Jackson and 15,000 men, encamped between the Middle and South Rivers, also gathered for prayer beneath this tree, so in Shenandoah Valley lore, it became known as the “Stonewall Jackson Prayer Tree”.  Over time this 350 year old tree stood proudly on the edge of a farm field (located near Mt. Meridian in Agusta County, Grottoes, Virginia) owned by Warren E. (Deceased) and Catherine M. Wilkerson and their family until May 27, 2011, when the diseased-weakened oak was blown down by high winds.