My religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself with that, but to be always ready whenever it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and all men would be equally brave.

Antietam was primarily a defensive battle against superior odds although McClellan failed to exploit his advantage. After a series of maneuvers Jackson defeated Frémont's command at Cross Keys and Brig. Several other men in his staff were killed in addition to many horses.

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21 1824 – May 10 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.