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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run — though historians still debate whether the name was meant as a compliment about his steadfastness or a bitter insult about his refusal to advance and support fellow officers. The eccentric, lemon-sucking, deeply religious Confederate general became Lee's most trusted subordinate and was accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville, a loss Lee said was like losing his right arm.

This episode traces Jackson from his orphaned West Virginia childhood through his eccentric VMI teaching career, the Shenandoah Valley campaign, and the friendly-fire death that may have changed the outcome of the Civil War.

• Jackson's orphaned childhood, his determination at West Point, and the eccentric habits that defined him
• The First Bull Run and the "Stonewall" nickname — compliment or insult?
• The Shenandoah Valley campaign and the tactical brilliance that made him Lee's indispensable partner
• The friendly-fire wounding at Chancellorsville and the death that Lee called irreplaceable