Stonewall Jackson Female Institute

Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church established the institute in 1868 for the education of young women. As a tribute, it was named for Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. The Floyd family property was purchased in Feb. 1868 to house ...

Jackson's Command

Early's Brigade, Ewell's Division

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Jackson's Command.

Early's Brigade, Ewell's Division.

Brig. Gen. Jubal A. Early, Commanding.

Organization.

13th 25th 31st 44th 49th 52d & 58th Virginia Infantry.

September 17-18, 1862. No.2.

After supporting Jackson's Division in repulsing the right ...

Jackson's Command

Anderson's Brigade, D.H. Hill's Division

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Jackson's Command,

Anderson's Brigade, D.H. Hill's Division.

Brigadier General Geo. B. Anderson,

Commanding.

Organization.

2d, 4th, 14th, and 30th North Carolina Infantry.

(September 17, 1862.)

On the night of September 16, 1862, Anderson's Brigade bivouacked on either side of the Boonsboro Turnpike near ...

Jackson at Young's Tavern

At Young’s Tavern, 12 room log home of Robert Young, where travelers frequently stopped for lodging, Andrew Jackson, his staff and two companies of militia, spent a night on their way to the Seminole Campaign in 1818. General Jackson followed ...

Construction of Fort Jackson

(Panel one)

In the early years of the 19th century, the

United States was a fledgling nation with

a population of 7,700,000, a standing army

of 6,700, and a navy of only 12 ships. The

Americans were vastly outnumbered by

the major powers of the time, ...

Garrison of Fort Jackson

Starting in the Summer of 1812, Fort

Jackson was garrisoned by various

units of the United States Army and

Georgia Militia. These troops included

the 8th U.S. Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery,

and the Chatham Artillery.

Marker can be reached from Fort Jackson Road.

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Jackson's Command

Archer's Brigade, Hill's Light Division

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Jackson's Command.

Archer's Brigade, Hill's Light Division.

Brig. Gen. J.J. Archer.

Organization.

19th Georgia Infantry,

7th Tennessee Infantry,

14th Tennessee Infantry,

1st Tennessee Infantry, (Provisional Army)

September 17, 1862.

Archer's Brigade formed line in the road at this point about 3 p.m. Supported on the ...

Hill's Light Division, Jackson's Command

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Hill's Light Division, Jackson's Command,

Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill, Commanding.

September 17, 1862.

A.P. Hill's Division left Harper's Ferry at 7:30 a.m., crossed the Potomac at Blackford's Ford and reached this point at 2:30 p.m.

Pender's and Field's Brigades were detached to cover ...

Jackson's Command

Branch's Brigade, Hill's Light Division

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Branch's Brigade, Hill's Light Division,

Brig. Gen. L. O'B. Branch.

Organization.

7th North Carolina Infantry,

18th North Carolina Infantry,

28th North Carolina Infantry,

33d North Carolina Infantry,

37th North Carolina Infantry.

September 17, 1862.

Branch's Brigade formed line at this point about 3 p.m. and ...

Jackson's Command

Field's Brigade, Hill's Light Division.

C.S.A.

Field's Brigade, Hill's Light Division,

Col. John M. Brockenbrough, 40th Virginia Infantry, Commanding.

Organization.

40th Virginia Infantry,

47th Virginia Infantry,

55th Virginia Infantry,

22d Virginia Infantry.

September 17, 1862.

Field's Brigade left Harper's Ferry at 7:30 a.m. of September 17, reached this point about ...