Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-21
GEN. JACKSON'S MOVEMENTS.

The Campaign in the Tcl'ey-Iast amount Of
srork J,ertormcd-" StOnenaWs" S:rGtGgy-Bat-
ties OF Cross Ecys and Leriston.
\ writer in the Richmond Wig, who s evident
| " thoroughly acquainted with JackSonS every
movement furnishes the following interesting mar
rative of what Gen. jackson has accomplished in
the Valley during the past few months:
In reviewing the operations of General Jackson,
for the last three months il will be found that lie
has probably accomplished more, in that brief re-
Rod with the means al his command than ever was
achieved BY any other General of ancieu. modern
times. | believe that his campaign dnring the
Spring will compare favorahly even with the almost
incredible achievements Of Napoleon in his ce'ebrat-
ed campaign in Italy. With handful of citizen
soldiers but partially drilled, and poorly armed and
equipped nc has in little more than sixty days.
marched over five hundred miles, fought about
twelve battles-fivs Of which were pitched battles
defeated four Gcnprais-routed four armieS-cap.
tured millions of dollars worth OF stores &C. and
killed. wounded and secured prisoners, almost as
many of the enemy as he has soldiers under his
command.
In the latter part of March, jackson was at Win
chester, with about three or four thousand men,
Being pressed by superior force, he compelled
10 fall back before the hosts of Gen. Banks Slow
ly and in good order he retired up the Valley con-
testing every inch of ground. ut Kernstown he
turned upon his pursuer, and for two successive
mark, that the recent occupation of the lover Val
ley by our forces has enabled us to gather facts IN
regard to those battles which adj new luSrc to the
glOrieS Of these fights. 1t is now aScrrainci that
JacksOns force at Kernstown was not much over
$500, whilst that Of the enemy Was l., 900 OF the
enemy $50 were buried in Winchester and on the
battle field, many others were sent home for inter
meDt, and ! 500 were wounded, whilst our loss in
killed and wounded was less than 500. The .Sith
Pennsylvania Regiment went into the battle with
$50 men and came out with three hundred
Having taught the enemy this severe lessen Jack
son continued his progress up the Valley, holding
the whole army of the enemy in check until he
could obtain reinforcemens. Arriving at Harrison
burg, with his wearied and exhausted by con-
tinual marching and skirmishing jackson left the
main valley road and turned off eastward on the
Swift Ran Gap road His object was to cross the
Shenandoah river, and, having placed this strong
defence between him and the enemy to be quiet TO
give his men a chance to reSt-to watch the move
ments OF the enemy, and to await reinforccrncnts
Here he joined by Gen. Ewell, but their united
force was not sufficient to meet the enemy in the
open field. 1t must be remembered, too that a.
this time Staunon and the upper part OF the Valley
were threatened by large force from the West,
under Miroy. Gen. johnson, with about $500
men, was the only obstacle to The advance Of Miroy
Being thus with command Of less than 90, 900
men, including Johnson'S and threatened by Banks,
with an estimated force Of $4,000 one side, and
Milroy with six eight thousand on the other, he
was obliged to accomplish by stratagem what he
could not effect in the open field To this end, be
moved across the Blue Ridge, as if with the view of
uniting with the forces of Gen. JOS E. Johnston.
lie took care however, to leave Ewells forces con-
cealed in the gorges Of the mountains, near Swift
Kun, and Ashby's cavalry to picket the country
closely, so as to cut off all information from the
enemy to his true purposes. The manCeuyre ef-
fectualfV ha hu-ith
graphed to Washington that Jackson had evacuated
the Valley and fed to Gordonsville! In day or
two jackson turned up at Staunton, and Fastening
to join Gen. Ed. johnson, he fell upon Mroy at
Mcdowell, and routed him, and pursued him to
Franklin, in Pendleton county.
In the meantime, Banks, supposng that Jackson
was eastof the Ridge, weakened his force by send
ing Shields with 10000 men to join Mcdowell and
another detachment to reinforce Milroy. jackson
having thus cleared his left flank by dispensing Mil
goys forces FASTENED by the nearest route towards
liarrisonburg, where he could act in conjunction
with Ewell. Ewell came out of his hiding place.
and, while portion of the conjoint forces marched
down the Valley turnpike. towards Strasburg, to
which place the greater portion of Banks army had
fallen back, the residue crossed the Massanutten
mountain, and hurried down the banks of the She
nandoah to Front Royal, where they attacked and
captured the forces stationed at that point. The
sound of the gave Banks the first intmation
of the proximity of an enemy, and he Immediately
commenced his precipitate flight to Winchester
An effort was made to intercept him near Newtown
but the attempt was only partially successful The
swiftfooted Banks had passed the junction of the
road, with part of his army, before the wearied
forces of jackson could come up with them. He
pierced Banks column, however, and drove por.
ton of it southwark up the road while the main
oooy ned towards Winchester. A running fight of
eight or ten miles ensued Banks flying and jackson
Pursuing. Near Winchester the enemy made a
Stand, but the invincibo columns of jackson bore