The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-11-09
St3lc.vl.l Jackson.
From the New Orlean, Sour

From the New Orlean, South.
y Massachusetts Colonel disputes John
Es.ern Cookies account Of Stonewall Jack.
sons death published in the New York
| World
Cooke. who wrote the life Of jackson
two years since, and which attained t.
great popularity IN the South. states that
he met his death at the hands Of Conled
crate plcketS stationed on the Chancellor
vile plank road About 8 o'clock a,
night, accompanied by his own and por-
/ tioa OF General Hills staff, Jackson rode
along the road to rcconnoitrc Before
leaving he gave strict orders that his men
should fire upon any one seen coming up
the road
The General had not gone far before he
found himself lii close proximity to q par
ty of Federal soldiers, and while riding
rapidly tuck WIS frcI upon and wounded.
It is probable that, in the hurry of the
moment, he forgot his order; in fact. was
shut before he nal time to discover hlm>
SCI. co his friends
Nov the Massachusetts Colonel says
that his men klilel jackson II he com
m,nded the scouting party which the Con-
tcdcrltc genera, encountered, then they
mast have changed positions in the twink
linz 0f an eye; for when Jackson dashed
back, he left the Foleral scouts some dis
tancc in the rear. Besides, by an cxtraor-
dinary change ot position, Il change which
would do credit to the genii Of the Arabs
an Nights, the Col0Del's men must not on
u have caught up with Jackson's troop of
horses. but got il froat, lcycie;i and fired
In the midst OF the overwhelming gloom
which the death OF Jackson created, mol
inquiries We're made touching the men
who shot him he did not complain of
the act, for his men but obeycd orders =
No one in the army or among the people |
asked to know by whose hands the fata
missiles were sent, for it was known that
his men, who loved him almost to ldolatry
would rather thousand times have lost !
their own lives than taken his
Stern, grim solliers wiped away q lear
old men bowed their heads in sorrow
women wept as ifthejr hearts would break,
anl even children joined in the general
grief. No prouder tribute was ever paid |
to mortal man than the tears which fell
upon his coffin. Fifteen thousand people |
visited the Capitol where he lay in state
IN Richmond. Even the veteran soldiers
Of Gen. Hunter when they were in Lex /
ington, reversed arms and marched in sol !
emn silence around his grave.
Why did this man command the respect
&C ~ l.
such love and confidence? The answer is
easy. He was. in the best sense of the
term, military genius. There WAS no
such word ~ fall with him. Ee struck
his antagonist 50 suddenly as to disconcert,
lismay, if not destroy him. His men were
called foot cavalry" for
With him they scalel mountains, secured
plains, AMI surprised an enemy when
thought to be miles away. But above all.
he WAS COOL man He firmly believed
n u guiding, protecting Providence, and
lis faith was SO strong, that hi. men be-
ieved in it too. He would pray in the
midst Of blttlc, and every soldier who saw
lis mute lips moving and his eyes turned
q heaven, felt that their chief was asking
he God OF Battles to protect them from
II harm, and crown their efforts with sue
css Aud SO, Jackson. filled with sub
me faith, wrote bat simpl dispatch to
Richmond "Gol has again crowned oar
rms with a giorioa, victory
While the true soldier. North or South.
,lmirci his military genius, and the Chris
ian looked upon him as \ model, even the
I'd were awel into admiration Of his |
oodncss. and so it came to pass that the ,
rcat Virsnian. in Europe and America,
-ls ceabr,tc,l. honorcl ani beloved In
Ho hIrt years he rose 4 precmincnt liz
re among the immortals of this sublnnary
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