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drink spirits, and that was in the Valley,
when being invited with his staff to gen
tleman's house, he was pressed to partakc
of some refreshment, and, as he thought,
poured himself out glass of wine, which
he drank off at once. On leaving the house
he remarked to an officer near him, ''that
was very strong wine they had at that
house." to which the officer replied, ''Why,
General, that was whiskey." The only
effect, however, seemed to be to render
Jackson more silent for the rest Of the ride.
HIS INDIFFERENCE AS TO DRESS.
jackson was extremely indifferent to the
character of his wearing apparel, and after
he took the field carried his plainness to an
extreme, his shabby uniform contrasting
very oddly with the gay ones worn by the
young members of his-stalf. Just before
the battle of Fredericksburg, General Stu
art made him present of a new uniform,
which he wore to his death.
VISIT FROM MRS. JACKSON IN TIE FIELD.
A few days after Jackson's arrival in
Richmond he received his commission as
Colonel, and LEFT for Karper's Ferry, and
the lecturer did not see him again for two
wears, when he had become famous
The last interview he had with Jackson
was of an official character Mrs jackson
had come to visit her husband, and the
lecturer went to pay his respects to her.
1t was in April, the weather was charm
ing, and the General looked extremely
happy as he took his little daughter in his
arms and began playing with her, which,
however, lie did with his usual awkward
ness. 1t was a picture of true domestic
happiness, soon, however, to be marred.
In few days occurred the fatal battle of
Charlottesville, and the next time Mrs.
jackson saw her husband he was on his
death bed
JACKSON AS A SOLDIER AND A sTEATEGIsT.
The lecturer then went on to the second
part of his subiect-Jacksor as soldier
and strategist. He laid down with great
clearness the elementary principles of STRAIT
egy and tactics, distinguishing between
the two, and propounded the question,
whether Jackson was to be classed with
those second rate commanders whose vic
tories had been achieved by skillful tao
teal dispositions, hard fighting and often
accident, or those master bo of tactics
and strategy, such as Alexander, IIanni-
bal, Caesar and Napoleon, whose successes
were achieved in the face of tremendous
odds? He then gave mastery anal lysis
of Napoleon's great Italian campaign in
1876, and contrasted with it Jackson's
campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, show
ing the similarity of the strategy in each,
and the mastery use which jackson. like
Napoleon, had made of the advantages his
position afforded him of acting on interior
lines of communication and applying that
grand principle of strategy which consists
in bringing his masses to bear upon the
fragments of the enemy. lie also gave
an account Of the campaign against Pope,
and claimed for jackson that his move
ments and fighting entitled him at least to
be ranked among the first class of leaders.
The lecturer then gave graphic descrip-
ton Of the circumstances attending Jack
sons death, oe the mournful manner in
which he fell by the hands of his own
friends, and the terrible scenes which sue
ceeded his fall. jackson was born lead
er, and though all his movements cxhib-
tied the Utmost stratcgetic ability, the
lecturer believed that he had never read a
book on grand tactics in his life; it was in
him the natural genius and instinct of war
One of the remarks made at his death was
sadly prophetic: He is taken away from
the evil to come, and we shall never have
any luck any more"
He was beloved by his soldiers, admired
by his enemies aud the world. Jackson
name was honored all the world over, by
friends and foes alike, and it was reserved
for one acho calls himselfMe Gorcrnor Of
Virginia to say that he felt no sort ofprtde in
Jackson, and could see nothing for atlmi-
ration IN his character. Kisses. But the
soldiers who fought him did not think so;
the soldiers of the Federal army always
respected and appreciated him. The sol
diers of both armies had been unmindful
of the generous spirit exhibited by both Of
them great leaders; it was only the dema-
gogues who kept out Of the battle, that
kept bowling for blood and confscation.
Loud cheers. ID
Before his death, Jackson exclaimed
BURY me in the Valley Of Virginia, a
Lexington;" and there his remins were re-
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