Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-24
sroNEwALL JAcKsoY-wHo AND WHAT he Is.

Thomas J. F,rson Jackson vas bern 10 Lewis county
Virginia III 1925. He il, therefore, Just thlFy-seven
years old-the al age for OF gtnus-an Argument
against me- ii s family though BY no M ana wealthy,
was one Of ex elsys and Influential Iamifeaiors;
cay and politically their has always been high
even In artocratc Virginia and it was this advantage
orhaps which saved hero from neglect when be
urnsd upon the world very poor young orphan for il
vas by family irhIeuoo, exert in behalf OF his intel
lectual and moral promise, that he was mLda West
Point cadet at the age VI sVenser. II was bis own
cousin Judge Jackson OF the United States Court who
.kedaed from Winchester last mo5jh on che sbproaeh
Of the scamp Thomas Jefferson rccstly pstrifsd inc
"SoneNal" His perlinscy In procuring his cldeisbip
shoEs tn Bsug then a resident Of CaIks5urg N
Western Virginia he walked from that place 10 WAah.
tnetor bearing with him letters Of conmendston to
the Congressional Representative OF his district, urging
the claims OF Jackson TO csdeehp at West Point Acgd-
emy Alter come delay at the capital, his applicable
VS. successful aud, with HIS commission in lis pock,t
10 Travelled foot all the way from the capital to West
Point there 10 receive the rudimerts OF tie science #
IS oneWRll"
he was graduated with high honors in the same class
with Mcclellan, just the Mexican broke out, i'm
media ely entered service With Gen. Scott brev,t
lieutenant aud made full lieutenant for gallant
| iact in the memorable campaign from Vera Cruz to
Yexico. For the came suhcing reason he rcceIveda
slpains shouldeT-spp5 at Ceio GoIdo aud brevet
sd MILO st CheEuepec for distinguished services.
Oa It's return home with impaired heGlh after the war,
he resigned his commission and elected professor Of
natural ard experimental philosophy in the Military Ia.
| sttute Of Virginia.
Ia connection with his Mexican career, blythe by, l
recall anecco.e charscefitic Of the man, which
irs heard in Winchester, tu which fad well repro
| lucei in the Philadelphia Inquirer OF lac date
During the battle OF Ohepultepec, where he com
handed section OF hagrudeI'd battery attached TO Phi
oW's division, he ordered by that commander 10
withdraw hs section, as, according 10 Pillows idea,
was TOO much exposed Giving heed whatever to the
| Generals order, he rapidly lmbersd up and moved
hundred yards nearer the enemys works, whore he did
| great execution"
From the tranquility Of hia professoahp he was called
by Gov. LetcEpr when this Internal rebellion broke out,
| to the head Of regiment, aud VAS Gsgned the
command at HdrpeIs Ferry, "by lhs unanimous
msndation OF the ctuhc, aud the unanimous COZ ma
| ton OF the convention"
Jackson who had superseded several rSiniI militia
generals there in lu'n supersededb by N Jo John
son. he theu made biigldier b. II DAvi' ard
it was at the battle OF Manassas, in command If the
"Souewa'l brigade $50 called because recruited from
stoneWsll oOuntry' that he acquired his Low NOUS
| sobriquet
"The re bel account OF Jlckson's early operations 1t
Winchester if not yeracOuj enough for history, will at
least not ague you It has not been reproduced in this
section bsiieve. nv
| ga Mach they cay, Winchester again threate
Ell by such overwhelming forces under General Bank
that every arrangement was made Tor evacuation
ne government stores AID hospitals removed 9
various clothing and cooking sOcieas Nefe disbat dtd
aud nothing lett pertaining TO an army but the men COM
D sing il. JIcksons whole !orcr Mcndirg cavalry Gnd
mi tia cid no. amount 10 900 men nevertheless, he
twice offered battle 20 the union troop the 18th aud
ll;h Of Mlrch On tie night Of the llth he withdrew
Wthcu. az eBg meut, and on the morning Of the l2h
the euemy marched into Winchester, tquldron Of
Assbys cavalry slowly retiring about square in ad
vance o. th,m. According TO Gsn Shields account
there was Uuion force Ct 1900 in the Town at the
time OF the b,tte 'ought TIE 2Si OF March. Jack.
son. with only 500 men, returned 10 Winchester from
| Newmarket and fought tie battle OF KearpstoHn-
| U lon lolg not less than 600 Confederate loss AZ
BIrnC the Imaginative elements in this account l. Is
no. with ut tr~.
