On this date 150 years ago, General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson died. The entire South was shocked to hear the tragic news of his death. Jackson's death could arguably be the worst blow to the Confederacy, ever.

Dr. McGuire wrote an account of his final hours and his last words.
"On his death bed, though he became weaker, he remained spiritually strong, saying towards the end "It is the Lord's Day; my wish is fulfilled. I have always desired to die on Sunday." "A few moments before he died he cried out in his delirium, "Order A.P. Hill to prepare for action! Pass the infantry to the front rapidly! Tell Major Hawks"—then stopped, leaving the sentence unfinished. Presently a smile of ineffable sweetness spread itself over his pale face, and he said quietly, and with an expression, as if of relief, "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees."