brig. gen thomas j. jackson led confederate troops in the first battle of bull run.
who led confederate troops in the first battle of bull run?
brig. gen thomas j. jackson
jones was appointed a brigadier general in the confederate states army on june 17, 1861, and major general on october 11, 1862. he commanded a brigade in brig. gen. p.g.t. beauregard's confederate army of the potomac at the first battle of bull run and then a brigade in the division of maj. gen. john b. magruder in the peninsula campaign. in the seven days battles, he temporarily led the division when magruder served as a wing commander. when magruder departed for the western theater in july, jones got permanent command, leading his troops at second battle of bull run and the battle of antietam, in both cases under maj. gen. james longstreet. at antietam, his division held the right flank of the army of northern virginia when the union ix corps attacked. the strain of campaigning aggravated a longstanding heart condition and jones died in richmond, virginia the following january. he is buried there in hollywood cemetery.
david rumph jones
bullet::::- battle of bull run: battle maps, photos, history articles, and battlefield news (civil war trust)





















































bullet::::- "map of the battles of bull run, 1861", prepared by army engineer, national archives and record administration, at world digital library





















































bullet::::- manassas national battlefield park website





















































bullet::::- "first battle of manassas: an end to innocence", a national park service teaching with historic places (twhp) lesson plan





















































bullet::::- "harper's weekly" 1861 report on the battle of bull run





















































bullet::::- civil war home website on first bull run





















































bullet::::- animated history of the first battle of bull run





















































bullet::::- firstbullrun.co.uk
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