secede because of slavery, they seceded because the tyrannical Lincoln decided to invade the South and enforce a voluntary union by sword and bayonet.
@@rustwins4442 Tyrannical Lincoln? 😂 The nerve of the confederates to whine about tyranny when they were literally enslaving 4 million people, selling, overworking them without wages, whipping and even sexually abusing them. Talk about tyranny. Lincoln did what the US needed to do in a war of rebellion the confederates started because they were shitting bricks fearing their slaves would be taken away (read about Fort Sumter).
Not a traitor, he resigned his commission from the US Army, and joined his State Virginia in secession, which was LEGAL in 1860. Do your homework before you attempt to vilify anyone.
Absolutely. He committed treason in order to try to maintain slavery. Most of the southern states' seccession documents specifically refer to slavery as a reason to leave.
Stonewall jackson, a man who did what was right in the midst of so many wrongs around the world, was and still is a man who's judgement of moral is what we should all strive to be, regardless of what we think of him negatively or positively. May God's magnificent grace bestow great characters in heroes of history like Jackson.
My great grandfather, 1SG Robert Thomas Robinson, of the 26th GA VIR served under Gen. Jackson throughout most of the CW. Sergeant Robinson lost four brothers in the CW and survived the war to become a multi term Sheriff of Charlton County, GA before yellow fever ended his life in 1884. He was the son of the Hon. James E Robinson, Jr of Charlton County, GA and grandson of a Revolutionary War soldier. His ancestors were from Edinburgh, Scotland and later Colonial Virginia.
Amazing lineage, Mr. Clarke👍😳
Excuse the pun, you have skin in the game. Thanks for sharing your genealogy. Much appreciated.
@@johnmartin7158 that true. My family help build this country and I hat seeing it go to crap.
Hail the Heroes.
@@johnclarke6647just read your comments as the narrator said Webster's dictionary...
Your misspelling is,
Perfect comedy.
Thanks for snapping me out of a very very dark day!!!
Thomas Stonewall Jackson is one of my heros! He was a great general, and a great Christian!
Yeah just hated black ppl
He was half crazy with his religion. And now we know why. Extreme hardship requires one to find an anchor. I criticize him not.
He had a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, therefore he was fearless.@johnjay9404
He owned 6 slaves. That’s a very low standard you have for Christians.
@@cindy-followerofjesuschris6572he was an 🫏🕳️
my dogs name is stonewall! jackson, rommel, and forrest were perhaps the best generals of the last 200 years
As a northerner, we only ever heard the negatives about Jackson, Lee and Davis. Life is not black and white, and i am thankful for this podcast for humanizing them beyond what many of us may have learned in school. Though i do not agree with a vast majority of what the south stood for, i can appreciate that they fought hard for what they believed; wrong or not.
While I would agree with you that slavery was wrong, I must disagree on other points. The overwhelming majority of Confederates didn't own slaves. For them, it was about state's rights. They were defending their homes, and they viewed the Unionists as invaders. Take an honest look at where this country is headed. We are as divided now as we were in 1861. There are millions of Americans who believe we are headed for a second CW...Left versus Right.
A great, if complicated, man. One of the very best Generals in the Civil War. His Valley Campaign is studied to this day.
I was a crew member on the submarine USS SSBN 634 Stonewall Jackson from 1979-1980 I know all about the man
Brilliant narration. I love hearing the truth! The efforts in your research are truly appreciated. Thank you!
Rommel also visited Clifton Tn. and studied Forrest's river crossing techniques on the Tennessee River.
Didn’t know that!
He was definitely areal soldier I believe if he had never been killed by his troops, the war might have ended differently. RIP Stonewll Jackson.
My Grandfather of Civil War era had 57 slaves, and thousands of acreas in Lexington, NC, and he formed Co H-NC 48th, and was elected Captain.
Six Michaels from Lexington fought in the Civil war.
My family from Lexington also fought in the Revolutionary war, and WW11.
After the Civil war all slaves were freed, but stayed in the same area, and performed the same duties as before the war.
