Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) lost his arm in a battle at Chancellorsville, a wound which ultimately proved fatal. Jackson's chaplain, prior to the General's death, conducted a funeral and buried the arm where it remains today, 125 miles from Jackson's grave. The chaplain conducted a funeral for Jackson's arm and buried it with full military honors!
Based on correspondence, actions and eyewitness reports, it is likely Jackson was a Freemason, but no records exist to confirm the fact. On one occasion he was observed to return the sign of distress to a union soldier and speculation is he may have been a member of a traveling military Lodge.
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