The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-10-18

and to regard the issue as assured And,
! what was more important, his menascAmed to
share his conviction. Even at kcinstown he
believed the federal forces would have retired
in ten minutes if one Ct his own LrigaGes had
not been ordered to fall back. 4 man less
open to the conviction that he was whipped,
could not be imagined. His indQmitable COM
bativeness, it might have been said, made him
set his teeth against Fate, and endeavor to-
place his heel upon Destiny itSSlf.
1t may be said of him with truth, that he
deserved victory. No man vas more careful
in tie use of every precaution' to cnSuEe Sue
cess The idea that he blundcrcd on without
prudence or system, and achieved his sncces-
sesa only by some mysterious good fortune, is
mere fancy. No soldier was ever lass in
debted to 'lHck;' no one ever. proceeded in
military matters upon profouudcr logic lie
knew his strength ana his weakness, but the,
difference between him and others was, that
he made his estimates more correctly. lie
did not look to numbers only, but to morale,
the situation, the spirits of his troops With
the three hundred of Lconilas, he would have
attempted great things; with the fifty thous-
and survivors of NapoIcon's Grand A1mie,
crushed in rmorale by Waterloo, he would
hare attempted nothing. If his men were on
fire with ardor and the enemy, though treble
their number, were Gisorganized by surprise,
or for other reasons, he would advance to the
assault without fear of defeat.
In every point of view, as we have said, he
deserved success. No. general ever made a
greater use Of inystery. lie saw from the
first that he commanded men Of education.
thought, srcGulation-the most inquisitivc of
private soldiers Without due prccaution
taken they were certain to know what it was
inexpcdicnt for the aivatc soldier to know !;
his designs would be penetrated, and be nois-
ed abroad. Hence his inscrutablc mystery.
lie would not permit his men to inquire the
names of the towrs through which they pass
ed and on the march against General Nc
Clellan at Richmond issued a gcn;ral order
directing the troops to reply u don't know" "
to every question. Meeting man Struggling
toward n cherry. tree he said, "w'here are you
going:7 81 don't know" was the reply.
"To what regiment do you bc!ong?" 'Idont
know" "What do you mcan?" Il don't
know" jackson laughed quietly and passed
on. lie said that if his coat knew what he
designed he would take it off ard burn it.
Nc wauIG cncaup for the sight At cross roads,
and the qnidnuncs were in dispair9t their in
ability to determine toward what point of the
compass he would march on the morrow.
About to abandon sllc valley, he publicly di-
rected carcful.maps to be made Of the region,
as though intending q campaign therein.
When one of bis staff engaged dinner few
niles ahead of his advancing column, he aG-
n:oniSbed him of his error. How did lie know
that the column would pass that point?'
lie had the faculty Of waiting for his ad-
rersarv. No man was ever more determined
not to be forced to fight before he was ready.
lis retreats appeared panic stricken, but were
in reality the deliberate movements of mas:
ter Of the art of war. He was never" more
dangerous than when flying. From dreams
Of success, and visions of complete victory,
bis opponent was apt to be rudely awakened.
In May, 1852, General Banks, then at Larri-
souburg, autographed that the rebel Jackson
had been driven from the 7a!lry, and was IN
rapid retreat on Richmond. "The commentary
was Jackson's swift and unexpected march
upon Milroy at Mcdowell; his complete de-
feat Of that officer, and his equally rapid ad-
vance upon General Banks at Earrisonburg-
before which the fedcg2l comAander vas for
ced in turn to retreat in confusion.
Until all his arrangements were made no
adversary could draw him into action. When
the moment came, he saved the officer oppo-
sed to linn all trouble on thai score. lie ini-
tiated the matter by attacking with ali his
strength. If one assault failed, lie made a
second. If lis first line gave way he brought
up his second. If the second had bad fortune,
his reserve was led into: action-and if these
did not at once retrieve the fortunes Of the
day, he placed himself in front Of them and
led them in person, fully determined to con-
qucr or dic.
There were few who failed him at such mo-
mcnts. The sight Of Jackson upon these oc'
casions, seemed to turn the heads Of the
troops. They forgot allie and grew reck-
less and when mon become ercehless,, they
60 far. Cedar Run furnished an instance Of
this. The left wing, formed of Jackson's yc-
.terans. was broken and in ten minutes the
battle would have been lest There were no
reserves to put in, and Jackson rallied tho
troops in person. The result was such as VIC
have described. a single shout Of ''stoncwall
jackson &tonevali Jackson u ran along the
line, and it was reformed in moment. In
front of them they saw a sword shining
through the smoke OF action, and recognized
the old faded cap. and piercing eyes of their
chief. The result was 4 new assault, and one
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