That seems to have been something that occurred quite often apparently.
Fascinating character, thank you for uploading.
I lived six years in Waynesboro in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley, from the seventh grade until my high school graduation.
Fascinating! What an interesting fellow . Not shy on guts , could use more men with that kind of stamina.
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Just lacked a moral center.
@@johnvgladden6594u b! 5tDr Fred
@@johnvgladden6594That's a good one! How do you feel about Lincoln, who pissed on the Constitution? His main general, Grant, owned slaves with his wife. As a matter of fact, she used to bring along a couple to wait on her, when she visited that drunkard at his camps.
@@johnvgladden6594 He was a very moral man, and a better man than you will ever be.
I grew up in Northern Virginia. In Warrenton. The town of Col. Mosby. I worked at the Manassas battlefield in my teens. I stood at the statue of Jackson too many times to count. In the living history program, I donned the uniform of southern or northern battle dress at the Stone House, (a union held field hospital) at the corner of Sudley rd. and Warrenton turnpike. I learned a lot being there. I will say, there is no better documentary program on the Civil War than this channel. Not since, "The Civil War" by Ken Burns in 1990. I love rehashing this history here, and I'm about to watch part 2.
May I add, these men of Virginia saw it as their country, and they were out to protect their homeland.
You do know that Jackson was murdered
My great grandfather served under Gen. Jackson. He was in the 26th Georgia VIR and he had four brothers killed fighting in the 26th GA. The 2nd Corps, ANV was about the best corps in the CW. I graduated from Gordon Military College, an institution named after the last commander of the 2nd Corps, Gen. John B Gordon of Georgia. He was later governor of Georgia and an US Senator from Georgia.
@@johnclarke6647 I very much enjoy listening to these American civil war docs. And on another subject, I’m rather fascinated with early American motorcycle history.
What I’ve found is many PHDs can have varying interpretations on the war as like many of us mere mortals.
Cheers NZ.
"Dishelved" connotes an extreme lack of ego....rare and admirable quality.
Excellent, thanks for posting the video
Thanks for this fascinating study. Also, "Under the Shade of the Trees" by Dennis Norman is a worthy read.
Just added it to my reading list, thanks for the tip!
Growing up in WV in a military family, the shadow of Stonewall Jackson's legend looms large. After learning about his great sorrows from heavy loss I am really that much more impressed knowing personally just how much that can either forge you or break you. Learning that about Rommel in this episode though truly made my day.
Bruh, I loved this btw. You're a Historian , Sir. Bona fide in my opinion. Good luck to yall.
As a PROUD VIRGINIAN and a Son of Confederate Ancestors, just remember when your Home (Ol Virginia) is invaded and a enemy army is attacking your neighbors and friends and family, IF YOUR ANY KIND OF A MAN, YOU FIGHT TO PROTECT THEM!! Plain and simple. And also remember only 1 out of 10 Confederate Soilders owned a slave. Like all wars , it was a rich mans war, and a poor mans fight. It was the love of home and state that the majority fought. The "Politically Correct" liberal communists will never realize this one truth......The love of home and state and the love of honor, and friends ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. Nuff said yall.
As a grandson whose grandfather witnessed the Spanish American War of 1898 as a civilian and also saw the last Cuban rebellion against Spain that began in 1895, I respectfully know exactly what you mean. I and my late parents were born south of Florida.
Well, you are correct. Virginians considered it their country, their homeland. Robert E. Lee turned down Lincoln's invitational request to head the army of the Potomac because, as he stated to Abraham Lincoln by letter, "I can not in good conscience take up arms against my own countrymen." To me, being from Warrenton, VA, the removal of Lee's statue filled me with profound disgust. Just please, keep an open mind of the changing times we now live in. Think for yourself. Yes, it was emotional hysteria induced by wealthy slave owners and politicians that lit the fire using newspapers and the pulpit to enrage the citizenry. Let's not repeat those horrible days wasted lives and senseless destruction. Social upheaval moves in cycles.
Good points!
