Stonewall Jackson has two graves. One contains his body, the other contains his arm .

Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson was General Robert E. Lees most capable general and considered by military historians to be among the most gifted of tactical commanders in U.S. history. Jackson distinguished himself in numerous battles and met his fate when he was accidentally shot by his own men at the battle of Chancellorsville. His tragic death led to an unusual burial in which Jackson was laid to rest in two separate burial places. One grave was for his body and the other grave for his left arm. As a strategist, Jacksons Valley Campaign and his envelopment of the Union Army right wing at Chancellorsville are studied worldwide even today as examples of innovative and bold leadership. He distinguished himself in key battles such as the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) where he received his famous nickname "Stonewall", Second Bull Run (Second Manassas), Antietam, and Fredericksburg. On May 2, 1863, Jackson led a charge directly into the oblivious Federal right wing at Chancellorsville. The Confederates marched silently until they were merely several hundred feet from the Union position then released a bloodthirsty cry and full charge. Many of the Federals were captured without a shot fired, the rest were driven into a full rout. Jackson pursued relentlessly back toward the center of the Federal line until dusk but darkness ended the assault. As Jackson and his staff were returning to camp, they were mistaken for a Union cavalry force by the 18th North Carolina Infantry regiment who shouted, "Halt, who goes there?," but fired before evaluating the reply. Frantic shouts by Jackson's staff identifying the party were heard in the midst of intense fire but received the retort, "It's a damned Yankee trick! Fire!" A second volley was fired in response and Jackson was hit by three bullets. Two struck him in the left arm and one in the right hand. Several other men in his staff were killed, in addition to several horses.

The generals shattered left arm was amputated by Dr. Hunter McGuire and he survived the surgery but died eight days later of complications from pneumonia. His body was taken to the Governor's Mansion in Richmond for the public to mourn and later buried in the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, Virginia. However, his amputated arm received a burial of its own. The Reverend Beverley Tucker Lacy, the unofficial chaplain of Jackson's Second Corps, paid a visit to the hospital, where he discovered his chief's amputated limb. Lacy wrapped it in a blanket and rode the one mile to his brother's home, Ellwood. There, he buried the severed limb in the family cemetery. Upon hearing of Jackson's death, Robert E. Lee was quoted as saying he has lost his left arm but I my right." Today a stone monument stands in the cemetery marking the grave of Jacksons arm many miles from where his body is buried.