Jackson’s young live wasn’t very pleasant by today’s standards. As a young boy he was an orphan, but Jackson rose above what he was expected of and became much higher than anyone could have ever dreamed he’d be. As a young man Jackson attended the U.S. Military’s academy at West Point. He was a bright student he finished in the top 60% of his class and for his situation that was quite an accomplishment.

Then in the spring of 1862 a campaign was held that also helped to enhance Jackson’s fame. The campaign was held at the Shenandoah Valley in which Jackson helped to keep a moral high amongst the South. His 3500 men and his amazing tactics help keep the Yankees at bay. Jackson’s tactics were to stay low and hide in the mountains and when the Union was least expecting it he’d roam out and fight the Union force keeping them divided.

Men during the Civil War were patriots each there to do his duty and fight if necessary for his country. Very little if any tried to enlist as cooks for any of the regiments. The soldiers were forced to make their own food for their own regiments; I’d imagine they took turns or traded off on a day to day basis. Each regiment was issued provisions and told to do the best they could with what they had. Many times, the men whose duty it was to cook knew less about cooking than anyone in their regiment, but they did their duty and cooked as best they could.

Jackson’s year of graduation was greeted by the Mexican War and he was sent off to action as a fresh officer just out of West Point. He would accomplish the rank of a Major by the time the war ended.

Jackson had fought in a many battles in the Mexican war, but it seemed that almost all of them had little to no impact on the war. His first major battle that impacted a war was the Battle of Bull Run. His strategy was as a stern as a mule and Jackson held that hill with him and his five Virginia regiments.

The article “Soldiering in the Civil War” was about how the civilians were the ones fighting and there weren’t half as many trained soldiers as there were just plain old civilians taking up arms. Most of the soldiers were volunteers and they were living off of porn and were armed with an old muzzle rifle. Most of the men hadn’t even been to school for they were need on their farms and such. Almost all the men about 75% of them at least were uneducated and couldn’t count or read.

This is a pure story of triumph of good vs. evil. Who the “Good” side is? Well that’s for you to decide. This is

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