Jackson’s daughter was born on November 23, 1862, at his wife’s parents house in Charlotte, North Carolina. Due to battles and complications from the winter, there was no time to see his newly born daughter until April. The day arrived on Monday April 20th, 1863. A train carrying precious cargo was enroute to near Chancellorsville, Virginia. When the train arrived into Guinea Station, Virginia, Thomas Stonewall Jackson’s wife, Anna, and his daughter of five months Julia arrived. He was overjoyed to see his wife and new daughter. Prior to the battle of Fredericksburg, he met with a Reverend named Tucker Lacy. Rev. Tucker Lacy’s grandfather was the Chaplin that married Anna and Thomas in marriage. From the conversation, Stonewall Jackson wanted to make Mr. Tucker Lacy his official Chaplin for himself and the Second Corps.
Three days after the arrival into Guinea Station, Reverend Tucker Lacy, the Chaplin for the 2nd Corps for the Confederacy baptized Julia Jackson with Anna and Thomas Stonewall Jackson in attendance. This occurred on Thursday April 23, 1863. Stonewall was able to see his wife and daughter for nine days.
On Sunday, April 26, “Church service for General Jackson and Anna Jackson and the staff were joined for the occasion by General Robert E. Lee and other officers of rank. Reverend Lacy, whom Jackson had appointed “Chaplain General” to the Second Corps, preach the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. Mrs. Jackson found the sermon “earnest and edifying.”
The reunion was short-lived however because on April 27th, the Union army crossed the Rappahannock River near Chancellorsville. Above is a map of the troop movements at the end of April near the River for both the Confederates and the Union armies.
The visit between Stonewall, Anna, and Julia ended suddenly when Jackson had to move his 2nd Corps towards Chancellorsville. It was the last time he truly saw his wife and daughter in good health.