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Jackson Wounded

When
May 2 – May 10, 1863
Where
wounding and death locations not specified in supplied passages
Part of
Battle of Chancellorsville: Lee defeats Union forces; Stonewall Jackson mortally wounded

Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by Confederate pickets on May 2, 1863.

Jackson initially appeared to be healing, but he died from complications from pneumonia on May 10, 1863, eight days after he was shot. Lee wrote that he would have chosen to be disabled in his stead.

Sources

  1. Stonewall Jackson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30

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