Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-06
@ sTONEWALL JACKSON. {"

The Army correspondent ofthe Savannah Rspu6lied'
furnishes che subjoned sketch of that noble yrgnian
| Gen. Thos ]. Jackson: ~
II Il said the hero of the Shenandoah made his ap-
pearance ON the field at Fredericksburg in bran
uniform including fine dark blue overcoa and hand
some cap with the requisite quantity of gold lace about
it, His disguise cOmpleteso much 80, indeed, that
he hardly recognizable by his intimate
This suit was, doubtless, the gift of admring
friend since his ordinary apparel is very plain, and his
tastes and habits exceedingly simple
General Jackson is not yet quite forty years old He
is of medium size and heght-wegh about hundred
and forty-ve or fifty pounds-has dark black hair
and wears short side whskers His complexion is rather
pale and his features when at rest destitute OF
preston His wholly devoid Of grace espe-
cally among strangers when he is both awkward and
embarrassed 0nhorseback his appearance sany but
cpossessng as is almost under any circumstances and
one who should meet him on the road, would be
apt to take him for quiet farmer with full barns
home and creditor abroad going TO the Court House
or better STILL for a country schoomaster who though
all unused to the saddle had undertaken ride over to
a IefghbOring patrons house on Saturday, and was
meanwhile engaged in difficult mathematical cal
culaon as he logged along But place him on the bat
tie ied-et the begin to thunder the small arms
to rattle and the sabres to fash in the sunlghtand tie
quiet farmer, the awkward calculating pedagogue be-
comes hero-cam aud self-pOssessed it is true-bu
f Of fire snl energy, quick as lightning and terrible
as the thunderbolt.
Though it Is the boast of Gen Jacksons friends that
he has not spade in his whole army vet il would be
doing him injustice TO suppose he is unmindul of the ad
yanages of strong position or that he negects any
honorable means which may contribute his success
No officer in the army is more attentive to his duties
or abors harder and longer than he does He Is very
careful to ascertain the strength and position of his ad
versary and having done this, he swoops upon his
prey like the eagle from his eyry.
There is some diversity OF opinion among military men
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commander of army, but TO his ability as q
fighter In his battles he has been attended with lar.
ger degree of success than any officer in the army lie
il the idol of the people, and is the object of greater ell
husiasm than any military chieain of our day. And
this too notwithstanding the fact that he marches his
troops faster aud longer fights them harder and tax
less OF them than any other officer in the service,
Indeed some go far tOsay that if he had enemy
10 encounter aud nothing 10 do but march lis troops
about the country he would yet lose third of them
in the course of year. This Indifference TO the
fort Of his men only apparent, however-not real
No man possesses kinder heart larger humanity
brit when he has anything TO do he is earnest
dent aud energetic that he loses sight of everything but
the work before him. IT, for example, he required
TO move his corps from Fredericksburg to Richmond
and had two weeks do il in he would be almost sure
10 perform the march in four days, onefth of the
time because he does know how to GO anything slowly
His style of compaign he Is reported TO have told
Gen Lee Just after the second battle OF Manassas Is 10
seek for the enemy, aud to strike him whenever aud
wherever found in season and of season. and what
eve his pos ton or numbers.
Cen Jackson is member Of tie Presbyterian church.
aud sincere and humble christian. lie considers him
self instrument in the hands Of God and never
gates any credit himself when victory psrches upon
his banners but ascrbes all the praise TO Him. without
whose knowledge not sparrow falls to the ground
Many apOcrypha stories have been set adoat in regard
his religious practices after bate-such, for example
as that he il in the habit of drawing up his troops in
line and returning thanks to God for the victory.
assured that nothing of this kind has occurred
He il sincere christian to indulge in such ostenta
tious displays of his piety.
1t is said that the bold chieain has but weakness
and that relates his middle II is generally sup
posed that his is Thomas Jefferson Jackson but
The / docs not stand for Jeierscn
nor johnson, nor Jeremiah nor Jeroboam, but loJ
name more ugly and hated than either all of them
What them do you suppose it il, reader? Why iona
than! tie name Uncle Jonathan) by which the United
States are psrsonifed The General does it to
get out that he bears any such name, and is hoped
Mr. Editor that your readers viii say nothing about it,