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O’Neill and unlike the first one this one has a lot more order to it which I really appreciated! I listened to this with my toddler in the car on the way to and from school and she was engaged in it as well. This is the second book of facts I’ve read from Mr. Even your history teacher will be impressed! Your friends will be amazed at your knowledge during your next trivia night. Whether you’re just learning about Ohio or you already think you’re an expert on the state, you’re bound to learn something new in each chapter. You’ll learn everything you could have wondered about Ohio and then some. Some of the facts are surprising, some of them are strange, and some of them are goosebumps-inducing, but all of them are fascinating. This audiobook is packed with trivia facts about Ohio.

Which national sports league was formed in Ohio?.

Which Ohio musicians went to high school together?.

Which superhero originated from the state?.

Why is Ohio known as the “Mother of Presidents”?.

Why is Ohio called the “Buckeye State”?.

In The Great Book of Ohio, you’ll find the answers to the following questions: H.Want to learn more about the state of Ohio? How much do you really know about the Buckeye State? There’s so much to learn about the state that even natives don’t know! In this audiobook, you’ll learn more about Ohio’s history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more! Another fun fact about her family is that her sister Isabella was married to D. He married a North Carolina Gal! Yes, Mary Anna Morrison was a Tar Heel girl, even though the nickname came about during the war. So, when his turn came to sign his name, he added his deceased father’s name to his own, Thomas Jonathan Jackson.ġ0. It bothered him, especially when he was to enroll at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Stonewall was the only child in his family that didn’t have a middle name. I’ve never been there, but it’s on my bucket list!ĩ. Today, it is the Home of the Stonewall Jackson House Museum. While a professor at the Virginia Military Institute, he bought a home on Washington Street. But even though she broke off their relationship, Stonewall showed his unending love for his little sister by naming his daughter Julia Laura, after his mother and sister, respectively.Ĩ.

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She said once that she would patch up the Union soldiers as fast as her brother could wound them. Laura supported the Union, while Stonewall became the most loved General of the South. Laura Jackson Arnold and Stonewall had always been very close until the War Between the States erupted. Jackson had a sister who supported the Union. The name stuck, making him the most famous Confederate war horse, next to Traveler 😊ħ. People teased that the General’s feet would drag the ground because the sorrel was so little. After riding the horse for a bit, he decided to keep him and send Anna another. The horse had been captured from a Union supply line during the early days of the war. His horse’s name was “Little Sorrel.” Stonewall had originally purchased the horse from the Confederate war department as a gift for his wife. In 1862, Julia Laura was born, the only surviving child of Stonewall Jackson.ĥ.

They had a daughter, Mary Graham, who died in 1858 of a liver dysfunction. His first wife, Elinor Junkin, gave birth to a stillborn son in 1854, who they never named. (Read about this battle in my book “Our Heritage to Save” to find out why he lost this battle…and if he was really to blame!)Ĥ. That’s right! Only one battle stained his pristine record, the Battle of Kernstown.

This is not a justification, just an explanation.)ģ. They didn’t have many of the medications we have today.

(During that time soldiers carried it into battle as a medication/disinfectant. In fact, when he was wounded during the Battle of Chancellorsville, when his men tried to give him whiskey to dull the pain, he initially refused to drink it. He feared anything a man could become addicted to. Finding out as a young man that he had a natural desire for tobacco and alcohol, Jackson decided then and there that he would have no part in them. But West Virginia wasn’t a state at the time and did not become a state until over a month after his death.Ģ. Today, yes, this is part of West Virginia. I’m sorry to all you Mountaineers out there, but Stonewall Jackson was born in Clarksburg, Va. Stonewall Jackson is not a West Virginian.