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Thomas Jonathan Jackson lived in Lexington from 1851-1861, while he was a professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and an instructor of artillery tactics at the Virginia Military Institute.

During that decade Jackson joined the Lexington Presbyterian Church, married, bought the only home he ever owned, and lived quietly as a private citizen.

Jackson was born in western Virginia (now West Virginia) to Julia Neal Jackson and Jonathan Jackson on January 21, 1824.

Thomas was orphaned at a young age; his father died when Thomas was two, and his mother when he was seven. Jackson was raised by extended members of his father’s family, mainly his uncle, Cummins Jackson. As a young adult, he was employed as a constable (debt collector) and a teacher before he was appointed to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York.

Jackson graduated from West Point, served in the U.S.

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