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Stonewall Jackson Documents - 1862 Richard Garnett Court martial “Stonewall” Jackson was notoriously contentious with his subordinate officers, ordering the arrest of several and threatening them with court martial. In late April 1862, Jackson filed formal court martial charges against Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett. The charges arose from Garnett ordering a retreat from the field at the battle of Kernstown on March 23, 1862. Garnett was determined to clear his name and to prove that Jackson had kept him (his second-in-command) in the dark about his battle plans at Kernstown. The subsequent Shenandoah Valley Campaign and Seven Days Battles delayed the trial until August 6, 1862. Enemy movements forced a suspension of the trial and it was never resumed.  Shown here are Jackson’s charges and specifications against Garnett; Garnett’s list of questions for Jackson; and a transcript of Jackson’s trial testimony and Garnett’s challenges to him. Garnett had a chance to review the written testimony and wrote several marginal notes, including the word “Lie.”     Garnett's questions for Jackson Jackson's charges and specifications against Garnett Jackson's charges and specifications against Garnett, page 2   Jackson's testimony, page 1   Jackson's testimony, page 2   Jackson's testimony, page 3 Jackson's testimony, page 4   Jackson's testimony, page 5     Jackson's testimony, page 6     Jackson's testimony, page 7     Jackson's testimony, page 8     Jackson's testimony, page 9     Jackson's testimony, page 10     Jackson's testimony, page 11       Jackson's testimony, page 12         Jackson's testimony, page 13        Jackson's testimony, page 14     Jackson's testimony, page 15       Jackson's testimony, page 16     Jackson's testimony, page 17       Jackson's testimony, page 18    Jackson's testimony, page 19       Jackson's testimony, page 20   Jackson's testimony, page 21   Jackson's testimony, page 22   Jackson's testimony, page 23   Jackson's testimony, page 24
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