Jackson himself never recovered from the wounds and died several days later after pneumonia set in. His arm was never reunited with the rest of his body because his wife didn't want to "disturb a Christian burial" by having his body exhumed so the arm could be returned. However, another source claims that in , General Smidley Butler was conducting training maneuvers nearby and, not believing the tale, had his men dig below the gravestone.
As the story goes, he was surprised to find the arm actually existed, and reburied it out of respect. It has remained undisturbed by the many visitors since. The more you think about it, the weirder it is that Stonewall Jackson's arm is buried in a random family's cemetery plot, but I think Robert E.
Lee summed up Ol' Stonewall's importance best: "He has lost his left arm; but I have lost my right arm. Just a Civil War beard enthusiast, writer at Roadtrippers, and aspiring astronaut reaching for the stars.
Take This Trip. Blue Ridge Great Health Divide. Election Results. Your Vote Virginia. Hometown Stories Podcasts. Contact Us. Meet the Team. Gray Media Group Careers. Nightly Spanish Newscast. Submit Photos and Videos. Gray DC Bureau. Investigate TV. Latest Newscasts. Lexington renames burial site of Stonewall Jackson. By Associated Press. The Civil War general, who owned slaves and fought to defend the practice, was buried in the cemetery more than years ago.
Officials faced calls from community members in June to change the name and remove all other monuments and places honoring Confederate figures within city limits, as communities around the world faced similar demands to address racist legacies during demonstrations against racial injustice. The council voted unanimously in July to change the name and moved forward with the change even after receiving hundreds of comments demanding the decision be reversed, The Roanoke Times said.
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