Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-06

wiped MS sleeve across his nose, and lookif o
up into his fathers ace, said: az say old = en-
themsn. why am lfke a cabin passenger on
a canal boat!" "sfy sea, | know not, - sage.
ly observed Jacksons stttier. "Why, :! id the
young incorrigible, @itIlsa knowing wink,
''it's because l am Joar,ssd astern" THE poor
outraged father could only calculate, aboard
him again old lady, board him again.r' "Not
l." said the mother, dropping the i.irt board,
'you might rs we'll larrup a stoae-n,aH.''
| -, 49, CHAPTER SECOND
From the day ofthe circnmst nee inst rea-
| ted, the hero has gone by the name of Stone
wall Jackson. "But, mother said the faith
err, as the released youth skeds' ldled out Of the
| room to finish his es.meaf, Tag, "what shall
we do with the boy?' HDo' why send him to
West Pint, he amt good fJf nothin' else. -
Stoncwal went to West Point. Many inter-
csting events occurred during his pupilagc
there, but--foliowing the example ofthc New
York morning dailics-J condensc;
Stoncwall jackson passed critical cxami-
nation, and graduated number two from the
! FOOT ofhis class and TIN. rebellion having lust
| commenced, was imp lcdiatcly appointed a
! Brigadccr General by the Southern Confeder-
acy-the United Sc tcs Government paving
his livery stable bill at West Point, and his
passage to the rers'l lines While passing
though our army, he stopped to make sketch
of our Notifications when an inconsiderate
sentinel demanded his pass. The sentinel
was Immediately sentenced to be hung,
but was afterwards allowed to resign
The New York Inorning dailcs have given
such an accurate ccount of Stonewal's mill
tary exploits, thai we need TO more than give
brief cpitome, Taken from that same reliable
source.
| His first ba.t'le was at Bull Run, in 1861
| where he Slew whole division of the FEEDER
al army with his own hand, and then got
slowed hmself In this battle both armies
were defeated; hat unfortunately neither of
them found it o tt in time to take advantage OF
| it. The Cnica army was greatly outnum-
bcrcd, but ''gTained a material advantage y
(Scc MtD'a dispatches)
CHAPTER FIRST.
In June, 1862, he took command of 500
900 men. (sso New York morning daiIics) and
! turned his attention to the political economy
of the Size landoah Valley. Not liking the
state of tho currency there. he determined to
abolish Banks: in doing which, several dcs-
I pcrate battles werc fought, in all of which
though outnumbercd, our troops gained
matcrs advantage" (see Banks dispatches, J
but orr cavalry horses becoming thirsty, the
army fell back to the Potomac to water them.
Iacllson's horses also being dry, he pushed
/ an,
that Fremont had cut loose, fell back Ere
mont following, a desperate engagement took
place at Front Royal, in which Stonewall
would have been annihilatcd had not the
United States Government stopped the battle
tNcw York Tr',ine) to hold a court of inquiry
to see if Fremont had not paid thrce postage
stamps too much for bushel of oGts, furnish
cd through a California friend, to horse Of
his body guard. While the court was in scs-
sion Stonewall skedaddled. Fremont fol-
lowed, hover, and would have bagged him il
hoe, La | Mt taken the wrong road, New York
Herald) and Travelled north while jackson was
going south. Getting safe back to Richmond
Stoncwall bore leading part in the battles
in front of that doomed" (scc all the pa
pors) city,
CHAPTER SEC OND.
According to the New York morning lailics
jackson suffered terribly in person in these
battles lie lost his right leg at Hanover
Courthouse, and his left at GAINESVILLE. The
next day, while leading his corps into battle
at Savage's Station, his Ii rse banked in front
of barrel of beans, which had been abandon
cd by our army, and was compelled to dis
dismount and go it on foot in doing which he
lest his right arm, The succeeding day he
lest his left arm at Peach Orchard.
Two days after, at the battle Of Malvern
Hill, he stopped down to fastcn his shoc and
While in that position, his head was blown of
by a 1903 ,b6b pound she'll This was the un-
kindcst cut of ALL but the old veteran merely
raised his martial form erect, and said: ''My
bleeding country! | checrfully make the sac
rificc. Old head, FAREWELL" THESE arc but a
few Of the wounds the old man his received
according to the New York morning dailicr:
Even as l write; the report comes that this
modern BTiprctlS has lost another arm at An
tietam.
Stonewall Jackson, in personal appearance,
is most unlovely-and it is said that hc-lke
the-Ashantces-files lis teeth to sharp
point every other morning. lie stands eleven
feet five inches for five feet eleven inches, ]
am not certain which, in his boots when
he has got any His hair is black, and was
furnished to order by Bachelor, of New York
CHAPTER THIRD.
In religion he is at times dcvout catholic
at least he followed closely in the footsteps
of the Pope during enc of his cart,raigns-and
at others he is colportcur for the American
Track Soeicty-at any rate he has titobably
left more tracks IN Virginia than any other
white man; and, according TO the New
York morning dailis', always gees into LATHE
with . family Bible u:.dcr one arm and Greek