Who is this person?
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09-30-2013, 12:09 PM
Post: #209
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RE: Who is this person?
Laurie, Yes, baby Julia was just a few months old when he saw her for the first time. But he did see his wife and baby again after he was wounded and dying. He was wounded May 2, '63 and they arrived May7.
http://civilwarwomenblog.com/mary-anna-m...n-jackson/ During the winter encampment of 1862-63 General Jackson became a father for the third time. The first two children died during childbirth or shortly thereafter, so he was delighted to receive a letter announcing the birth of Julia Laura Jackson, on November 23, 1862. The baby was named for Jackson's mother and sister, and she was the only Jackson child to survive into adulthood. Anna and the baby visited Jackson in April 1863. Anna had not seen her husband for thirteen months, and she later wrote that their time together was all the more joyful because of the baby. Anna and the baby arrived later that day. Just eight days earlier she had left him in robust health. Jackson had to be aroused to speak to her and soon nodded off again, but in the afternoon, he seemed better, and the doctors had hope of his recovery. But Anna later said that he lay most of the time in a semiconscious state. On May 10, the general was unconscious all morning. Later, he brightened a bit. Anna brought five-month-old Julia into the room and placed her on the bed. The general's face lit up with a smile, and said, "Little darling sweet one," then fell back into unconsciousness. The doctors lost all hope of Jackson's recovery. Anna later wrote, "Tears were shed over that dying bed by strong men who were unused to weep." |
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