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Stringfellow believed the enemy camp of 200 men could be easily surprised at night and captured while sleeping without firing a single shot

His rock-hard defense of Henry House Hill at the battle of First Manassas earned him the nickname “Stonewall” Jackson

a handkerchief was waved from the window of the office of the Speaker of the House announcing the state’s secession to the crowd below

Brigadier General John Buford was 37 years old when he led his First Cavalry Division into Gettysburg

Jackson's "Foot Cavalry" spring Image Size 27 3/4" xNone could outmarch them. Some believed none could outfight them. They were known as Jacksons Foot Cavalry so called for their ability to cover more than 30 miles a day cavalry distance on the march. Virginians all, they formed a division of troops under the command of General Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1862. In March of 1862, they numbered about 10,000 and had orders to defend the Valley from Northern forces