Jackson was 39. “Stonewall one-arm dead Jackson,” Ozzy says as they travel along Route 20 approaching the Wilderness Battlefield area and entrance to Ellwood.

The exact location is unknown, despite the presence of a simple marker that reads “Arm of Stonewall Jackson May 3, 1863.” In 1864, some fervent followers of the dead Jackson asked to plant a ...

Burial site of Stonewall Jackson’s arm at Ellwood Manor in Locust Grove, Virginia on July 24, 2019. Mike Morones / The Free Lance-Star By SCOTT SHENK THE FREE LANCE–STAR ...

When Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops, his left arm was amputated and buried. But when the general died days later, he was not reunited with his lost limb.

When Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops, his left arm was amputated and buried. But when the general died days later, he was not reunited with his lost limb.

Robert E. Lee often spoke of his fallen subordinate Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. “If I had had Stonewall Jackson with me,” he told one visitor, “I should have won the Battle of Gettysburg.