"Storewal JaCk5onis everywhere described slow
nau :" inleIecu i y even duh Some say be was a te-
jiols professor and all agree that be has creeping
lutk Aud yet, il you ask them now wbai they melu
by thai. they say they do not know all they do know
L. that he is obstinate mule, and pluCky as bul
| dog which just nothing OF man whose prime
uqa'y is CELEBRITY quick Conclusions and startling
cu,ion Who "a q soldier, is as rapid as no is wary
AboundDg in surprises brave almost to rashness and in
| v2n,ve almost 10 romance.
As his outward man, he looks at least year
older than he is-his hight about FIVE feet ten inches
hs figure thick set, tqlsresaouidered and decidedly
clumsy hs lit very awkward, STOPPING and with loT
strides He often walks with he head somewhat on ooe
| side aud his eyes fixed upon the ground, mparng to
his whole appearance that distracted quality which young
| ladies' describe absent minded lady who has
| known him long aud well has told NE that she never
saw him horseback without laUghng-short stirrupE,
knees cfampCd up heels stuck behind, ind chin
his brcas'-A mes. ugmilitlry phenomenon. In society
he is quiet but cheerful not oqlaCous but intel igent
and shaWd in religion, tue blues kind OF Prsbyte-
rln and Icmely strict in church obserVauc6s. In
Winchester he took very active part in Teviva!s, and
habitually led the union prayer meetings.
| "Tj illustrate the popularity OF the man For some
reasons, which have been made public, the expe
deacy Of no ing him from his commald was at one
time freely ssussed the COnedtrate Cabinet and all
but two members favored the mOiOu these two arguing
that Of such Exemplary issty and yet OF such
ileuse religious enthusiasm rrd niomitabie frmness,
must po:s, ss these moral elements which, combined
tn us mill AIRY education and experience, should CCn
situte great GeLer. Their opposition served to post
yons a decision, ami the motion was held under Colsd
,raion. Meantime the people OF the Valley got wiLd
o the affair and vita great QUERY Of indignation and
reats, so sssaSd the powers at X edmond that the
preston was diourei Ike Rot potato ltwis about
| this time tla' cksOn sem TO Redmond bis rebel
| famous dispatck-Send Inc more men aud no orderF,
or more orders and 10 msn.'
Sch is the re5,l Napoleon, for whom his pcople
venture 20 Ga that In four ks he has marched 500
miles and roa four victories that lie has crippled or
dispersed the forces of Alto7 and Scbenck at Mcdowell
nks at Front Royal and Winchester Fremont at Gross
E'ys ard Shields at Port Republc-tha. he holds NJ.
DoYtll in check take Of Washington AID Mary.
| land ald m:uopoz for the amusCmcnt c. The world,
the attention Of siT dlstir gdisled .rerals."
NoTE RI 7HK EDITOR OF TAX WHi4 The real ori
gin of the soubriquet OF "Sonew ali" DO found in
the following extract from the Richmond WI q Of July
~ h. 1861 eight days after the battle OF MIuass'. We
az ga here that the Incident mentioned By the cor.
respondent OF the Mercury stands upon the authority Of
Ger. Bees principal AID:
| General Jackson.
Ia the following merited OF the heroi'm Of Cen
Bee by the CORE spondsnt of the Charleston HcTV il
Incidental mention of one Of whom us hs' BEEN sid,
though in fact he was ore of the rRin instruments in
the schsy ment Of the great victory. For three sol
houra he stood NJ ucbing the violent assaults q
the enemy and the stone DlH TO which his oyerpoS
cred fOrccs constantly rallied aud whose nVnc bic besr
iog infused into them removed Grdour Gen. Bee was
not the only ga laut officer in that well stricken field