Jackson House Museum
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Jackson House Museum (8 E Washington St) – VMI Instructor Maj. Thomas J. Jackson and his second wife Mary Anna Morrison bought this house in 1858. Enslaved African Americans Amy, Hetty, George, Cyrus, and Emma worked and lived on the property. Jackson left Lexington in April 1861 to fight for the Confederacy. Later known as “Stonewall,” he became a Lieutenant General. The house opened as a community hospital in 1907 and became a museum in 1954.
- Where
- 8 E Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450
- Phone
- +1 540-464-7704
About
Discover the man who became a legend. The Stonewall Jackson House in historic downtown Lexington, Virginia is the only home that the famous Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson ever owned.