Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-26
General 5acksoo,- Expedition OF the Upper
Enlamlac.


The Richmond correspondent Of the New Or
leans Crescent, referring to the late movements Of
Gen. Jaokson's division, says:
Jaekson's expedition to Bath and Hancock,
though attended with many hardships to his
troops, especially in their Te5U1l, has been fol-
lowed by the happiest results. II threw the
Yankees, from LeesDurg all the way mp, forty or
fifty miles, into q terrible commotiou, and drove
SIX or eight thousand oftbem from the soil of the
Old Dominion. They Rcd from Bath, from
Hancock, and, after Jackson had returned half
way 20 Winchester, and his main body was
more than twenty miles tom them, broken down
and with no thought Of moving, they fed from
Romney ia hideous disorder, leaving ali their
stores, 500 tents, and even their morning reports,
behind them. 4 bakers dozen of Hampshire
cavalry took possession Of the town within a
quarter Of an hour after they left, and captured
"a number Of prisoners, some of whom were
brought down here yesterday, and declared on
the road, TO the officer who had charge Of them,
that there would be no more fighting, for Tie
men composing the army, whatever might be the
opinion - their officers, were perfectly satisfied
that the South could no. be whipped They-the
men Of the army, including themselves, said
these ilinoisians-would hight ike the devil as
long rs they believed there was any use in flint
ING but they were wei convinced that fighting the
South was labor worse than thrown away. This
comes TO me from the officer who brought them
down. and l am inclined to think that such must
be the real feeling Of the Yankee army.
When our troops arrived at Hancock they were
wild with enthusiasm, for they were only seven
miles from Pennsylvania; and believed, simple
fellows that they were 70 be the first army OF
invasion. A soldier in Gilham's regiment cells
me that every man of the army, having the ut
70 = IL Ill -I~H|- T--.
agreed 20 90 into the rich valley Of the Susque-
hanna, only a few miles of, on the condition Of
remaining there, with the river behind them,
their supplies cut off, and no chance but TO forage
on the enemy-tho easiest thing in the world
and 10 thrash our anything that could be brought
AGAINST them. Had the invasion been made, if
oniv as a fOray on a large scale, for Jackson and
Loring had nineteen regiments with them, and
thirty pieces Of artillery, the effect would nave
been tremendous. Harrisburg, and even Phla-
delpbia would have trembied Banks and Stone,
yea, the great Mcclellan himself would have
been IN a pretty iuttsr. But Jackson told his
men. after they had burned some bridges, blown
up a tunnel and destroyed the railroad track, that
he lad accomplished what be had intended to do,
and they were satisfied.
In thinking a50utthe immense advantages we
wonld have gained by adopting the aggressive
oolicv and carrying the war into Pennsylvania
and Ohio, I always feel a sense Of modification
and rage and / do not wonder that Beaureglrds
views Of the proper mode of conducting the cam
naiyn. as expressed in the preface TO his report
If The battle of Manassas, should have been
| withheld from the public by those who forced
the defensive policy upon q people whose every
instinct was adverse to it. Nor is 1t surprising
tbatC Congress, in ordering this report to beprnted
should have decreed to suppress Boauregards
Jews and the adverse comments OF the eXecu-
ion. The time has not yet come when a differ
eut opinion between two such persons can with
! safaty be submitted to the impartial tribunal CT
an intelligent public opinion. 1t is well for US
that the closed portals Of Congress have kept
back from US the fierce discussions over this re-
port. which shook that body to It's center fes-
hans. too, it is well for us that the defensive
noilcy was adopted, for had our armies penetrated
Pepnsylvania and Ohio early in the campaign,
az surely as the sun shines in heaven the demo-
crsev Of these States would have clustered about
Il a left Dagis party would have risen IN the
North. our army would have swelled every step
If mar advance 10 philadelphia and New York,
and reconstruction would have been inevitable
In this aspect, and IN this alone, can l see the
least comfort or the least wisdom in the defensive
noJicy. Imay Ds, and in tho long run, doubt
less is tie best policy but it mas cost US terri
bIy. terribly.