As a Yankee from northern Michigan I agrre 100%. It wasn't the civil war it was the war of northern aggression. Shermans march to the sea and reconstruction should make all Americans ashamed.
@@au7-721 I think Lee had a 2 year window to force a truce. He almost made it with Stonewall. Then he started to run out of everything and it became a war of attrition.
Who was Stonewall Jackson? A BASED southern gentleman.
Better man than you will EVER be
Nah.
General Jackson was a Christian gentleman. Something in short supply these days.
@@ericwerner8316 Glad you agree he was such a fantastic General!
"Bud" Robertson, Phd wrote an excellent bio of Jackson. A worthwhile read, and much of this is either based on or drawn from the same research. Kudos to the program!👍👍
Very well.prepared abd presented! I enjoy hearing about history very much though my attention span is shirt abs my retention span is even much shorter.
I dis so enjoy thus very much!
Mt dad was a history buff abd when he told it, he captivated his listeners in much the same way as thus gentleman dies, in the telling of events in story form.
Absolutely amazing storytelling!!..
Indeed and a silky tone to match.
Thank you Fred ❤
Hello how are you
I’ve read several biographies about Jackson, all very similar but well written…this narrator tops them all!
I am proud to have Stonewall as part of my family. He is a cousin of mine.
Our family hails from Ulster.
The Jackson family split.
One brother went to the new world, while my family stayed in Ulster.
Stonewall is a not too distant cousin.
I feel like Jackson is one of the few people who could fit the bill of what Rudyard Kipling describes in his poem, "If."
Skintight forget - if a frog had wings, he would not bump his ass when he jumps or - like my old football coach said “ If if and butts were candy and nuts, we would all have a Merry Christmas
Man made me teary eyed with that opening.
Jackson carried the American flag during the assault on the castle of Churubusco and was severely wounded. George Pickett took the flag from him and carried it up the hill and planted it on the castle wall!
The US war with Mexico was much smaller than the American Civil War, but much more important. The US gained half a continent and got its gateway to the Pacific!
Then they Both Betrayed their Country .... Good Job Boys!
And after the Mexican American war both Jackson and Pickett broke their oaths to the nation and killed tens of thousands of US troops in a desperate gamble to preserve slavery. Shame
I'd argue that a war fought to free a large percentage if the US population was more important than one that stole land from another sovereign nation.
The Spaniards 'stole' it from the Native Americans. Mexico stole it from Spain along with the rest of Mexico. Truth is, very few people were living there and US settlers were moving west. The land was pretty much up for grabs.
A better argument might be is that the war with Mexico wasn't necessary. That land would likely have gone the way Texas did, that is, the settlers revolt against the Mexican government and form a republic to later be annexed as US states, as Texas did. California was already on its way with the short-lived 'Bear Flag Republic'.
As far as setting people free, the African Americans went from plantation slaves to share cropping slaves, were terrorized, discriminated against and it took them 100 more years to get their civil rights.
The Civil War was totally unnecessary for the abolition of slavery. Even a partially successful naval blockade among other measures would likely have done the trick. Maybe even, bring the South back into the Union.
Lincoln wanted the quicker solution thinking he could raise a 75,000 man army to run down and grab Richmond. It didn't quite work out that way.
@@joejankoski8471In the US census of 1860, 12.5% of the population were slaves. Is this a 'large' percentage?
In 1860, the population of the Ottoman empire was approx. 26 million of whome approx. 13.5 million were slaves. Is 51% a large percentage? (There are STILL 15 million slaves TODAY in the Muslim world. Do Afro-Americans care?)
Amazing!! Great story!!!
It almost sounds like Jackson may have been on the Spectrum.
Thank you for a wonderful biography. I pity the poor man for the sad life he led, but he did amazing things. Loved the story at the end 😂
Great, detailed narrative. Appreciate it
Excellent
He's our ancestor
Not an ancestor to be proud of bro, there are much better Americans in that era worth idolizing
@@user-up9qs9ry6u The moment you are fighting for the right to own slaves, stop talking about conscience and ethics. Even in the 19th century people very well understood that slavery was morally evil. That's why there were so many abolitionists. So the confederates have no excuse saying "slavery was universal at that time" no it was condemned by decent people even at that time, and you are choosing to side with the people that carried on this abominable practice for economic gain.
