...-! Stonewall Jackson Events ! January 21, 1824: Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born at Clarksburg, Virginia. March1826: Jackson's sister Elizabeth and his father died of typhoid fever June1842- June 1846:Jackson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point 1846-1851: United States Army officer April 1851-1861: In the spring of 1851 Jackson was offered and accepted the appointment to teach at the Virginia Military. *Reported for duty at VMI on August 13, 1851 *On August 4, 1853, Jackson married Elinor Junkin *Elinor died in childbirth on October 22, 1854. Their child, a son, was stillborn. *During the summer of 1856 Jackson toured *On July 16, 1857, Jackson married for the second time *Mary Anna gave birth to a daughter *In November 1859, Jackson was one of the VMI officers who accompanied a contingent of VMI cadets to Harper's Ferry April 21, 1861 - the VMI Corps of Cadets was ordered to Richmond to serve as drillmasters for new army recruits. o April 27, 1861 - Gov. John Letcher ordered Colonel Jackson to take command at Harper's Ferry, o July 1861 - Promoted to Brigadier General. Battle of 1st Manassas, where he acquired the legendary nickname Stonewall. "Look, there stands Jackson like a stone wall." o October 1861 - Promoted to Major General. o 1862 May & June - Jackson's brilliant Shenandoah Valley Campaign; 1862-1889 o 1862 June 15-July 1 - Seven Days Battles. o 1862 June-September. Battles of Cedar Mountain, Clark's...
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...The Stonewall Riots, which occurred on Saturday June 28th 1969 until Tuesday July 1st 1969, marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement(Misiroglu 308). The Stonewall Riots began when the police started a raid within a New York gay bar called the Stonewall Inn on 53 Christopher Street(Bronski 209). Even though the police were able to legally raid the Stonewall Inn since the bar was serving liquor without a license, the gay community reacted with rage by throwing bottles at the police, because some of the staff consisting of three drag queens and a lesbian were arrested and forced into a “paddy wagon”, and in general because of police harassment(“The Stonewall Riots”). Late Saturday evening, even though the bar was closed down, the crowds...
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...Just after 3 a.m. on a Saturday morning, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn–a gay club located on New York City’s Christopher Street–turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the police. Although the police were legally justified in raiding the club, which was serving liquor without a license among other violations, New York’s gay community had grown frustrated of the police department targeting gay clubs, a majority of which had already been closed earlier that year. The protest that started on Christopher Street, however, spilled over onto the neighboring streets. Order was not restored until the New York’s riot police was deployed. This is what is known as ‘The Stonewall Riots’, also regarded by many as history’s...
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...Stonewall Jackson was born Thomas Jonathan Jackson on January 21, 1824 around midnight in the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia. In 1842, after attending local schools, Jackson enrolled in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. In 1846, he graduated from West Point. Within a couple years, Jackson was chosen to fight in the Mexican-American War. In Mexico he joined the 1st U.S. Artillery as a 2nd lieutenant. Jackson quickly proved his bravery and resilience on the field, serving with importance under General Winfield Scott. Jackson spent 10 years as a professor of artillery tactics and natural philosophy at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. A skilled military tactician, he then served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War, leading troops at Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg. Stonewall Jackson later was chosen to lead the Confederacy after Robert E. Lee during the U.S. Civil War. His importance marked him not only as a general, but a great man as well. Stonewall Jackson succeeded greatly; as an American, and as a role model and leader to the Confederacy. One reason Jackson is a very important person is because he had been promoted to the rank of brevet major and was considered a war hero during the brutal Civil War. Jackson later organized extremely successful military...
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...James Robertson Jr. is an award-winning author of the biographies of Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill and numerous books on the Civil War. In the follow up to his biography of the man, Robertson’s Stonewall Jacksons Book of Maxims serves as a guide to the inner hopes, ambitions and moral fiber of one of history’s most outstanding military leaders, “Stonewall” Jackson. On a wall, somewhere in the Virginia Military Institute is inscribed one of Jackson’s most important maxims, “You may be whatever you will resolve to be”. Robertson serves as the guide on a journey through what exactly it was that “Stonewall” Jackson intended to be, citing achievement, faith and his most important beliefs and values as proof of his iron clad resolve and will to be a better man. Jackson had read Lord Chesterfield and had decided that the latter was correct in the idea that with “the help of history, a young man may, in some instances, acquire the experience of old age…the more he is informed of what is past, the better he will know how to conduct himself for the future”. This idea, the young man possessing knowledge cumulative to that of a far more experienced man would play a part in Jackson’s quest for self-improvement. The maxim itself explaining that through work and the attainment of knowledge one that is unknowing can become knowing. Essentially, if we are but pictures of ourselves then these maxims served the sole purpose of filling the holes left in that picture by Jacksons mountain upbringing...
