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Randon Billings Noble

Randon Billings Noble’s work has appeared in the Modern Love column of the New York Times, the Massachusetts ReviewPassages NorthSuperstition Review, and The Millions, among other publications.

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General Jackson's "Chancellorsville" Portrait, taken at a Spotsylvania County farm on April 26, 1863, seven days before his mortal wounding at the Battle of Chancellorsville

Stonewall Jackson’s Arm

May 2, 2013 | Essays

I was walking through a cornfield in search of a cemetery in the middle of Virginia. A fox trotted across the path in front of me and disappeared in the forest of stalks with barely a rustle. I was searching for Stonewall Jackson’s lost arm.