How did stonewall get his nickname?

Quick Answer. Thomas Jonathan Jackson got his nickname "Stonewall" during the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, when Brigadier General Barnard E. Bee exclaimed, "Look, men! read more

HERE "STONEWALL" JACKSON WON HIS NAME . Robinson House, Bull Run.—"Stonewall" Jackson won his name near this house early in the afternoon of July 21st. Meeting General Bee's troops retreating in increasing disorder, he advanced with a battery to the ridge behind the Robinson House and held the position until Bee's troops had rallied in his rear. read more

In 1954, Stonewall Jackson's home in Lexington, Virginia—the only home he ever owned—was turned into a museum and historic site. Jackson lived in the home, which is filled with period furniture and some of his personal possessions, during the decade he taught at the Virginia Military Institute. read more