@@user-up9qs9ry6u And Stonewall Jackson's actions didn't "make this country great". His actions bathed this country in rivers of blood and divisiveness. If anything, Lincoln's actions were what saved this nation and made it great.
@@Peter-jo6yuwho are you to decide which ancestors the OP should be proud of? F you.
@Peter-jo6yu you are a fool!let me guess you believe he fought for slavery!if you think that then you are a perfect government tool!
A Mexican/American War hero first lieutenant for The USA. Then a school teacher of both white and black children before and during the American Civil War. he founded paid for the stonewall Jackson Sunday school for black children in Virginia that's still running, with descendents of the ex slaves attending the church today. One of his last financial acts was cutting a check to the school after a hard fought battle.
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His grand daughter married ancester grandma has a book about Jackson and his family being chased out of England by Cromwell
One of the best compliments to Stonewalls reputation and fame came in Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards. When Brad Pitt's character was questioning the German film starlet who was supposed to be an agent for the British how she came to be the only survivor and why she chose a basement tavern full of German soldiers as their rendezvous. She explained she's not a soldier to which Pitt says God damnit you don't have to be Stonewall Jackson to know you don't want to fight in a damn basement
Thankfor a very good story
A great American American man. Rest in peace sir
Not
Hes more american than you @@Tahoe756
@@sierra7alpha46 shut it.
As a WWII/Holocaust historian, I was absolutely bowled over by the Erwin Rommel story. I’m assuming the gentleman was WWI Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, the father of the WWII Erwin Rommel we all know! History is a never ending source of surprising information!
If he had not died at Chancerille Lee would have been victorious at Gettysburg.
Correct
I’d like to disagree…but I think you’re correct.
Gen Jackson's tactics are still taught in the US military academy.
Chancellorville!
Rest in peace, fine general Jackson!
Nowadays, he would be described as having ADHD or some other disorder. Did this make him what he was? Possibly…that being said, many great leaders and generals of the past probably had similar “issues”. Many women drank during pregnancy in days gone by. That combined with the trauma of difficult pregnancies along with many other environmental factors and just how hard life was in general in those days, must have contributed greatly to how these men thought and acted.
LMAO 'Turns out Jackson's horse had run away with him'
Thanks!
Well done !!
I think we should all suck lemons, quite frankly. We'd be not so easily discouraged from our Cause.
Just a minor thing I'd you ever talk about it again. Opequon is actually pronounced "oh-peck-in" not "oh-pea-qwon"
EDIT: Another little note, the valley turnpike still exists as modern day RT-11 not I-81
Lee's right hand.
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A famous saying, indeed.
The Stonewall Inn in New York City was named for the general. Many of his "confederates" have enjoyed a stiff drink there over the years!
No it wasn't lmao
A near perfect example of a pious christian. Yanks and rebs alike have much to learn from this man.
Nah. He was a nut.
@@chrisschepper9312 The word of God always offends non believers.
This monolog, I feel like I've heard it before. Is it a passage from a book or something?
I hate revisionist history. The North after 1863 fought to abolish slavery, but that was not the reason the South fought. The Sought fought primarily because they were being screwed, blued and tattooed by the north via of excise taxes and tariffs. The South was an agrarian society and did not fabricate the products they needed to survive. In 1860, three quarters of the federal budget came from taxes imposed on the South. Everything they bought cost materially more in the South than in the north and the north wanted to abolish the very means of their survival. This was much the same reasons, tariffs and taxes, their ancestors had fought in the Revolutionary War. Only 4% of the South even owned slaves. I don’t think most of those in the Southcared one way or the other about slavery. It was the north that need a moral reason for fighting the war and loosing 300,000 people in the process. I think had not the war been fought slavery would have been abolished in the South within another generation. It just was not a financially viable economic system. There was more cotton produced in 1868 than in 1860.
