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American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
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American Civil War
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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Stonewall Jackson
Confederate States Army general (1824–1863)
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Battle of Chancellorsville
1863 American Civil War battle
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Inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs
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