Stonewall Jackson accidentally tells his men to shoot him… sort of.

>Before the May 1863 battle near Chancellorsville, Virginia, Confederate General [Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Stonewall_Jackson_by_Routzahn%2C_1862.png) gave orders for his men to shoot any unknown soldiers who approached their lines and ask questions later. During the battle, Jackson and some of his troops swung around attacking Union General [Joseph Hooker](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Joseph_Hooker_-_Brady-Handy--restored.jpg)’s men from the side, routing them. >Returning from the successful battle, Jackson was approaching his own lines when he was gunned down by his own men. Though his three wounds didn’t kill him, they did weaken him, and he died of pneumonia a few days later. __________________________________ **Source:** Stephens, John Richard. “Eyewitness Reports.” *Weird History 101: Tales of Intrigue, Mayhem, and Outrageous Behavior*. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. 19. Print. __________________________________ **Further Reading:** [Battle of Chancellorsville / Chancellorsville Campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville) [Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson) [Joseph Hooker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hooker)