Stonewall Jackson
This
is based on the book, “The Good the Bad and the Mad” by E. Floyd
Randall. As such it does not give a very good biography of Stonewall
Jackson, but mostly focuses on his eccentricities. He would always suck
lemons, to ease discomfort form an supposed ulcer. He also believed he
was out of balance, and he would try to hold his body in an upright
position, preferring to stand than to sit. He would often hold one arm
up to restore his balance. He used raspberries, milk, plain bread and
his lemons to help with his stomach ailments. Many believed Jackson to
by a hypochondriac.
However,
Jackson did have something which allowed him to not fear danger, and to
lead men. His men achieved fame in the Shenandoah Valley where his
infantry were called marching Calvary because they could travel so
fast. Jackson was a shy man, a quiet man. His personal life he kept to
himself and his family. At Chancellorsville Jackson was wounded, shot
by his own men while doing reconnaissance. He was healing from his
wounds; his arm was amputated. However he contracted pneumonia and
died. Possibly contributing to his pneumonia was a practice of Jackson
to put cold towels on his stomach to help with his pains. This had been
done without knowledge of his doctor.
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