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...Stonewall. No, I’m not talking about the Confederate general during the American Civil War. I’m talking about the Stonewall Uprising — the dawn of the modern day gay rights movement. During the 1960’s, homosexuals unwillingly complied with police forces and yielded to the homophobic American laws. This was true until the 1969 police raid of Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar located in New York’s Greenwich Village. In the early morning hours of June 28, members of the New York Police Department’s Public Morals Squad stormed the bar, but to their surprise, the bar patrons fought back, thus symbolizing a significant change in the mindset of homosexuals across the country. This police raid ignited a fire within these targeted homosexuals, and...
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...Thomas Jonathan Jackson, otherwise known as Stonewall Jackson. He earned his nickname, stonewall Jackson,during the first battle of the American Civil War, Bull Run or by the Southern name, Battle of Manassas. During the Battle of Manassas Jackson and his troops stood still and strong, like a stonewall, against Union troops. Throughout the Civil War Jackson was one of the most Smart and well known generals, to some he was one of the best of his time. Jackson was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on january 21, 1824. His dad, Jonathan, was a lawyer and married Julia Beckwith Neale. They both had four children, Thomas Jackson was the third born. When Jackson was two his dad and six year old sister died of typhoid fever. This left Jackson's mother...
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...Question 1: In 2008 British Wallboard, the parent company of Stonewall has seen enough of the volatility in the Canadian construction materials market and sells the company to a competitor, US Corp. Its subsidiary, Canadian Wallboard, and Stonewall will merge into one organization. What are the benefits of the merger to British Wallboard? US Corp? Canadian Wallboard? Stonewall? (10 marks) The benefits of the merger to British Wallboard: Financial Benefits: The benefit to British Wallboard of the sale and subsequent merger is not having losses from poor market conditions for Stonewall Industries. British Wallboard may recognize some tax benefits from the sale of Stonewall Industries. The benefits of the merger to US Corp: Strategic Benefits: US Corp will benefit from the merger strategically by leveraging current customers of Stonewall Industries. As Canadian Wallboard is assumed to only operate in Canada similar to Stonewall Industries there is no benefit to opening in new markets internationally, or corporate venturing. Unless of course there is an international market – in which case having a larger presence in the Canadian market may make it more feasible to venture into the international markets. Becoming a larger more efficient company with a strengthening competitive position opens up the opportunity for more mergers and acquisitions of competitors, suppliers and/or customers. US Corp will benefit from operating synergies from combining the two companies...
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...hero, the South was outraged that people saw his destruction as heroism. This proved to the South that the North would use violence if necessary to end slavery and gave the South another excuse to want to secede from the United States. After the Harpers Ferry Raid, sectionalism in the United States became even more prevalent. In the 1950s and 1960s, homophobia was much more common and harsh than it in in modern America. In Greenwich Village in New York City, a series of riots broke out at the Stonewall Inn between members of the LGBT community and police. Members of the LGBT community were upset with the mistreatment and oppression they faced. This is considered to be one of the first events to start the gay liberations and sparked the fight for equal rights in the LGBT community. These riots took place at a police raid at the Stonewall Inn. The Stonewall Inn, a well known safe haven for people on the LGBT spectrum. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was considered to be the martyr for the Stonewall riots. This started gay pride parades and every year across America gay pride parades take place at the end of June in commemoration of...
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...Paul Banks Ocean Atlantic Rentals Swinton Scholarship September 17, 2014 This summer I worked in Avon, North Carolina as a delivery driver for Ocean Atlantic Rentals (OAR). I learned a lot this summer including how to drive a box truck, how to and how not to talk to girls, and most importantly I learned how hard work can pay off in huge dividends. When I first walked into OAR at the beginning of the summer I met some strangers that eventually became my best friends and the people that I would share the most incredible summer of my life with. After meeting my new co-workers, my attention was drawn to a quote written in big black letters on the wall: “You may be whatever you resolve to be.” –Major General Stonewall Jackson. This inspirational quote has helped shape me into the person that I strive to become. When I graduate from Hampden-Sydney College I want to open a successful business and make ridiculous amounts of money. Now, I don’t want to sound egotistical or arrogant, so I will say if this dream comes true I do not plan to be greedy nor do I plan on flaunting my money around. I want to help people with this money and to make a difference in this world. I want to leave an everlasting impression on people in a very positive manner. Being extremely filthy rich makes it very easy to help people that are in need but if I do not succeed in this goal I will still help out others who are in need. In the past, I have rang bells for the Salvation Army to raise money...
