The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-01-10
VOL. Xxx.
2AasKANansgs.!szI...-. Cd Z. I.
STONEWALL JACKSON TIE
SOUTHERN HERO OF THE
WAR
.Fseebsfaltes q Dsssssseter
Hts Personal appearance.

Wo mdko tho iVnoWiu6 Aheoicoeapb "a,
trdcsfscAfhs lsts Biiisle upon General
SToNEwALL JACKSON, which has ap-
peared in q Southern paper: r.,
. On one occasion only, to the knowl:
edge of the present writer, did jackson
bet-ay something like dry humor. IL
was lat }Hmpers Ferry, in September,
1852, Just after the surrender ofsthat
place., and when General Lee was falling
back upon Sharpsburg. jackson was
standing on the bridge over the Potomac,
when a courier, out of breath, and So
riously "delaoralized, !" galloped up; to
him, and announced that Mcclellan was
whitman hours march of the place with
an enormous army jackson was con!
versing with a Federal officer at the mo.
ment, and did not seem to hear the cour.
ier, who repeated his message with every
mark of agitation. Thereupon Jackson
turned around and said: elias he any
cattle with him r. The reply was that
there were thousands. "Well," said Jack,
son, with bis dry smile, "you can go =
MyImen Gan whip any army that comes
well provisioned." or wit, properly
speaking, he had but little. But at times,
his brief, wise, matter-of. fact sentences
became eFigran matte DR.. Hunter Nc:
CURE, lis medical director, once gave
him some whisky when he was wet and
iaiigued. Jackson made wry face in
swallowing it, and DrsMeGnire asked Il
il was not good whisky: '"0hJ, yes" re.
tlied Jackson, II like liquor, the taste
and effect-that's why | don't drink it,''
A good sermon on ,intemperance.
AS writer he was commonplace pot
dull or involved, but not compact. Upon
this point, however the world will be
better able to form an opihi.n when his
letters are published.
| have endeavored to draw on outline
of Jackson on horscback-the stiff, gaunt
figure, diney costume, piercing eyes-the
large, firm, irop mouth, and the strong,
fighting jaw, A few more words upon
these personal peculiaritiOs The sol.
-dier's face was one of decided character,
bit potseminently striking One circum
stance always puzzled me-Jackson'S
lofty forehead seemed to indicate unmis.
takably strong predonlinance Of the i'm
agitation and fancy, and a very slight
tendeLcy or aptitude for. mathematics. 1t
was the forehead Of a poet 1.-The state
ment is almost a jest. Jackson, the
stern, intensely matter.offact matheha.
tician, man Of iancy! I ever did fore.
head so contradict phrenclogy before. A
man more guiltless Of poetry in thought
or deed, ] Issupp0se never lived. His
poetry was the cannon fash, the ratlls Of
muskeiry, and the livid cloud Of battle.
Then, it is true, his language, ordinarily
SO curt and cold, grew eloquent, almost
tragic and heroic at times, from the deep
feeling of,the man. 2
At Malvern Hill, General-received
nm order from Jockson N odvoncn and M.
tack he Federal forces IN tbc;r rorti6ed
position, for which nurpose he must move
across an open field swept by their artil,
lery. General--was always "impracti.
cable" though thoroughly brave, and
galloping up to Jackson, said almost
rudely "Did YOU send me an order 10
advance over tbe seId 2n oT Aid s;r y
WINS rho cola renIv of J.olson in wboso
ieyes beoan N glov Tho I;gbt ~ a com;nc
Storm nInnoss;hlo s;y w evslo;mo5
Generol- in 4 tnno almost of ,nsnb,
ord;na,;on amv mep w;ll bs onn;b;ia,oJl
L,nn;b;lo,od' I .oIl Won s;r - JaclsOn
raised h;o 6nr0r ana ~ h;., oo,S IOo nn;Oo
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cooled III. onnonon, ~ 1871 liz , h.nd oe ;o0 '
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Tbc nGcor wSo ' uss' nrsssnt ~ ~ ,h;s
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La1nona. 80 60 ~ as.Sa. y par -
.corcsntr,,sa 90 sS" amer % ,Spn ,bst rTb;Sb sboua No
in Joslson,s sus or hard = bunSn 'yN;oO
mors msuao;nn
= Tbsre srssotbor ,;mos vbor- 1.ol ,or
.,rna and accused mas Srivan % f,om Ii.
n,o,1;e,y or at le,s, on, Of b;s 'oo oool ,s,s '
Tha f, w;n,sr ~ os isSI" 90 wos suob, an oc.
cas;or "sTs had nsds his, V sTnea;,;on u
Moroa, oountv md in 'snito Of oresi
sutTss;n,s anon. ,bs ,roons boS forced
tbs Psasr,l asrri.oDs 0 y, % Rptb md Rom.
new n % retire ohS sSoom nI;sbsd ' an his
enas, General Gor;n1 wps then Isf at
Romnev' md JaoLson 'ys,urnsd 10 Win.
ohester An tb;s K rell tnown Wba.