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My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!

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Stonewall Jackson
Age: 39 †
Born: 1824
Born: January 21
Died: 1863
Died: May 10
Military Commander
Military Leader
Slaveholder
Teacher
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Driven
Failing
Military
Position
May
Take
Troops
Sometimes
Defend
Never
Failed

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