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THOMAS JACKSON
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• THOMAS JACKSON (noun)
The noun THOMAS JACKSON has 1 sense:
1. general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
Familiarity information: THOMAS JACKSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
General in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Thomas Jackson; Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
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