The south deserved every beating they got
That’s the “lost cause” myth that has been debunked for years! Stop spreading bs
Know what you mean. My BA degree is in history, something they don’t even teach in school anymore. If you don’t know where you have been, how can you know where you are going. The only thing they teach anymore is how to print your name on the welfare application. My mother taught public school for fifty years and she would be appalled at what they teach in school, today. Kids today can barely read and can’t count to ten without using their fingers. Ask them to count money is about the same as asking them to explain the quadratic equation.
Well said sir. You speak truth. Thank you. Share your knowledge with others. Their memory deserves it.
@@jesterboykins2899 what I hate to see are the destruction of statues. These were mostly paid for through private donations and donations not belong to woke cities to dispose of as they wish. I hated to see the bronze statue of General Lee melted down. That was a work of art even if he was one of my cousins. The Yankees took his family home and turned it into a graveyard, they have besmirched his name. What else do they want. Next, they will probably want to dig up his old bones and cremate them, all in the name of political correctness, to please 13% of the population. What we should do is destroy a few of their statues - tit for tat as my mother said.
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Did you take down your first rendition of the Stonewall Documentary? I can't seem to find it.
30:55 we know that Jackson was following orders to hold his position, so he was standing like a stone wall, as ordered,
The Spirit of Stonewall Jackson was imbued to The Dessert Fox General Erwin Rommel who visited the Shenandoah valley their fate is somewhat intertwined their character are the same! They both lead their men by example! They treated their soldiers as they treated their own sons going together towards the Battlefield that’s why they are loved by their soldiers and will go to follow them into the moon! They both studied Napoleonic Wars campaign for Jackson always with him two books to read during his campaign one is the Bible the other one is the Book of Napoleonic Wars tactics! Jackson has his Shenandoah Valley campaign and Rommel has his North Africa Libyan campaign 1942. Both of their Armies have conducted their soldiers in a professional manner that they treated their enemies with respect and kind! Salute to this two Great Generals both rose from the ranks as a common foot soldier and became a General brave n loyal to their Commander in Chief in the end! K
And both essentially killed themselves. I guess victory wasn’t in their god’s plan. 😏Lol
@@kennybachman35lol they still kept there enemies on there heels and to worry about them
@@Dawsonguidroz8538 until they were killed by their own.
Patton used his tactics and philosophies as well!
@@kennybachman35 Lol it doesn't matter he still got last laugh because the union didnt kill him
Tying Jackson together with Rommel isn’t something I like or agree with. I get it. But the two should never be put together in any way shape or form. I’d even go so far as to say, even he himself would rebuke the story and its relevance if any to his.
A hero, and patriot, and Christian such as Jackson should never be thought of in the same sentence or breath as the nazis… the most evil of all tyrannical regimes. The southern cause was a just one. The nazis only thought of conquest, murder, and power. The scum of all existence and history.
@@jesterboykins2899Hitler was born a Catholic. His parents were practicing Catholics. He never banned Catholicism in the Third Reich. As a matter of fact, all Wehrmacht and SS belt buckles were stamped “In God, We Trust.” Prohibiting Church Masses would have turned the German population against him. He put restrictions on what Priests could say or not say about his government. He placed Army officers in churches to monitor proceedings. Priests who would not cooperate could find themselves murdered or put in concentration camps! Hitler never proclaimed himself to be God and, in a public speech to the German people, asked for God’s help in the war against Russia. It is Stalin and Communism that closed the Churches and completely stamped out religion in Russia. Rommel never was a Nazi, nor did he ever join the party. You will never see a Nazi Party armband on his shoulder in any photographs of the Field Marshall. Rommel took over the Afrika Korps because there were no Jews in the desert, and he was not going to order any of his men to execute Jews! Rommel never showed up in Russia either and was part of the plot to kill Hitler.
