Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-06
stonowall Jackson's Death


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VIRGINIA., September. 1865.
There IL nm event In The late wnr
The details Of which IRE known only
10 n few persons; and yet it Is no
cNaggorati0n 20 sly TINT many thou.
sands would feel nm intcre3t Ia tho
particulars. | mean the death Of
Jackson, Tho minute clraums.au.
cas- Attending il have never boon
puhlishol, and they nro here record
cd rs matter OF historical a5 veil a.
personal interest,
4 i1w words will lcscrlbo the sit
nation of affairs, Tho spring. Of
1862 saw u large Federal army as
scmbol ON the north bank OF tho
Rappahnnnocl;, and on tho LIST Of
May, General Hooker, ita command
or, had crossed, and firmly cstab-
lishel himself mt Charlottesville,
General Lees forces were opposite
fredericksburg, chiefly a smgl! body
Of in'yntry only, watching the mp.
per iords This lNttcr Yves comp,ll-
ed to tall bac!, before General Hook
er's great force, stated by Major
General Price Of the u. S. Army,
in the Nctc- York Herald to number
l59, 300 mon, and Ice FASTENED by
forced marches from Fredericksburg
toward Charlottesville, to check
the further advance Of the enemy.
This was on May 1st, and the Con-
fedorato advance force under Jack
son, on the same evening, attacked
General Rockers intrcnthmonts FL
cling toward Fredericksburg. They
We're found impregnablc, the dense
thickets having been converted into
abattis, and every avenue Of APP
proach defended with artillery
General Lee therefore directed the
assault to cease, and consulted with
his corps commanders rs to further
operations. Jackson suggested u
rapid movement around the FEEDER
al front, and a determined attack up
on the right flank OF General Hook
or, west Of Charlottesville. The
ground on his left and in his front
gave such enormous advantages to
the Federal troops that our assault
there was impossible, and the result
of the consultation WAS the adop
ton Of Jackson's suggestion to at
tack the cncmy's right. Every
preparation was made that night,
and on the morning Of May End
Jackson set out with Hill, Rhodes,
and Colston's division, in all $4,000
men, to accomplish his undertaking..
observation-disclosures a single brick
hou of large dimensions, situated
on the plank road from Frederclls
burg to Orange, and all around it
were the thickets of the country
known as the Wilderness. In this
tangled underground the Federal
works had been thrown up, and
such was the denscness Of tho woods
that column moving.a mile or
two to the south was not apt to be
seen. Jackson calculated upon this,
but fortune seemed against him
At the Catherine Furnace, a mile or
two from the Federal line, his march
was discovered, and Il hot attacl,
was made on his rear guard as he
moved past. All seemed now dis
covered, but, strange to say, such
was not the fact. The Federal off
eors saw him plainly, but the wind
ing road which he pursued CHANGED
here to bend toward the south, and
it was afterward discovered that
General Hooker supposed him to be
IN full retreat upon Richmond. Such
at least was the statement Of FEEDER
al officers. Jackson repulsed the
attack upon his rear, continued his
march, and striking into what is
called the Brock road, turned the
head Of his column northward, and !
rapidly advanced around General
Hooker's right flank. A cavalry
force under General Stuart had
moved in front and on the TANKS Of
the column, driving off scouting
parties and other too inquisitive
wayfarers; and on reaching the
junction of the Orange and German
ma roads heavy Federal picket was
forced to retire. General Fitz Leo
then informed Jackson that from
hill near at hand he could obtain a
view of the Federal works, and pro-
cceding thither, Jackson reconnoit-
cred. This reconnaissance showed
him that he was not far enough to
the left, and he said briefly to an
aide, "Tell my column to cross that
road"-pointing to the plank-road
His object was to reach the cold
turnpike" which ran straight down
into the Federal right flank. 1t
was reached at about five in tho
evening, and without a moments
delay Jackson formed his line of
battle for an attack. Rhodes di-
vision moved in front, supported at
an interval of two hundred yards
by Colston's, and behind these A. p.
Hills division marched in column
like the artillery, on account of the