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An Account of the
=//Battle of Bull Run//=

===In this letter to his wife, Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson recounts the first southern victory of the war: a battle fought in July 1861, outside Washington D.C., near a small stream named Bull Run.===

My precious pet, My horse was wounded, but not killed. Your coat got an ugly wound near the hip, but my servant, who is very handy, has so far repaired it that it doesn't show very much. **My preservation was entirely due, as was the glorious victory, to our God, to whom be all the honor, praise and glory.** The battle was the hardest that I have ever been in, but not near so hot in its fire. I commanded the center more particularly, though one of my regiments extended to the right for some distance. There were other commanders on my right and left. Whilst great credit is due to other parts of our gallant army, GOd made my brigade more instrumental than any other in repulsing the main attack. This is for your information only- say nothing about it. Let others speak praise, not myself.
 * Yesterday we fought a great battle and gained a great victory, for which all the glory is due to God alone.** Although under a heavy fire for several continuous hours. I received only one wound, the breaking of the longest finger of my left hand; but the doctor says the finger can be saved. It was broken about midway between the hand and knuckle, the ball passing on the side next [to] the forefinger. Had it struck the center, I should have lost the finger.

An Account of the Battle of Bull Run is a persuasive yet negative letter home from Stonewall Jackson during the Civil War. Throughout the Civil War the Confederates struggled for victory; this battle jolted their confidence and raised their spirits. The Union not only had a strong army, but their economy sky-rocketed. The southern army lacked these two qualities, but their triumph at Bull Run brought them back up to the top. “Yesterday we fought a great battle and gained a great victory, for which all the glory is due to God alone.” The Confederacy suffered through a heavy fire, casualties, and deprivation, but still came out strong. Even though numerous amounts of lives were lost, and they experienced a severe fire, Jackson looks to the brighter sides of things- although it relates back to himself. Jackson states that “I received only one wound, the breaking of the longest finger of my left hand; but the doctor says the finger can be saved. It was broken about midway between the hand and knuckle, the ball passing on the side next [to] the forefinger. Had it struck the center, I should have lost the finger.” Stonewall Jackson fought a rough and intense battle for his citizens, but his life came first; his broken finger shows a sign of relief that it was just a finger and not his life. For the south, this victory represents hope- hope that they still have a chance to prevail. Jackson believes that success should be credited to God alone. “Yesterday we fought a great battle and gained a great victory, for which all the glory is due to God alone.” “My preservation was entirely due, as was the glorious victory, to our God, to whom be all the honor, praise and glory.” Although the Confederate army fought the battle, Stonewall Jackson presumes that God had predestined their victory, and they should not praise or glorify themselves. The negative aspects of war became reality; soldiers suffered from wounds, casualties, and dehydration, but still continued the war. The outcome of this battle transformed into reality; not only the army, but citizens experienced depression and other consequences of war. Jackson’s thoughts and reality soon transformed into naturalistic events; the belief that God predestined their victory is naturalism. The war depicted real people in real situations, but faith changed their ideologies. Faith and religion shaped their individual destiny with a victorious turnout.
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