The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-29
From the United States.

we gather the following:
The Washington Chronicle learns that the
Court Martial which has been trying Mr.. Val
landigham, at Cincinnati, have agreed on YER
dict and submitted it to Burnside.
The majority of the Court sentenced Mr..
Vallandgham to the Dry Tortugas for two
years. The minority, it is said, were in favor
of sending him South, with the injunction not
to return until the war is over. AS the pro-
ceedings of court martials are secret until pro-
mulgatcd BY the General ordering the trial,
and, as Burnside has neither approved nor dis
approved the finding Of the Court up to this
time, the Herald concludes the report is pre-
mature. [The Dry Tortugas is a large fortif-
cation in course of construction on Tortugas
Island, off the coast of Florida, near Key West,
and persons thus sentenced are forced to labor,
regardless Of rank or station.
The Herald says editorialIy, "that gentleman
has been trying hard to become Il martyr,
and to carry out the proposed sentence would
exactly suit him. His chance of being elected
Governor of Ohio was small till now, but let
him be sent to the Island of Tortugas, and he
is sure to be elected to that office
Comments Of the New York Herald
on the Death of Gen. Jackson.
The Herald, alluding to the death Of Gene
raj Jackson, says:
This event is serious and irreparable loss to
the rebel army; for it is agreed on all hands
that Jackson was the most brilliant rebel Gen.
cral developed by this war. From his cool
ness and sagacity, rapid movements and stub
bornncss in the fight, and his invariable good
fortune, he resemblcd Napoleon in his early
career moro than does any other General OF
modern times. The victory at Charlottesville
is dearly bought. To him was largely due the
first fight at Bull Run. Here he received his
nickname of "Stonewall," from the firmness
with which lie and his regiment fought. His
raid through the Valley of the Shenandoah
was mastery stroke of strategy for while he
kept McDowclls and Banks corps employed,
and struck terror at Washington, by rapid
rctrogradc movement hc appeared on the bat
tie field in the seven days fight: on the Chick
alominy, to turn the scale just at the critical
moment, while Mcdowell was non est, like Pat
tcrson at Bull Run. Again, when Pope was
retrcating from the Rapidan and the Kappa
| hammock, Jackson, by forced marches, gained
his flank, caused terrible confusion and gained
vast spoil. Lastly, at the battle of Antietam
after capturing IIarper's Ferry, he turned up on
the right flank Of our army in time to rcpulsc
Hooker, save the remnant of Lees forces and
prevent the battle from becoming rout.-
Wherever Jackson appeared on any field vic
tory seems to have perched upon his banners
He was an universal favorite in the rebel arm
les, and popular even in our own. What il
very curious about the manner of his wound is
that he was shot by some of his own men
which is very probable, in the smoke and con
fusion of 80 terrible battle, with perhaps on,
part of his line more advanced than another
and he, as he generally was, in the front of th'
fight His death is owing no doubt less to th'
wound than to his exposure in the rain storm
and by continuing in command in such con
dition, superinduced pneumoni" and fats
termination.
"sister, are you happy9'
ayes, deacon, feel as though was in Bel
zebub's BOSOM"