The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-29
Some Testimonies from the War Docu-
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EThe Philadelphia Agc makes some inter-
esting extracts from the volumes containing
the report Of the committee Of Congress on
the conduct Of the war. The first has re-
ference to General Banks and his encounters
with the immortal Stonewall Jackson, with
some introductory remarks by the Age:
GEN. BANKs AND sToSgwALL JACKSON.
On the 2sth of May, 1862, the Confede-
rate authorities announced that Gen. Banks
had been "idnominiously driven" down the ,
Valley. Stonewall Jackson literally chased,
him TO the Potomac. II General Banks
had come from any other part Of the world
than Massachusetts this would have been
the end of him. But New England con
or this sort of .fgnoniny," and he was,
transferred TO n command in the advance of
Pope's army. Thus in advance, on tho )tb
Of August he encountered his old friend
Gen. jackson, at or near Cedar Mountain.
and had sharp struggle with him. Banks
thus describes it, with an incidental allu-
sion to Issus and Granous:
"rhe battle ragged for two hours. and nm,
til the combatants were separated by tho
darkness, with as much stubbornness as
ever men fought in the world. Alexandcr's
troops never fought better They held
their position till dark, but tho enemy was,
80 much stronger that it was impossible to
aivnnoe. In the evening we fell back" Co..
(vol 3, P. 4G) For this, General Pope
censured alexander" The fact is, that
according to his own showing, Banks was
goardcd into this battle, for he iestifes.
thus: 'ln the morning General Roberts
(Pope's Chief Of Slntf) SAID to me in n tone.
which it was hardly proper for one officer
to use 10 another, There must be no back
ing out to-day lie said this to me from
SIX TO twelve times. l made no reply TO
him, but felt it keenly, because knew that
my command did not want 10 back out.
We had backed out enough. lie repeated
this declaration great many times, srhere
must be no backing out to-day To be
sure General Pope denies all this, and in a
letter to the committee thus cruelty and con
temptuously extinguishes his refractory
subordinatcs
.'Iu my official reports. / endeayored. as
far as possibly could, to avoid the censure /
justly chargeable upon General Banks for,
his management of that battle, though |
was warned at the time by officers of high
rank, that it was misplaced generosity, and I
that my forbearance would assuredly be
used against me thereaftereI L Bdid,npi, then
believe it possible, and felt dispased,t ia dealfN
with General Banks with thgnsiertnest ten
derness, as | knew and sy13gSt hised with
him in his modification at the F63liit fof his H
previous encounter with Jacis 6lis q IA xper. 4
feotly understood his natural kD xicty,to re-
trieVe his reputation" as B
TRIBUTES TO THE coNrEDERATEs.
General Hooker, in his testimony, speaks
as, follows of tho opposing armies:
General Hooker, in his testimony. m -
ll3) says: "0ur artillery had always been
superior to that Of the rebels, as was also HS
infantry, except in discipline, and that, for s.
reasons not necessary to mention, never did N
equal Lees army. With rank and 6less
vastly inferior TO our our own, intellectual.
~ and physically, General Lees army has
py discipline alone, acquired character
Ter steadiness and efficiency unsurpassed
in my Judgment, in ancient or modens
times. Wehave never been able to rival
it," snf &sf fHETI ~
General Meade speaks of "the brave an5%
gallant advance" Of the ,Confederatcs d..
Gettysburg Hancock talks of their "wonx
derfui spirie---"nothing could have beef
more spirited"--and General PleasantoIN
describing the disgraceful running away tIak
the eleventh army corps at ChancellorsvillA
accounts for IL by the 'tcombined effe&
upon the Imagination Of the sound of muS
kerry; the yells Of the rebels and their ii a
creasing artillery fire." IL was q tbeatr3 II
cal effect Of SiouewaA Jaokson's which u
could produce better than any other mapk
have ever seen on the, field of battle. Yd3
could tell one of his attacks any where--at&I
thetnrn Of the battle was Stonewall JaoI$
sons death. M