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Complications In Thomas Jonathan Jackson's Life
There was many complications in Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s life. First he was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. His family was poor and never stayed in one home. His sister caught typhoid fever and died, than Jonathan, and 5 years later his mom died. Years later, he experiences what war was like in 1846-1848. Along with being in that war, he experienced religion while in the military. He later developed a strong faith that would help him with the grieving of his family members. In war, it also gave him a lot of confidence. Thomas’s first wife died in October of 1854. This was after she gave birth to her dead baby boy. After that, he married Mary Anna 3 years later. On the day of July of 1861, Jackson looked like a stone

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