The Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm? Ellwood Manor | Overland 160

This video is part of our series commemorating the 160th Anniversary of The Overland Campaign. You can view the full series here: • The Overland Campaign ... #thewildernesstour #chancellorsvilletour
We take a quick break from The Wilderness Battlefield to visit Ellwood Manor, a home that stood during the battles of Chancellorsville and The Wilderness during the Civil War. Stonewall Jackson's arm is buried in the back yard of the property.
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I read that Capt. Jedidiah Hotchkiss (Jackson’s map maker and topographical engineer) found his friend, Capt. James Keith Boswell, laying dead beside the turnpike the morning after that fateful volley. His body was transported by ambulance to Ellwood. That evening Hotchkiss and Rev. Lacy buried Boswell. He was reinterred at the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg. Boswell’s nickname was “Preserves” because he loved jelly. I have seen a jar of jelly at his grave numerous times when I have been to the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg.

[@kennethzullick6897]

Put all the Preserves in, NOW

[@vickistevens423]

Thank you Garry, Dan, Sarah, Kris, and Andy for another exceptional video in this series. Great info on Stonewall Jackson's arm burial, Kris. Really enjoying this series. Job well done, y'all.

[@housecat5202]

This series is so fun to watch. Thanks for making these videos

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

There is a monument of Stonewall Jackson on our Capitol ground in Charleston, West Virginia. Stonewall was born in Virginia, today's West Virginia.

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

There is also an equestrian statue of him at the courthouse in Clarksburg WV, his birthplace. Also the resort and even hospital system here are called Stonewall Jackson. I'm from VA but now live in WV, I consider it still VA lol.

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

Loyal East Tennessee also wanted to rejoin the union as the state of "East Tennessee" ! 💕 💥 🇺🇸 💥

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

@nickroberts-xf7oq I didn't know that about East Tennessee. West Virginia split from Virginia right in the middle of the Civil War 20 June 1863. West Virginia was loyal to the Union, BUT there were many Confederate Troops in West Virginia.

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

@usmc-veteran7316 Yep, Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first state to rejoin, mainly because of east Tennessee. 🇺🇸 "We" didn't even want the issue of secession to be voted on, but were out voted by Middle and West Tennessee.

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 I would say many counties in current West Virginia were loyal to the union, while other counties were not. Most of eastern WV did NOT support the Union, neither did some counties in the West, which is odd-- like for some reason Wetzel County which borders Ohio was very pro-Confederate. Sometimes the dividing line was between houses or between towns. By the way the first land battle of the war was in WV-- Phillippi. I know a guy who is descended from the soldier who fired the first shot of the war, he still has the original rifle.

[@markleach116]

I gave tours at Ellwood for 10+ years ... amazing how many visitors came by just to 'see the arm'.

[@bills6963]

Super. PS: Sarah has improved exponentially! She’s much more relaxed and confident on camera than when she first started. So professional. Kudos!😊

[@bords3838]

Last year I visited the arm stone as a big bald eagle was flying over it. Truly amazing to see

[@terryeustice5399]

Very cool guys! Thanks for sharing this site. 💯👍👊

[@15thga87]

God Bless Stonewall Jackson. Deo Vindice

[@crippledcrow2384]

Chris White does a great job again. Thank you.

[@bryanburlingham3279]

Nice to hear somewhat about the Battle of the Wilderness. Two days ago, it was the 160th anniversary of Lt. William Arthur Ashley's death in the Battle. He served in Company I of the 10th Massachusetts Regiment and was a native of West Springfield, Massachusetts, my hometown. I did a writeup for him on my Facebook history page, West Springfield: Our Story.

[@shawnhartley2093]

OUTSTANDING video !

[@garys.4789]

Great job guys love these videos 😎👍

[@derekrupert2013]

Kris White: “I’m a terrible surprise.” 😂😂😂

[@danafender6312]

I took my wife and two young sons to visit Ellwood Manor about twenty years ago. We also visited the Chancellorsville battleground and the house where Jackson died. It was a memorable trip that we still talk about. Thanks for the video!

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

How did everything look compared to your memory?

[@wildcolonialman]

Fascinating.

[@berenke11]

Great stuff once again. Fantastic info.

