The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-21

Death of General. THOMAS J. alias
'sStOnewalfs' JacksonRASevere Dis.
aster to the Rebels.
The Tebels have sustained severe loss il
the death of theirmost distinguished, able
and successful soldier, and with the excep-
ton OF Lee, the greatest military comm an
der they possess We allude to General
Thomas Jefferson jackson, better known BY
his familiar and popular cosnomen "Stone-
wall" Jackson. In every action in Virgin
Ia, from and including Bulls, Run to that OF
the late severe, bloody battle at Ghancellor.
vile, where he received what proved to be
his mortal wound, his m ilitary talent and in
trepidity have been conspicuous, and have
won for the rebels what military advantages
they may have gained.
He wasca regularly educated m ilitary off
ticer, at the West Point Academy, and served
as Lieutenant and Captain in the Mexican
War .Resiguinga his commission few
years ago. he became a Professor In the
Military University of the State of Virginia.
DE was in that capacity when the rebellion
broke out After some hesitancy and scru-
Piles, 1t is said, he cousecrated his potent
sword and influence to that cause. It was
In the first battle of Bull Run that be OBJ
tanned his cognomen of "Stonewa He
oOh wig OOlOuel oOd-
ham, of South Carolina, finding his m en- re-
coiling from the terrible fire and brilliant
charges of the Union soldiers, sought to in
spirit them by pointing to Jackson. See
there, men, he said, look, Jackson stands
like stone wall!' no -'lia>,t z ~
He soon had an independents and in
the Valley of Virginia, and fought the
bloody battle of Winchester, with Shields, in
February or March, 1862. Retiring for
time from the Union forces by skilful re-
treat he made a second Eruption in the.
Valley upon General Banks, 10 Nav, 1862.
He fought several battles with that officer,
who succeeded in saving his command by a
mastery retreat. General Fremont, Shields
and Mcdowell, with their respective corps.
advanced to cut Jackson off He turned and
fought the battle of Cross Keys with Ere
mont, and then. 10 day or two afterward,
fought second bloody battle with Shields
at Port Republic. Eluding Mcdowell, he
directed his steps toward Richmond, and in
the midst of the seven days. bloody fight be
fell upon the rear of General McClellau-a
movement that necessitated the retreat OF
that distinguished commander at Harrison's
Landing. Leaving the Peninsula with his
division OF the army, he advanced toward
Washington and encountered the forces of
General Pope at Cedar Mountain, where
terrible contest ensned.
1t was his raid in the rear of Pope that
brought on the great battle of Bull Run in
August, 1862. He there commanded the
right wing of the rebel army. He was with
Lee in his Maryland campaign. He took
Harper's Ferry, with its II 600 prisoners.
and rejoined Lee just in time to prevent that
commander from being entirely destroyed at
Antietam. He was in the great battle of
Fredericksburg on the 18th of Decem Der 4,
1862. and took the leading part in carrying
out Lees plans in the Hooker campaign Just
passed. He there lost an arm, it is said
from an accidental fire of his own men. II
was amPutated. but pneumonia set liz, and
caused his death.
lie was active, energetic, prudent and
skillful, and his loss is an irreparable disas-
ter to the rebel service. They bad better
have lost whole division of their army. It
is almost an Offset, to HOoker's repulse.
Gin En0