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>> we march north again and advance into pennsylvania here. >> now that general jackson is gone, perhaps we can wait and make the enemy come to us. >> the way to honor general jackson is to attack the yankees and crush them for good. [ cannon fire ] >> who will follow me?! [ soldiers shouting ]
>> fight, damn it! >> jackson's sudden attack starts an avalanche of union retreat. as the right flank completely folds, hooker's army is trapped in a deadly vice between jackson to the west and robert e. lee to the east. stonewall jackson, invigorated by the fight, continues to push forward without letting his troops know that he's riding ahead of their lines. >> jackson has produced the makings of a great victory, but it's not enough, because he still needs to go and check thet himself. and he's doing it despite the fact that he'll be coming back into his own lines without the benefit of daylight. [ hammering, sawing ] >> it's the enemy. they're building fortifications. do you feel it, lieutenant? we're close. my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle
chancellorsville is both general lee's greatest triumph and one of the confederacy's most demoralizing tragedies. the rebel victory opens the door for another chance to invade the north, but the critical injury of stonewall jackson may prove to be a loss too great for the south to overcome. >> lee understands what jackson means for him. i don't think jackson understood what he meant for lee because jackson was a much bigger-picture kind of person. he saw himself within god's unfolding plan, and if this is the time that he is to die, so be it. >> you called for me, sir? >> colonel walker... you have served god and country with valor. i see it only proper that you now take over command
the post office again [ explosion ] >> charge! >> stonewall jackson and the confederate army have hammered the union relentlessly... >> retreat! retreat! >> ...leading abraham lincoln to replace general george mcclellan with ambrose burnside, who has the aggression mcclellan lacks but none of his self-confidence. >> now file right in the line. >> jackson races to stop burnside's drive to take the rebel capital of richmond, but on the march, he receives life-changing news. >> this just came for you, sir, from mrs. jackson. >> thank you, captain douglas.
for a fallen hero in american history. the only thing i can equate it to would be if george washington had died on the battlefield at yorktown. and the south absolutely was shattered by it. >> stonewall jackson dies at the peak of his power -- a world-famous general blessed with the family he always wanted and poised to be the south's conquering hero. his devotion to the rebel cause victory inspires theit of total confederacy. robert e. lee will try to follow jackson's example by boldly pushing north, but without his right arm, lee faces the difficult task of finding another general to unleash on the union army. the name of stonewall jackson becomes as powerful in death as it is in life -- an immortal symbol of valor in war and the broken dreams of a cause that many know is already lost.
of the stonewall brigade. [ coughs ] >> it would be my honor, general. >> thomas jackson, reborn as stonewall in the crucible of war, now gives his old command to the man who once challenged him to a duel, james walker, changing him forever into stonewall jim. >> [ coughs ] >> it's okay. it's okay. come see dad. >> [ coughs ] order a.p. hill to prepare for action. not having a good breakfast can make you feel like your day never started. get going with carnation breakfast essentials®. it has protein, plus 21 vitamins and minerals
has performed admirably. mcclellan will not be pursuing us any further. >> our invasion into the north has been a failure. my failure. >> no, general. if we have failed in maryland, it's only because god intends our victory to come at another time. >> stonewall jackson is one of lee's most trusted subordinates. this, in part, comes from jackson's drive and s determination and his belief that everything he does is sort of divinely ordained. >> pray with me. >> stonewall jackson never wavers in his belief that the confederates will achieve victory because he has stood firm through his own low points to become the man and soldier he is now. [ laughter ] [ indistinct conversations ]
>> mr. walker, to the board, please. write out problem number one from the review. >> stonewall jackson has classic textbook symptoms of asperger's syndrome. he would get kind of so hyperfocused on something to the complete exclusion of the world, the room, and he was terrible at explaining things, which was not very good as a professor. >> sir, i've solved it. >> mr. walker, you have done nothing. you may return to your seat now. >> how do you expect us to learn if you refuse to teach? >> mr. walker, if you do not return to your seat and be quiet, i shall have to place you under arrest. >> then i will have no choice but to demand satisfaction. >> i will not duel you, sir.
>> a political conflict cracks the foundation of a fragile union, dividing a young nation over the issues of freedom, slavery, and equality. in a brutal battle of attrition, heroes will rise, cities will fall, and the blood of thousands will stain the land. america's struggle for life, liberty, and justice for all becomes the civil war. >> fire! [ gunfire ] >> general thomas j. jackson, known to history as "stonewall," a misfit and maverick who becomes the south's greatest soldier. a man of god with a desire for
[ gunfire ] >> charge! [ soldiers shouting ] [ gunfire ] >> jackson takes his men around and smashes into that dangling end of hooker's force. [ soldiers shouting ] it's a total surprise and just rolls them all back up toward the headquarters. it's a complete, utter victory. >> wait! no! stand your ground, damn it! >> though jackson has made bold audacious moves on the battlefield before, he's never attempted anything as risky as his plan to attack the union flank. >> wait! no! >> the strategy at chancellorsville will go down in military history as an example of daring and innovative leadership and evidence of an exceptional relationship between two brilliant men.