Rommel was originally a member of Hitler’s personal bodyguard and distinguished himself as an officer in WW1, fighting in Italy. He was a believer in Adolph Hitler, who spoke out against The Armistice, not paying reparations, and re-arming Germany. He was primarily a soldier and stayed out of politics. It is actually Patton who should be compared to Stonewall Jackson! Patton and Jackson shared two essential attributes. Each inspected their own lines, contributing to Stonewall’s being hit by friendly fire. They also both believed in the use of reconnaissance before moving their forces or attacking. In the movie “Patton,” there is a reference of the tabloid press comparing Georgie to Stonewall Jackson. Here we go again with these conspiracy theories! Jackson was not murdered, nor was he the victim of a plot against him. Lee had the incident investigated, and if there was a conspiracy against Jackson, they would have been put in front of a firing squad! Jackson simply did not know the password. I love this series and will definitely listen to the different takes the author puts on this history and all of the Civil War! Thank You
Meh..not so honest. He was a traitor to his country for the sake of the practice of slavery, which makes his excessive pretense at holiness a sick sort of joke.
Even though he fought for the south he was a hero in his on rights
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If Jackson was alive today, he would be in an asylum. The more you know about him, the crazier he becomes.
I think he would be labeled as "on the spectrum". Many of his habits remind me of a family member that is autistic.
A lot of Yankees making comments
Fr bro copium is real
@@Dawsonguidroz8538hilarious coming from racist hillbilly’s defending the south
@@Dawsonguidroz8538The union beat the shit out of the confederacy, cope on that
@@randylayhe4279 cope on the fact that one csa sniper trolls the union
@@randylayhe4279 Also That's what bluebelly frog would say
German General Rommel visiting Virginia is a tall tale
However, Churchill visited the battlefields and when told of the hero Robert E Lee remarked "Any heroism of the Confederacy was stained by the unjustness of their cause."
Easy for Churchill to say representing a vast Colonia power that controlled the world maritime trade for hundreds of years. Perpetuated global colonial empire which enslaved millions thru finance & trade agreements. Used military might to intimidate all who opposed them. So who's cause was unjust? I guess the south's if you swallow the propaganda red pill.
And doesn't this narrative read as if it represents the Present USA? Research the book "Islands of Empire: Pop Culture and U.S. Power..."
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Rommel came from a wealthy family and could well afford to travel to America in the 1930s. He was also a World War 1 veteran.
@@kevinsysyn4487you still believe this country fought to free slaves!lmao that's absolutely brilliantly foolish!!lmao
@@kevinbarrow5396no the north fought to keep the union together, but the south left the union because of SLAVERY! There’s no getting around the south being the evil side in this
The Best general of XIX Century!
The narrator's lilt is somewhat distracting. Very detailed.
Did anybody say traitor
So the founding fathers were traitors too? Moronic opinion
He led a survey of Florida. and duh a teacher at West Point prior to the war. so stupid simple he knew what his students were thinking.
Jackson was murdered for questioning Lee's tactics
It couldn't possibly be an accident caused by a nervous soldier.... No, it was obviously a hit
Lee was sadden by his loss, you are clearly wrong.
@@effieborchert985 Jackson was getting better after his amputation. His doctor visited him and he came down with pneumonia the symptoms which are the same as arsenic poisoning.
One need only study the Bible to understand Thomas Jackson.
Both full of 💩
what is the need to glorify slave owners who fought against the USA to preserve slavery? (And lost)
Why did you watch if your mind was already poisoned against, troll?
@@chadrowe8452Poisoned? Dude, I just read the confederates' own articles of secession, in their own words
That was the North , Majority of the Union. Weren’t going to let their Slaves Go. Hell no. Matter of Fact. The Union Demanded More Goods , products from the South. Wanted to pay less , The Union WITHOUT A DOUBT. Counted on Slavery to Provide What they Demanded. They were more than willing to sacrifice anyone in their way. But hey You have to read and learn on your Own. Can’t rely on 30 min in Grade School
@@Peter-jo6yuthat’s right, tell them again.
If you care to read the right history instead of somewhat lunatic wrote and wrote for what you or what you wanted you to read you to know that Jackson never had any slaves is he brought he was born in a poor family and growing up had never once ever owned a Slave but he was a true Southern gentleman and he fought for the love of Virginia and state right to govern themselves
To Bad Friendly Fire Got him! or Not! JJ
was he a pro slavery guy
No he broke Virginia law by teaching black people to read!
You're wrong. Jackson never owned any slaves except for a few he acquired from his wife's dowery. He never spoke in favor of slavery and yes taught African American children to read in Sunday school contrary to Virginia law.
Grant built a barn in Ohio with slave labor. Look it up.
@@marknewton6984and then went on to free 4 million slaves. Look it up.
@@kevinbarrow5396while fighting to maintain the state that passed that law. 🤪
who cares?
You
This hagiography has not aged well.
It is actually disgusting. This man took his education (at taxpayers expense) and used it to try to destroy the nation that gave it to him. He was an oath breaker and a traitor. He could not even carry out Lee's plan at Chancellorsville without getting himself shot by his own soldiers.
A traitor to America: resigned from the Union Army to fight for the Confederacy. Dishonored his name, his family, and his country.
Learn your history pal, folks identified by their state more than county before the Civil War. Jackson fought for Virginia.
Obviously never studied history and states loyalty …
Bro, you are making a fool of yourself. I hope you don’t post something like this ever again.
@@samgray2589only a fool defends a racist
Ignorant comment.
lets not beat it to traitors though....
This was a very even keel telling of Jackson's biography. I see no hero worship, just telling of facts.
Also a traitor to his country, also an oath breaker. Despicable defender of slavery at a time when every decent person already knew that slavery was criminal.
You could have saved a lot of typing by simply having a rainbow flag as your avatar.
@@rustwins4442Both liberals and conservatives have access to history books, and the confederates' say in their own articles of secession that they are seceding to preserve slavery from the threat of Northern abolitionists. That is shameful and hypocritical, accusing the government of tyranny while literally enslaving 4 million unfortunate humans
@@rustwins4442Also, the confederates under Lee and Jackson killed tens of thousands of US soldiers, to preserve slavery. Even Bin Laden killed far less Americans that that. The Confederate motives (to preserve slavery) were as despicable as those of Bin Laden
@@Peter-jo6yu The video is about Stonewall Jackson, a Virginian. Virginia did not secede because of slavery, they seceded because the tyrannical Lincoln decided to invade the South and enforce a voluntary union by sword and bayonet.
@@rustwins4442 Tyrannical Lincoln? 😂 The nerve of the confederates to whine about tyranny when they were literally enslaving 4 million people, selling, overworking them without wages, whipping and even sexually abusing them. Talk about tyranny. Lincoln did what the US needed to do in a war of rebellion the confederates started because they were shitting bricks fearing their slaves would be taken away (read about Fort Sumter).
He sounds like a goober
You think he was a peanut?
To What Is Thou Goober Reference Pertain To My Good Sir?? Can Thou Enlighten Me On Thy Meaning Of This Goober You So Speak Of??
A traitor who betrayed his oath. Should have made all those traitors reimburse their tuition to West Point. Hey Stonewall bye, you guys lost.
WHY?
Not a traitor, he resigned his commission from the US Army, and joined his State Virginia in secession, which was LEGAL in 1860. Do your homework before you attempt to vilify anyone.
@@ardshielcomplex8917 Can you spell TREASON?
Absolutely. He committed treason in order to try to maintain slavery. Most of the southern states' seccession documents specifically refer to slavery as a reason to leave.
@@danarose6314 But, was it the sole reason?
Didn't have enough sense not to patrol, at night, in front of his own men. Thank you 18th N. Carolina. Good shootin.
Yeah 😂
Is Thou Upset With Said Outcoming?? If So Can Thou Can Enlighten Me As To Why Thou Feels Discomfort??
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WOW!!! What a man of great standing. 👏👏👏
An a confederate too hehe how odd in US now 😢😢😢
Only a chimp would type such a dumb sentence