The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-11-19
The COnqueror OF Lee and Jackson.

The Cincinnati Times, some days ago,
/ contained the following remarkable facts,
which have been lost sight of by the sue
cession of military events that have
crowded themselves before the public the
past year:
The rebel General Lee was whipped in
Western Virginia about one year ago
He marched 20 the Tygart Valley at the
head of about twenty-five thousand men,
for the purpose of retaking Beverly,
Buckhannon, Clarksburg, and all that
section of country. The National out
post was then at Cheat Mountain, sup
ported by camp at Elkwater, fifteen
miles distant These two points were de-
Tended by about nine thousand men, in
command of Gen. Reynolds
After careful survey of our position,
Lee made an early morning attack on
both camps, but SO admirably had Gen.
Reynolds disposed of his small force at
the most available points, that the enemy
were not only driven from the fortifca-
tons, but were pursued for some dis
lance. Gen Lee pronounced the fortif
cations impregnable, and soon retired
from that section of the country
He is now in command of the largest
army the rebels ever had Gen Reyn-
olds, who is admitted to be one of the
best military men of the country, was
compelled, soon after, by family bereave-
ments, to withdraw from the service.
This summer, however, he again rendered
his services to the Government, if he was
permitted to retain his old seniority.
That the War Department would not per-
nit, and he is still in private life, his
splendid military Qualities unappreciated
by the Government.
Stonevall Jackson has been once
whipped during the war 1t was an open
fight at Winchester, jackson, however,
having the advantage of position and
somewhat as to numbers. Gen. Nathan
Kimball (then a ColoneD commanded
the Federal troops, Gen. Shields, who
was in command of the small army, hav-
ing been wounded in little skirmish the
day previous.
After several hours fighting, in which
Kimball skillfully checked all of Jack
sons movements, and after nearly all of
his reserve had been advanced to the line
of battle, Kimball ordered his whole line
to the charge Jackson's " Stonewall +"
brigade broke under the charge, fed rap
idly up the valley and were promptly
pursued.
Since then jackson has gained the
highest rank in the rebel army, while
Kimball the only officer who enjoys the
honor of having whipped him, has been
kept in command of an insignificant
brigade
1t is remarkable that both the generals
who enjoy the honor of whipping Lee and
Jackson, are from Indiana.
The Times might have appropriately
added that the same regiments which
whipped Lee at Cheat Mountain, also
overpowered the Stonewall brigades of
Jackson at Winchester; not only that,
but they saved the day at Antietam; for
had it not been for the stubborn fighting
of Kimballs brigade on that bloody field,
where it stood out like bold promon-
tory, whose sides were dashed by an
angry, surging ocean-Sumner's corps
would have been routed, Mcclellan s
center pierced and his army overthrow.
No wonder Gen. French baptized it the
Gibralter brigade" All honor to the
brave 18th, which has won such imper-
ishable renown for its commanders Let
not the merits of the rank and file be
lost sight of, by giving all the credit to
the Generals commanding.