Jackson was America's finest general in the 19th century, while [[George Patton]] was the finest of the 20th century. Jackson's brilliant and fearless battlefield maneuvers scored a series of victories over superior Union forces into May 1863, when Jackson met his untimely death from pneumonia after losing his left arm due to a gunshot. It was said that Jackson merely lost his left arm, but General [[Robert E. Lee]] lost his right arm with Jackson's demise. | Jackson was America's finest general in the 19th century, while [[George Patton]] was the finest of the 20th century. Jackson's brilliant and fearless battlefield maneuvers scored a series of victories over superior Union forces into May 1863, when Jackson met his untimely death from pneumonia after losing his left arm due to a gunshot. It was said that Jackson merely lost his left arm, but General [[Robert E. Lee]] lost his right arm with Jackson's demise. |