Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-11-05

lANhEE NOTIONS ABOUT TUE L.NEE ALEHfr
Of SroSEwALL JAcKspN. The following re-
view " Confederate strategy in general. aha
that of Stonewail Jackson bon a,t.crla-. taken
| from tie Washington CORES BON Icu-, ~ az.
} 81 Louis Republican, cannot ia; 4, Interest
ONT readers
The country mr-t NV tlf- time r1lrr realize
the situation in tai- vr4rfcr. a4l the EuuUlcdEc
mi thc ra deal change which have - suddenly
taken place cannot hut administer heavy
shock - the public pulse. \ littl. MOOR. than
Two short mont AZ W. were hesi.giug ihc
capital cf the rebels with our best army. under
. our hest generals; nov the enemy have . gain
invested Washington.
on the 29th ot june jackson turned MI
Clclnr'- right aui forced him back from tile
suburbs 81 GiruH.H.i. IU seven day. Uf bl0Ulv
battles; IA XIX 9th uf August Aa turns Pop-s
right and i'm five lays fighting hn-'- hin rn
tive tertidCattnI- gf Washington. Tuus. in
tvo short months the tide of battle has role
backward one hundred ana sixty miie-. nni
the position VI the colhbatants completely re-
[ yer-cl.
Tie "rcrati ny * "Stonevall-' J4cl-au-
Tor I'M doe, the f-hiing-ha. n0 parallel in
modern history. Ii will he remembered lie
occupied tile position VI Professor in thu
( Virginia Military Institute f1r years before
the war commenced, where he taught tho
young +. +. W. the science % war. aud fitted
them FIR chs command of their legions now ia
the field. There he was erillent'v ..tha
right man ID the right plce" When the war
began rs va commissioned BrisaIier Gcu
eral MI Volunteers, a-l L4l ~rmmanl ar
brigade in the battle Of Bull Ran, July zlst,
1851, where hc distinguished himself Nv biz
uutnchInE yalor aud cool control of liz f5rccs
\ In that cBgn cement. Gen. Bees South Caro-
lima troops wavyrcl, when he rallied them nv
cxclaiming look AZ Jlckson's mra: thcy
stand like n -tunrwail.' And Icanre.ar.I
J afterwards, using The same expression in de-
\ scribing their conduct III bis official report.
( Jackson wa dubbed III. present title from III
time. During the fall and winter following.
Y he was placed 10 command Of the small ..arinv
\ CT observation which held the upper valley
I of the Shenandoah" aud the country round
\ about Staunton. IL was intended that he
/ should remain quasi inactive. ID watch th..
enemy and 90 wait for him; hu; lie soon com
mcnCed maL pGvering on his own responsibility.
and began revealing evidences W tile stuff that
makes good generals. The higher military
authority at Richmond discovered early In the
spring that he was disposed towards sucn ex-
/ tensiye operations with his small command
| that he might get himself into tr0uble-in
fact, astgnished at the holiness he displayed
| they hogan 70 !raw the official reign VA BIN
but jackson cru-fily replied-.send me more
men anu less orders, more orders and less
| men. FROM that day they trusted him. III
pitched Shields at Winchester but failel.
only because Banks corps had not advanced
As iar South AZ the time as be supposed and
returning, reinforced Shields AZ the end II tie
\ first days fight. During the night he drew
Off ana retired up the valley.
In les than thirty days he dashed at FIRE.
m0nts advance. west of Stauntun AMI driving
II back, wheeled his army swept down TIC
valley and drove Banks across the Potomac.
Returning TO the upper valley, he mannuvered
around for three weeks-in the meantime daal-
4 ing Fremont heavy blow at Cross Keys aud
I thrashing Shields ia the Luray valley-and
then suddenly swept down the Virginia Central
I railroad, win Gordonsville. aud McCiel ans
/ right, before Richmond. The part he played
IN winding up cur campaign on tho Peninsula
! is well known. Almost before the smoke hal
lifted from the bloody field OF Chickahcnipy,
! he hear of him again on his old stamping
ground above Gordonsville. Cedar Mountain
was fought and won from Pope before he Eneio
has campaign 5caS opened. Jackson fell back,
but only to flank him on the iight Pope re-
| tired from the Rapidan to the RaPpahannock,
| but Jackson swung still further round to the
north and outfanked him again. Yet again
he gave up the Rappahannock and fell back
south Of NarrentoI, and, for the third time,
jackson outfanked him through Thoroughfare
Gap, and ut last got in his rear Pope now
had to fight. and he did il well; but victory
perched upon Jackson's banner, and our armies
| rest on the Potomac.