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Thomas R. Ranson of Staunton
Staunton, Virginia

Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,853 as of the United States Census 2000....
 in Augusta County, Virginia, was a member of the Confederate Army and served in the Stonewall Brigade
Stonewall Brigade

The Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, was one of the most famous combat units in United States history. It was trained and first led by General Thomas J....
 under General Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson
Stonewall Jackson

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and probably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E....
 during the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

Captain Ranson survived the War and is best remembered for an act of devotion and respect paid to his fallen leader, who died near Chancellorsville, Virginia
Chancellorsville, Virginia

Chancellorsville is a historic site and unincorporated community in Virginia, about ten miles west of Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia....
 on May 10, 1863.

Ranson knew of the short and tragic life of Jackson's mother, who had been buried in an unmarked grave in Fayette County
Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 47,579. Its county seat is Fayetteville, West Virginia....
 along the James River and Kanawha Turnpike
James River and Kanawha Turnpike

The James River and Kanawha Turnpike was built to facilitate portage of shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western reaches of the James River via the James River and Kanawha Canal and the eastern reaches of the Kanawha River....
 when Thomas was orphaned at the age of only 7 in 1831.

After the war, Ranson went there and had a marble marker placed over the unmarked grave of Julia Neale Jackson
Julia Neale Jackson

Julia Beckwith Jackson was the mother of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson....
 (1798-1831) in Westlake Cemetery, to make sure that the site was not lost forever.






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Thomas R. Ranson of Staunton
Staunton, Virginia

Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,853 as of the United States Census 2000....
 in Augusta County, Virginia, was a member of the Confederate Army and served in the Stonewall Brigade
Stonewall Brigade

The Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, was one of the most famous combat units in United States history. It was trained and first led by General Thomas J....
 under General Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson
Stonewall Jackson

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and probably the most well-known Confederate commander after General Robert E....
 during the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

Captain Ranson survived the War and is best remembered for an act of devotion and respect paid to his fallen leader, who died near Chancellorsville, Virginia
Chancellorsville, Virginia

Chancellorsville is a historic site and unincorporated community in Virginia, about ten miles west of Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia....
 on May 10, 1863.

Ranson knew of the short and tragic life of Jackson's mother, who had been buried in an unmarked grave in Fayette County
Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 47,579. Its county seat is Fayetteville, West Virginia....
 along the James River and Kanawha Turnpike
James River and Kanawha Turnpike

The James River and Kanawha Turnpike was built to facilitate portage of shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western reaches of the James River via the James River and Kanawha Canal and the eastern reaches of the Kanawha River....
 when Thomas was orphaned at the age of only 7 in 1831.

After the war, Ranson went there and had a marble marker placed over the unmarked grave of Julia Neale Jackson
Julia Neale Jackson

Julia Beckwith Jackson was the mother of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson....
 (1798-1831) in Westlake Cemetery, to make sure that the site was not lost forever. Today, local folks in Ansted
Ansted, West Virginia

Ansted is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated on high bluffs along U.S. Highway 60 on a portion of the Midland Trail a National Scenic Byway near Hawk's Nest, West Virginia overlooking the New River far below....
, in an area which became the new State of West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, tend the gravesite of the young mother and speak of her little orphaned boy who grew up to be the legendary Stonewall Jackson. They also speak of Ranson's gesture, which is considered symbolic of the great affection his troops felt for Stonewall Jackson, who was a deeply religious and somewhat aloof man who put himself in harm's way on numerous occasions to protect his troops.