The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-18
From the Norfolk County journal
Biographical Sketch of Stcnewan


the arm = of The Potomac 10 which its write
il a soldier. It has qualities Of wit aud sar-
easm which entitIe 1t to rank with the bes'
predictions of the day.
Your correspondent has seen many DO
graphical sketches of the renowned stone
wal;;n bptthey all abound in inconsste neles.
untrutbs, aud Inaccuracies. In the hands Of
some historians, his life, like short India
rubber blanket of long soldier, Is stretched
to suit 1.-THE subjsct. To others, his eveut-
full history has been as a lump of clay In the
hand, of . chiid-capabls of any degree Of
plastic distortion or beauty, from Hindoo
idoit winged statuette of Apollyon zthe
lovely. Some there be who declare him a
myth, q will-o,thecwisp. q dancing ack of
the wilderness. the creation of mind or any
amod OF Of minds -disordered = but they. err,
Mr.. Editor StonewAn Jackson is,a fixed
fact, melancholy fact, stubborn fact; that
his Fife may not go down into darkness, that
his deeds Of daring may not be wiped out
forever like sum in simple division on a
schoolboy,s slate, a historian is nseded-one
thatis faithful, capable and unbiased; Hike
those, for instance, who. do the biographical
sketches for the Now York morning dailies
-one that. is wholly competent, and that
careth 4notea pin for North ern praise nor
Southern com meudation. Such an one IS
ammo Domipi,s2and he herewith presents
o history which he is willing to take his
afidaRy -is.ss reKa bile apdcworthy a. though
it was was written for one of the aforesaid
Immaculate sheets.
Stouewalf ) acksou was born very early in
life-in fact, so young was he at that 10
teresting period of his history that the date
thereof lurk eth not in his own memory, nor
yet in that of bis present biogrSpher, Sufi-
Gent be st to say, be was born. The an
cestry of s j. has hitherto been shrouded
In doubt Some have asserted that he is
descended from Jack, surnamcd the Giant
Killer and that the "Seven league boots" Of
the aforesaid j. the G. Z. are yet in his pos
session, which accounts for the celebrity Of
his movements. Others declare him to be
an of-shoot of the Jacobin family, the
founder Of which was Jackaow, the Chinese
pirate. They are all wrong Mr.. Editor.-
Stouewall jackson is descended in a curved
lire from the Wandering Jew. In early
times the.J VS. family was 'bucked' against
PhaToab, and came back with nary shekel,
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 q name. Stonewalls grandfather run
fatboat 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 be named-to
commemorate his family game-High, Low.
Jack. and the Game. Jack followed the
example OF his father, married, and had one
son, the subject of this sketch, who was
naturally called Jacks son, and in the course
Of time, jackson. A family trait turks in
Stonewall, 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 30
that when he was sent to school he iuvari-
ably ran away to play tag and leap frog
20 the constant study of which he owes his
agility. One day, Jackson's pere, learning
OF his SONS truancy, determi ned to chastise
1t out of him. aud so collared the recipient
heir, and Dent him over his knee, thus
throwing prominent part of the youth into
bold relief. Mrs. jackson (the mother then
seized a shirt board with both hands, and
proceeded to bring the youngster to a sense
of bis duty by divers ponderous blows
Young jackson squirmed like fish worm;
but with that Spartan frmHess that has ever
distinguis led him, shed not tear. At about
the fortieth. blow, the old lady paused.
while the old gent eased on his hold, aud
inquired, My son, wilt thou go to school in
futufeT The young heir raised his head,
wiped his sleeve across his nose, aud, look
ing up into his fathers face, said, L say, old
gentleman, why am / like cabin passenger
on q canal boatP my son, L know not.'
ssgely observed Jackson, senior. Why
said the young incorrigible, with a knowing
wink, ~'it's because 1 am boarded astern.'-
The poor, outraged father could only ejacu-
late, Board him again, old lady, board him
I'll 81 . 81
the shirt board; you might as we'll larrup a
O stone WALL ~ ~ = %. .
From that day to this the hero has gone
By the name of Stonewall jackson. But
m other said the father, as the released
youth skedaddled out of the room to finish
his game of tag, what shall we do with the
boyP DO, why send him to West Point;
he ant good for nothin' else.' Stonewall
went to West Point. Many interesting
events occurred during his pupilsge there;
but, following the example of the New
York papers, l cond ense.
Stonewall Jackson passed a critical ex-
animation, and graduated number two
(from thelfooDof his class, and the rebellion
having Just commenced, was Immediately
appointed aBrigadier General By the South
ern Confederacy- United States Govern
ment paying bis livery stable bill at West
Point, and his passage to the rebel lines
While passing through our army, he stop
ped to make sketch of our Notifications,
when an inconsiderate sentinel demanded
bis pass. The sentinel was immediate
sentenced to be hung, but was afterwards
allowed to resign.
The New York papers have given such
an accurate account of Stonewall's military
exploits, that we need no more han give
brief epitome, taken from the same reliable
source. -.-~..-. .--... -...
{ His FIRST battle was at Bull Run, in 1861,
where he slew a whole division of the Fed
ersl, army with his own hand, and then got
alauzad hirnealE IL he hattla hath am IL