It was the standing of Jackson’s brigade so firmly as to attract
the attention of a Confederate officer at Bull Run that led the
soubriquet to be applied to him of “Stonewall” Jackson. (Text.)
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Be firm! One constant element in luck
Is genuine, solid, old Teutonic pluck;
See yon tall shaft; it felt the earthquake’s thrill,
Clung to its base, and greets the sunrise still.
--O. W. HOLMES.
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