Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-03
BIOGRAPHY OF sToNEWALL JACKSON.

Stonewall Jackson was born very early IN lie
in fact so young was he at that interesting perloa
of his history that the date lurketh not in his own
memory, not yet in that of his present biograPher
Sufficient be it to say he was BORN. The ancestry
of s. j. has hitherto been shrouded in doubt. Some
nav 49,, K;iI ds Sd ends fc9% Jack sur
boots" Of the aforesaid j. the G. K. are yet in bis
possession, which accounts for the celebrity of his
movements. Others.declare him to be an ottshoot
| of the jackson family, the founder OF which was
| Jackson the Chinese Pirate They are all wrong
| Mr.. Editor; Stonewall Jackson is descended IN a
! curved line from the Wandering Jew. In early
time the Jew family was rich, but one evil day the
| head of it went down into Egypt bucked
! against Pharaoh and came back with nary shekei,
having lost them all in that interesting game from
that time till the discovery Of the Mississippi river
| the family was too poor to have a name. Stone
wallis grandfather ran q latboat on the aforesaid
| river and was extravagantly fond Of the classic
| game of "old sledge." He married, and IN the
course of time had four sons, whom he named-to
commemorate his fAvorite game-Hlgh, Low, JACK,
and the Game. Jack followed the example OF his
father married. and had one son, the SUBJECT OF thS
sketch, who was naturally called Jacks son, and IN
course of time jackson. A family trait turks IN
Stonewal for at any critical stage of the game he
is sure to turn" up and become the trump.
Young jackson in his youth gave great promise
of future usefulness so much so that when ne was
sent to school he invariably ran away to play tag
and''' leap frog" to the constant study OF which
he owes his agility One day Jackson's pare learn
ing Of his sons truancy, determined to chastlse II
out of him. and so collared the incipient hero and
bent him his knee, thus throwing prominent
part of the youth into bold relief Mrs jackson 1.-THE
mother) then seized shirt board with both hands
and proceeded to bring the youngster to sense OF
his duty by divers ponderous blows. Young Jack
son squirned like fiSh-worm but with that Spar
tan ffrmnesS that has ever distinguished him, shed
not q tear At about the fortieb blow the old lady
nh; lo ba aaca1 his hold and
inquired, MY son, wilt thou go to school in tu-
tureY The young hero raised his head, wiped his
sleeve across his nose, and looking up into his
fathers face said: 1" | say, old gentleman, why am
like cabin passenger on canal boatr' Ny
son, | know not" sagely observed Jackson senior.
Why" said the young incorrigibe, with know
ing wink, IFS because am boarded dstern" The
enraged iather could only calculate, board HIM
again. old lady, board him again." mot l., said
the mother, dropping the shirt board "4ou might
as well lsrup StOae,cdH'
From that day to this the hero has gone by the
name of Stonewall Jackson But mother" said
the father the released youth skedaddled out Of
the room to finish his gaue of tag, " What shall
we do with the boy = DO? why send him to
West Point, he amt good for nothing else
Stonewall went to West Point Many interesting
events occurred during his pupilage there, but
following the example Of the New York papers
eondense.
Stonewan jackson passed a creditable exAmna-
ton, and graduated number two from the fOoD OF
his class and the rebellion having just commenced
was Immediately appointed Btigadier General by
the Southern ConfeIeracy the United States Gov
eminent paying his livery stable bill at West Point
! and his passage to the rebel lines. While passing
| through our army he stopped to make sketch Of
| our Notifications, when inconSiderate sentinel
! demanded his pass. The sentinel was Immediately
| sentenced to be hung, out was afterwards allowed
| to resign.
The New York papers have given such an accu-
rate account of Stonewalrs military exploits that
need no more than give brief epitome, taken from
! that same reliable source.
! His first battle was a: Bull Rum in 1861, where
| he slew whole division Of the Federal army with
! his own hand, and then got slowed himself In
| this battle both armies were defeated but unfor-
tunately, neither Of them found it out in time to
take advantage Of it. The Union army was greatly
! outmanaged but gained material advantage"
! (see McD. S dispatches)
! In June, 1852, he took command Of 500, 900 men,
(See Northern papers of that date) and turned his
attention to the political economy of the Shenan-
| doah Valley. Not liking the state Of the currency
there, he determined to abolish Banks in doing
which several desperate battles were fought in all
of which, though Outnumbered, our troops gam
ed material advantage" (see B-ks dispatches
| but our cavalry horses becoming thirsty the army
! fell back to the Potomac to water them.
| JackSons horses, also being dry, he pushed on
for the same watering place, but learning that FIRE.
mont had cut loose, fell back. Fremont following,
desperate engagement took place at Front Royal,
IL which Stonewall would have been annihilated
had not the U. s. Government stopped the battle
! IN Y. Tri6) to hold court of inquiry to see If
| Fremont had not paid three postage stamps too
much for a bushel of oats, furnished through Cal
ifornia friend, to horse Of his body guard. While
| the court was in session, Stonewall skedadded-
Fremont followed however, and would have bag
| ged him If he had not taken the wrong road IN Y
HeTatdO and travelled North while jackson was
| gong South Getting safe back to Richmond,
Stonewa bore leading part in the battles i'll front
of that doomed" (see all the papers) city
According to the Northern prints, jackson suf-
Tered terribly IN person in these battles He lost
his right leg at Hanover Court. House. and his left
at GAINESVILLE The next day while leading his
corps into battle at SaVages his horse baulk ed in
'front.' OF barrel Of beans, which had been abandon
| ed oy our army, and he was compelled to dismount
and go 1t on foot in doing which he lost his right
| Peach Orchard "
Two days after, at the battle of Malvern Hill he
stopped down to fasten his SHOE and while in that
| position his head was blown off BY lO3 900 ponnd
snel. This was the unkindest cut of all: but the
od veteran merely raised his martial form erect and
said: my bleeding country, Tcbeerfnv msEs tba
sacrifice. Old head FAREWELL" These are bnt a
ie" oil the wounds the old man has recelyed-accor
Jung 10 the papers Even as | write. the renort
comes that this modern Briareous lost another arm
at Antietam. -
otoneWal jackson, in personal appearance, is
most most unloVely-and it is said chat he-like the
Asnantees-fles his teeth to sharp noint every
O U morning. He stands eleven feet five inches
!or nVe feet eleven inches, am not certain which,
III ms oo0ts-when he has got any,
D. nus mar Is black, and furnished to order by
na S OF New York. IH religion he is at times
a. oesoot Oatholc-at least he followed closely in
~? nooStepS of the Pope during one of his cam
P"'sus-ano at others he il a caportuer for the
h Tract Society-at any rate he has proba
uy Ieit more tracks in Virginia than any other
mnlte man and according to the papers, always
SOsS i1to battle with family Bi6le under one arm
ha .o Gesk testament in the coat tail pocket, which
ne :, reads during the intervals of the fighting.
ne IS abSteminnS in his hah