The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-24
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Ston"wan nJackson.-Thc Ecculfu-itse,
n OF his Genius.
\ hte correspondent of the New
York l|orlI has furnished the reader:
of that journal with some graphic re.
marks npon the genius. in strategy
":atl military r;:'n,'a,.'., y. S;onewal]
,lac..son. We make fvw interesting
; .!:tr;>:
;.1s cLos.: t;AIS. ,Ar;.,N.n
,I;rc.l,s,ns >ni,it>trr l..o>r:!lci. is we're
:;lwavs based upon cio>., calculation.
$40. ~" wGs c',"t, :n!,- 10 -,,,tiny in
foresight "ii>: ra ,j'nu IL. seems T.,
itaTc A:ow.. - :a'il..' :r.. y. ~. it Was
III his power 10 achieve, aud ,.s tho
! '"::'''y ''''..: 49,. l,a-yll his strength.
-" Z, !ir,l mach, upon many occa-
sia.... ". appears to have been j..sti-
1.,:o IL .l!S calculations of the ultimate
= lcSIit.
ii vi no objected in i.;.n ;,v ,a:!:. :
ts!1E :>.en. tiiat =. huza led too much,
at times, pad WAS only extricated by
.,"u'l '"r; ,.:l... I:lciu appears to ba
some ! i>ticeia this; but the resources
o1 ms gonlu-, Were. vno1rl,oas, and
'ioli!'"d his. n'::u::rvs. SON. .,r hi
.;e:::: s.'rnl E:,'iri wh>.n uauiv looked
1t. MhHh asked WHAT he wonil ha "
don" =. "-v.r "a battle OF y!'!l..!.";-
-. t''' i'o::v*::,,. 9: columns .: a."
cltal.' sac t.r 49, oil. III St:.>u..
he rp!!''u:
II wuH!l is..r 1alicn l.ac!a upon
.hal'.iaild IYr r'ln;":rr:lr:ltS.. such
:: 'Ao>rni.ut must. i; wu.id appeal
HAY" sHlinl,Hsted IL his destruction
~ : "oi!d H.. ,,il.i;,i:lt tn iin.: Il l.r,.
Ill .;:> oid t,:!.u,l:,,.l who v-tr ld l,s,..
u, ;.tc,, !... s.l;1: ...c .:;u!:l Vi. ..ycn
li:eI.
His genius was FOR great movements
and decisive blows; and, lilIes his seq
Nve:; bccaiNG more ,:llu more, valuable
~. his rank ii.cr,:~;alt lie N:as better
It's i:rlS:tdier than as Colonel: better
st!l! -; MlJor( i.'n"r!l; r.ld as Lieu
tenMnt-G General Was best OF ali. 1t is
us'lea< to ask what he would have
pf''n =, Coium;;il.lcr-iu-Chief, without
= superior at !iichnl,nl. But the
:ain which cs.-iceivcj and executed
t':c raml't..1 OF the valley, must !.:4ve
i",'l rqu;:i to ANY position.
Els LINE ALWAYS OPEN TO RETREAT
lie kept open, generally, his line Of
rn3t 4
:!ongh 5C WIS il;:Gd to realize that fail
nre ever entered into his calculations.
NfH'ad the soldiers eve for position,
and chose his ground both tor infan,
try and artillery with the exactnes:s of
genius; but If all his arrangements
were made, and his plans REQUIRED
battle, he would give it o:l anv ground.
lie <lrpen.led most npon his infantry.
but loved artillery from his early as
'ociation with that branch OF the
service, never appearing so well
pleased as when directing in person
the fire OF his cannon, amid q shower
nf shot and shell. When once en-
gagged, he seemed to discard AL ide;.
Of defeat, and to regard the issue as
assured. Aud, what was more impor-
tant, his men seemed to shal e his CON
viction. y man less open, to the con-
viction that he was whipped, could
not be imagined. His indonitable
combativeness, it Wight have been
said, made him set his teeth against
fate, and endeavor to place his heel
upon destiny itself.
He NEVER TRUSTED TO LUCK.
It may be said. of him with. truth.
that he deserved victory. No man
~as more careful in the use of eyerv
pre- caution to insure success. The
idea that he blundered ON without
prudenee OF system. and achieved his
success only by some mysterious good