The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-03-20
VOL. 6. no SO

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CHAPTER SECOND.
From the day of the circumstance just rela-
ted, the hero has gone by the name Of Stone
wall Jackson. 'But, mother said the father,
as the released yout; skedaddlcd out OF the room
| to finish his game OF tag, ''what shall we do
with the boy!' "Do! why send him to West
Pint, he amt good for nothin' else" Stonewall
went to West Point. Many interesting events
occurred during his pupilage there but--foow-
! ing the example Of the New York morning dai-
lies-I condense:
S;onewall Jackson passed critical examina-
ton, and graduated number two Qrom the foot)
OF his glass and the rebellion having just COM
mencel. was Immediately apponteda Il Brsadier
+ General by the Southern Confederacy u.
states Government paying his livery stable Blk
AZ West Point, ana Lis passage to the rebel lines.
| Willie passing through CIR army, he stopped 20
make a sketch of our foisiiica,ions, when an in
consideFa!e sentinel demanded his pass. Tie
sentinel was Immediately sentences to be hung,
but was afterwards allowed to resign. 4.i
The New York morning dailies have given
such an accurate account OF Stonewall's militia
ry exploits, that we need no more than give
brief epitome, taken from that sauie reliable
SQUIRE. si.H -4iH .t5s lal. s1fa., 81
His first battle was at Bull Run, in 1861,
where he slew whole division OF the Federal
army with bis own iFa1d, and then got sewed
himself. In this bat is both armies were deaeai-
ed; but unlortunatelg aeither OF them found i;
out iii fine to take s.lvantage ofit. Tho u
mon army was greatly outuuni1ered, but gain
ed a material advantage. "-(Sce McD,s dis
Z patches1 0 y. feh ~ a5ttl,
\ aa.8 s3 VOLUME III. a .ta0ai
I CHAPTER rIEsr.
/ In June, 1862, he took command of 100000
men, (see New Yori, morning dailies,) and turn
cd his attentioii to the political econony of the
Shenandoah F.t:iey. Not Hing the state Of
the currency there lie determined to abs ssh
I Banks: in doing Which several desperate bat
ties were fought, ii all Of which, Though OUT
I nupbered, our troops 'g:linsd matelial aasan-.
ta9e, isee H.liiks dispatches bu, olr cavalry
horses becoming thirsty, the army fell back to
! the Potomac to water teIn.
!a2kson's horses also Being dry he pushed on
/ for the Same catering place, bul learning that
Fremont hal cut loose, I'll! hack. Fremont fol-
/ lowing, II desperate engagement took place at
Front Roya in which S:onewa would have
been aDniiiia;cd had not the United States Gov
ornment stopped the battle, (New York Trib-
( une) to hold court Of inquiry TO see if Free
mont had not paid three postage stamps too
much for a bushel OF oats, furnished through "a
California friend, to horse Of his body-guard.
While the court was in session Stonewal ske.
daddlcd. Fremont followed, however and
would have bagged him if he hadn't taken the
wrong road, New York Hersld) and travelled
north while Jackson was going south. Getting
safe back TO Richmond. Stonewall bore lead
ing part in the battles in front of that ''doom-
ed" (see all the papers) city. saC
fie5s CHAPTER SECOND. sfi
/ According to the New York morning dailies,
Jackson suffered terribly in person in these bat
ties. He lost his right leg at Hanover Court
house, and his left ut Gainesville. The next
day, while leading his corps into battle at Saw
! ages Station, his horse banked in front of a
barrel of beans, which had been abandoned by
our army, and was compelled to dismount and
90 it ON foot, in doing which he lost his right
arm. Tie succeeding day he lost his left arm
at 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 oil by a
I 103, GOO pound shell. This was the unlindest
cut of all; but the old veteran merely raised
his martial form erect, and said: "My bleeding
| country! l cheerfully make the sacrifice. Old
head, FAREWELL" These are but few of the
wounds the old man has received according to.
the New York morning dailics. Even as | write
the report comes that this modern Briereus has
lost another arm at Antietam.
Stonewall Jackson, in personal appearance,
is most unlovey-and it is said that he--like
the-Ashantees-fles his teeth to sharp point
every other morning. He stands eleven feet
five inches (or five feet eleven inches, am not
certain wlich) in his boots-when he has got
any. His hair is black, and was furnished TO
order by Bachelor, of New York. '1"
.''5 CHAPTER THIRD.
Tn religion he is at times devout catholic
at least he followed closely in the footsteps of
the Pope during one of his campagns-and at
others he is colporteur for the American Track
Socicty-at any rate he has probably left more
tracks in Virginia than any other white man
and, according to the New York morning dali
lies, always goes into battle with family Bible
under one arm and Greek Testament in the
tervals Of the fighting:
He is abstemious in his habits, having been |
known to live nine days off of one sardine and |
barrel of whiskcy. In dress hess extremely /
neat, never wearing shirt longer than three I
months without changing it. ~ q. "a
q To sum up, Stonewall, in private life. is---as |
Shakespeare says--ssa man as is a man, thi,t |
we may never look upon his Ike again. IN
his military capacity he is, TO quote Slieridaa
Knowles, Sin peace lamb, III war q ksn'ts." ]