[M]y religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle … - Stonewall Jackson

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[M]y religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave.

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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Virginian teacher and soldier. He became a famous Confederate general during the American Civil War as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee.

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Birth Name: Thomas Jonathan Jackson

Alternative Names: Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson • Thomas J. Jackson

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