The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-31
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Mam,r ~ 2an. z. ]. Jackson
friend Of this i'instrioua warrior, whose
deeds are now rssoundins from one end of tn"
Confederate States Ia the other, hss enabled
0s 10 give the folioWi ing sketch OF h's nj" p''
vtously to his acceptance Of command IN IN"
Confederate army Since that time II htf o"'
soIe psrt Of the history OF the country
He wSs born IN clarksbnrs, In the county
CT Lswie, In tie year is1'', at highly respect
able psrents both st wLom died dunn a'r
infancy. leaving hun without 'eni III The
world During his early childhood he resided
with an uncle, whose name We d'd not near
and ri the AYE OF sixteen he had conducted
himself 10 well, aud produced such - favor
able impresrion of his euersy aud integrity
thaa he u ~ chosen constable Of the county. In
the year 1912 n cadet had been appointed from
his district IA West Point, who decliued To-
60 jackson Immediately conceived the
idea Of filing the place ne had left va
can't Our informant says that one day
while 1t was raining exceedingly hsrd he
burst suddenly into HE otic-, the rain
streaming from mis- Clothes Aud told him
thSi he must give him letter 10 NJ. hayes. 1t
taat time representative in Congress from the
Lewis District Upon be,pe asked what he " ant
"a with such letter lie replied he "isheito 20
70 West Point His friend pointed 0ut 70 him
what he regarded IS the absurdity of sueh A
scheme, seeing that he WAS very deficient IN
education ami would, therefore probably not he
able to stand the preliminary examination. lie
scknow isde ed the alleged deficiency but said he
wa sure he had the perseverance 10 make 1t
up He obtained the letter withou, further diff
nculty, and that very evening borrowed p
horse, under promise to SEND him back by 4
boy whom he carried with him, and rode 10
Oarksburg to take the stage 1t had been rain
ing for weeks as it can only rain in that coun-
Wy, the roads were muddy as they are muddy
nowhere else that ever we heard Of jackson
arrived in time but on account of the muddy
roads, the Postmaster had furnished the mail
an hour before time, and the stage was already
gone With characteristic fidelity to his pro
mise, .acksen sent the horse back, instead OF
riding him on In pursuit of the stage, snd took
Il on foot through the mud. After a run II
thirteen mles he overlook the stage, jumped
in. went to Washington all muddy AS he Was,
presented his letter to Mr.. Hayes, and was 10y
him, In turn, presented &c the Secretary of War
who gave him the coveted warrant AT West
Point he severely felt the want of early edaca-
non but his inctomitabe spirit overoame every
obstacle He was never marked for demert
during his four years, ami graduated with the
class of 1916. the game in which McClel Ian
graduated.
The young graduate was ordered OH u Inc
distely, with the rank OF Second Lieutenant,
20 Join Gsnsral Taylors army III the Valley
of the Rio Grande. He arrived after the bat
Ties of Palo Alto, kssaca de la Palma, and
Monterey, and before that OF Buena Vista was
ordered to join General Scott before Vera
Cruz At the siege of this latter place he
commanded q battery, and attracted attention
by his GOODNESS and lhe judgmen. with which
he worked his guns, and was promoted First |
Lieutenant. For his conduct ?, Cerro GoIdo,
he was brevetted Captain. He was il ell |
Scott Q battles TO the city Of Mexico, and be |
hsved 50 well that be was bre0tted MAJOR for |
his services. On one occasion he commanded |
battery upon which the fire of the enemy |
who were raw, incontinen.ly ran. Jack
son was advised to retreat; but he said if |
be could get a reinforcement Of fifty regulars |
he would take the enemys battery opposed to |
him, insteaA of abandoning his own. He sent |
for tue named reinforcement, but, before it |
came, he had already stormed tho obnoxious |
battery.
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this campaign that he was compelled TO resi- gn
He accepted q professorship at the Military
Institute where he continued until the seces-
sion Of Virginia. LII height he il abou. six
feet, with q weight of about one hundred and
eighty. He lie quite as remarkable for his mo-
raj a. he has proved himself TO be for his tight.
ing quslties-being perfectly conscientious
man, just 10 all his ways, and irreprCacha
bic In his dealings with his fellow men Ii is
said he is a fatalist, az Napoleon WAS, and has
no fear that he can he killed before hie time
comes He ia as calm in the midst OF & hurri
cane OF bullets as he Was in the pew OF has
church at Lexington, when he was professor
Of the Institute. He appears to be man Of al
most superhuman endurance. Neither heat nor
He cares nothing for good quarters and dainty
fare. Wrapped il his blanket, he throws him
self down on the ground any " here. and sleeps
~ soundly ss though he were in a palace. He
hives a. the soldiers live, and enduFes ali the
fatigue and all the suffering that they endure
Ills vigilance Is something marvellous. He
never seems to sleep, and lets nothing pass
without his personal scrutiny. He can neither
be caught mapping nor whipped when ho il
wide awake. The rapidly of his marches is
something portentous He is heard OF by the
enemy at one point and before they can make
10 their minds to follow him he 10 off at al
other His men have little baggage, and he
moves, as nearly as he can, without encum
brance. He keeps 80 constantly in motion
that he never has sick list, and no need of
hospitals. In these habits, and in will as de-
termined az that Of JnliuE Caesar, are read the
secret Of his great success. His men adore
him, because he requires them to do nothing
which he does not do himself, because ne con,
stantiy leads them to victory, AMI because
they see he is a great soldier.
IsrKR1sTIso PROM NEW MExIO0. -- WI puu
lishsd yesterday q full account OF tGs Dattls
OF 0loristta, new Mexico. taken II ON the
Houston (rsxas) Telegraph. Of May 9Th From
she same paper we cory the following
Dursre the fight OF q loretta New SEQ,
Tom Green was watching Oanby, Sibiey was
~ AlbpUperOu0. and Sto0l0 Was at DoLu