[@gregboyden564]

fascinating story on Jackson's arm. really enjoyed this presentation. learned alot!

[@thebaron7441]

"Like General Jackson's arm It's buried on some farm While the fever Pushes words from his lips And by the drunken river Where the soldiers shiver We rest beneath the shade of the trees"

[@Baskerville22]

Jackson's last words: "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees."

[@JeffreyLang-j5i]

APPRECIATE YOU ABT!!!!

[@fastsetinthewest]

Great story about Butler, a very interesting character. Good information and video.

[@edwardaustin740]

You guys know how to make my brain tingle in a good way. It's always trying to take it all in. Me and a friend of mine were at Gettysburg 150. Awesome place to visit and learn. We also did Antietam, Harper's Ferry, D.C, Baltimore, Charleston, and Savannah all in 3 weeks. Last year we did Shiloh. I appreciate all the videos, channel and information that you constantly share with us. Thank you.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Wow! What trip is next?

[@edwardaustin740]

@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Anything that I can have Mr. Garry Alderman comes along with me to help discuss the battlefield. Heck, I'd even buy him a nice lunch and dinner to boot.

[@Chiller11]

Smedley Butler: Great American Hero.

[@oldsouthmike65]

One day I would like the make it out there to see this.

[@mwdjr3158]

Fantastic as always!

[@sheldonwheaton881]

Re- release the "retro" shirts? I was a member back in the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites days! I had the "Save the Battlefields" bumper sticker on my car for over 20 years!

[@herschelmayo2727]

A visitor reported that the NPS had cordoned off the cemetery in the 90s, to excavate the arm. He managed to get close enough to see that there was a large hole, about 5 feet deep there, with some frustrated people standing in and around it. There is nothing there now.

[@markleach116]

Yes they did excavate around the marker and found nothing of interest. Now let's do what ifs .. if JP Smith knew where the arm was located did he place the marker on top of it, or purposely away from it to hide. In 1863 There was nobody buried in the corner of the cemetery opposite the marker and Boswell was buried too .... hmmmmmm

[@oldlineaviation2830]

@@markleach116 It don't think it would be too difficult to use modern ground penetrating radar to look for it.

[@rickyburdge3537]

That should be a shirt. " I'm a terrible surprise. "

[@billgabbard922]

I visited this site years before Ellwood was remodeled.

[@bigsarge2085]

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[@johndubose1395]

I had a friend who worked as a volunteer at the house where Jackson died. He told me the National Park service had used a metal detector to look for a metal box in the Ellwood cemetery and they found nothing. I have no idea if this is true or not.

[@samdown1914]

Jackson and Longstreet taken out by friendly fire.....that's mad

[@bassmangotdbluz]

I thought Jackson's Arm was buried on the median strip along US 1?

[@rjones8576]

What a cool story. I want a ground penetrating radar survey to find the arm.

[@teresadavis4141]

hi gary

[@LocalCoinReview]

Hey ABT, Who came up with the name "overland" in overland campaign?

[@Zzyzx--]

Not certain of this, but I always thought it was called "Overland" by historians in general, in contrast to McClellan's Peninsula Campaign of 1862. McClellan's goal was capturing Richmond, and he chose to get closer to it via an indirect water route, hoping to avoid the slugfest Grant faced by going more directly south over land . Lincoln didn't like McClellan's strategy, thought going over land was the better approach, but gave McClellan benefit of the doubt. McClellan being McClellan squandered the opportunities his campaign gave him. Grant being Grant didn't care about getting close to Richmond, he was all about engaging Lee and the ANV, and destroying them, so his campaign was Overland from the beginning since that's where Lee was. Can't believe how poorly covered this campaign is in Civil War histories, it's like "Grant moved south and boxed Lee in around Richmond". To me, it's one of the most important campaigns of the entire war and the one that led directly to Confederate surrender. So glad ABT is covering it at this level of detail, long overdue!

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

@@Zzyzx-- @LocalCoinReview @Zzyzx has you covered!

[@dennissmith5807]

I visited Jackson’s arm in 2017.

[@pczTV]

Oh, I did…..

[@jesterboykins2899]

I save all your videos and any video having to do with the war of northern aggression