Full Moon: Partial Blame for Civil War General's Death
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* General Stonewall Jackson was shot at the battle of Chancellorsville
* The angle of the moonlight proved fateful on May 2, 1863, an astronomer says
* It obscured the view of his own men, researchers say
* Confederate infantrymen mistook him for the enemy and opened fire
http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/05/full-moon-partial-blame-for-civil-war.html
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