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==Death==
==Death==
[[Image:Cadets at Jackson Grave.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cadets gathered around Jackson's grave at Virginia Military Institute, 1868.]]
That same evening, Jackson had ridden forward to reconnoiter enemy lines, and upon returning to his own lines he was accidentally shot by his own men. The wounds were serious, but not life-threatening; however his left arm was shattered and had to be amputated. In a small cabin at Guinea Station, Virginia, he was left to recuperate, but pneumonia had set in, and he died under a week later.
That same evening, Jackson had ridden forward to reconnoiter enemy lines, and upon returning to his own lines he was accidentally shot by his own men. The wounds were serious, but not life-threatening; however his left arm was shattered and had to be amputated. In a small cabin at Guinea Station, Virginia, he was left to recuperate, but pneumonia had set in, and he died under a week later.
==Assessment==
==Assessment==
Of Lee’s lieutenants in battle, Jackson was considered his right arm. The qualities of each man complimented the other, Jackson trusting in his commander to the point of merely nodding his head in agreement with Lee’s plans before carrying them out. He was a master of surprise tactics and rapid movements, his own plans kept so secret that even his officers did not know of them until he was ready to make a strike. Despite that, and despite his many eccentricities, his own men completely trusted him and fought effectively under his command.
Of Lee’s lieutenants in battle, Jackson was considered his right arm. The qualities of each man complimented the other, Jackson trusting in his commander to the point of merely nodding his head in agreement with Lee’s plans before carrying them out. He was a master of surprise tactics and rapid movements, his own plans kept so secret that even his officers did not know of them until he was ready to make a strike. Despite that, and despite his many eccentricities, his own men completely trusted him and fought effectively under his command.