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...He put together what was soon going to be known as the infamous “Stonewall Brigade”. Thomas was advanced to Brigadier General at the Battle of first Manassas. This battle is where he was given his infamous nickname Stonewall when someone said “Look there stands Jackson like a stone wall.” Later that year in the fall he was promoted again. This time he was promoted to Major General. While in this position he was told to direct the Valley of Virginia also known as Shenandoah Valley. Thomas was sent to accompany General Robert E. Lee. Jackson was immensely private and particular about his military restraint. Other assisting officers did not favor him because they felt omitted from important decisions. General Lee thought of Thomas as a trustworthy man. He trusted him with broad orders on purpose to transport Lee’s goal. Not many of Lee’s crew had this capability. This caused an issue in...
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...What Made Stonewall Different? The author argues that before the Stonewall Riot, homosexuals were looked down upon in society and were thought of as unholy people but after the riot, the gay movement gained momentum. During the 1960’s, gay people were not accepted as equals in society and were discriminated against due to their sexual orientation. Not only were they degraded and oppressed, but the police and law also were against them. Many officers would raid gay bars and even showed aggression and police brutality towards the gay people. In the article, it mentions that laws regarding sodomy charges were even written with gay people in mind, which meant it was illegal to be gay in the US and this is completely unconstitutional. After years...
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...General Robert E Lee - Battle of Chancellorsville Name Institution Course Tutor Date General Robert E Lee - Battle of Chancellorsville Introduction The Battle of Chancellorsville took place in April 30 – May 6, 1863, and was part of the American Civil war. This battle is widely recognized in the American history as Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory during the American Civil War. Following the Union disaster at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Major General Ambrose Burnside was eased and Major General Joseph Hooker “Fighting Joe” stood in his place as Commander of the Army of the Potomac. After the trials of 1862, Hooker took the spring to reorganize and rehabilitate his troops who were encamped on the east bank of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg. General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was encamped to the west of Fredericksburg and remained in place along the heights they had protected the earlier December. On April 30, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker traversed the Rappahannock River and steered part of his large army onto the open of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. A strong cohort of Hooker’s army menaced the Confederate lines opposite Fredericksburg. Joe Hooker had reorganized and revitalized the Potomac Army over the preceding winter, with the Federal Force also greatly outnumbering the Confederates – approximately 130,000 to 60, 000 (Reid, 2013). Lee carried a union plan where he split his army in two, confronting...
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...against those he loved. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862. This was the main army of the Confederacy. It was not until three years later that he officially assumed command of all Confederate troops. However, this was a mere formality as he had been the main leader throughout the course of the war. In his first major battle of the Civil War, Lee’s army demolished the troops of John Pope at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas). However, at Antietam, Lee lost one-third of his troops to George McClellan, who wielded a paper that contained Lee’s battle plans. Lee then proceeded to avenge his loss by winning at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. The victory at Chancellorsville was a bittersweet one; Stonewall Jackson, Lee’s right-hand man, was killed. These victories emboldened Lee and gave him the idea to begin an offensive. In July of 1863, Lee again lost a third of his troops at...
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...those he loved. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862. This was the main army of the Confederacy. It was not until three years later that he officially assumed command of all Confederate troops. However, this was a mere formality as he had been the main leader throughout the course of the war. In his first major battle of the Civil War, Lee’s army demolished the troops of John Pope at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas). However, at Antietam, Lee lost one-third of his troops to George McClellan, who wielded a paper that contained Lee’s battle plans. Lee then proceeded to avenge his loss by winning at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. The victory at Chancellorsville was a bittersweet one; Stonewall Jackson, Lee’s right-hand man, was killed. These victories emboldened Lee and gave him the idea to begin an offensive. In July of 1863, Lee again lost a third of his troops at Gettysburg....
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