How did General Stonewall Jackson die, and who replaced him?
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He died at Guinea's Station, Caroline Co. Va on the 10th of May of Pneumonia, after a short but violent illness, following the severe wound received in the battle of Chancellorsville.
At Chancellorsville, on May 2, 1863, Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops. He lost his left arm, but it was thought that Jackson would recover. However, he died of complications eight days later.
He was replaced by Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell. The man often blamed for the Southern failure at Gettysburg. An amputee and a new bridegroom, Ewell faced immense military and political challenges as Stonewall Jackson's replacement after Chancellorsville.
Response last updated by CmdrK on May 18 2021.
Jul 20 2003, 6:03 PM
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He was shot accidentally by a Confederate gaurd - and although he did not die immediately, sickness soon ended his life. The South lost perhaps their greatest military mind, which perhaps caused them to ultimately lose the war...
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