Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-03

I Ilce was at alrfaX COurt-lOuEe,
/ eighteen miles from Washington,
the night of May 81, 1861. He then
held the rank of Colonel. The enc
my made dash ct his pickets and
I drove them into the town. He rush
i ed out of bed, and without waiting
} to dress himself, rallied the small
! command by which the place was
I garrisoned and beat the Federals
/ back. During the skirmish he re-
/ ceiVed flesh wound in the shoulder.
| We next find him in command of n
l camp of instruction for cavalry, at
/ Ashland, where his services were
7 invaluable, His dicipline was stern
and rigid, but humane, and out of
/ raw mounted militia, he soon form
ed a most efficient body of troops.
In June 1861, he was made Brig
adler General, and at the battle of
Blackburn's Ford, July Is. in that
year, was stationed on the extreme
! right at Union Mills. General Beau
regard said in his official report of
the affair; "Thanks are due Briga-
dier Generals Bonham and Ewell
for the abilaty shown in conducting
and executing the retrograde move
ments on Bull Run, directed by nv
orders-mOvements on which hung
the fortunes of the army"
General Ewelps position at the
principal battle of Bull Run, the 21st
of July, was also at Union Mill, and
he was to have advanced on the enc
my's flank and rear at CenterVIlls,
but the order miscarried.
In February, 1862, he was promot-
ed 70. the rank of Major General.
Utftil a b n - tts.t slel en-
gagged in no movement of particular
Importance but during that month
he was ordered TO join Stonewall
Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley.
Then commenced the brilliant ca
reer which has so cOnspicuously
marked his name. Front Royal
having been captured May %, Gen
eral Ewell proceeded on to Winches-
ter and bore a prominent part in
the defeat of the enemy at that place,
He then followed the retreating
forces, under Banks, to the Potomac,
and, on the return Of Jackson from
the pursuit, was ordered to hold
Fremont in check at Strasburg
This was successfully done, until
Jackson, with the main body of his
forces, had left the town. The next
day General EWell made a stand at
Fishers Hill, and impeded the pro-
gress Of General Milroy. He then
retired gradually toward Harrison
burg, forming the rear-guard of the
Confederate army. Passing TO Cross
Keys, on the road to Port Republic,
he defeated Fremont, and the next
day, June 9, marched to join Jack
son at Port Republic. There the
battle between jackson and Shields
was already raging hotly, but Gen
eral EwelPs arrival checked the ad-
vance of the Federals on General
Winder, though he was soon after
wards driven back with some loss.
His command was, however, speed
lily rallied and materially aided in
the final defeat Of the enemy. The
subsequent movements of Jackson's
army are a familiar part of the his
tory of the war. General Ewell ac-
companied it to the battle-fields
around Richmond, and his men
shared in the heaviest engagements
there. At Cold Harbor, June p, he
was in the advanced center of Gen.
Jackson's corpse, and maintained a
desperate fight with the enemy,
charging in the face of terrible fire
and fighting with that dauntless
bravery which had so often excited
the admiration OF his commander.
He continued the struggle until af-
ter, dusk, when his ammunition be-
ing exhausted, he fell back. The
next day, with d. Ii. Hill and Whit
ing, all under the immediate person
al command of Jackson, he followed
the enemy to Savage Station. At
White-oak Swamp the Federals
were again encountered and driven
back. Reaching FraZier's farm,
Jackson's corps was assigned to the
front and promptly pushed on to
Malvern Hill. In that battle Gener-
al Ewell also bore d conspicuous
part.
After the series of battles around
Richmond had freed the Capitol
from danger, it was found necessary
to dispatch Jackson TO arrest the
movements of Pope, then advancing
from Northern Virginia. General
Ewel's division reach Gordonsvilie
July 19, within q fortnight after the
engagement at Malvern Hill. The
! 9th of the following month he assist
ed in the Federal defeat at Cedar
Run. At the old Battlefield of Bull
Run, August %, with his own divi-
sion and Jackson's, be repulsed
General Hooker. In this engage
ment he was badly wounded in the
knee, and his valuable services were,
| therefore, lost in the mOmentous
battle that took place the next day.
| The wound that he received was
from a minnie ball and the bones
were so badly shattered, that, in the
opinion OF his surgeons, at the time,
amputation was deemed necessary.
He was accordingly removed in a
/ litter to the hospital near Aldie,
| where the operation was performed.
For several months General EWell
was unfit for any active duty in the
/ field. At length, the Goth of MAY,
1868, he was able to rejoin his old
/ corps, who were drawn up near
Fredericksburg, and received their
| beloved commander with such en-
| thusiasm as has been witnessed but
rarely in the history of the world.
He had now reached the rank of
Lieutenant General, succeeding the
lamenIed Jackson, who had, in the
mean time, fallen at Charlottesville.
/ On account of the loss of his leg, be
had to be strapped to his horse
when on the field. 1t was said of
him, that his spirit was like the
blast of "that wild horn on FOnta-
rabian echoes borne" II acted on
the Veterans OF Jackson's corps al
most like a visitation of the dead
warrior to his former comrades.
At this time, General Lees plans
began to be put in operation for the
invasion of Maryland. At winches-
ter, June ii, General Ewell inflicted
q disastrous defeat upon MilrOy and
drove him to harpers' Ferry. Nov
ing promptly up the valley, he reach
ed Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
The whole army Of Lee was now
rapidly advancing iRto MARYLAND,
General EWell's corps in the ad-
vance. Meade, who had relieved
Hooker, pushed the Federal forces
forward to meet Lee. and the Ist OF
July the two armies met at Gettys-
burg. About an hour after the bat
tie commenced, General Ewell at
tackled Meade's right with such vi
gor that 1t fell back, leaving Gettys-
burg in the possession of the Con-
federates. The bloody work of the
next two days need not be detailed
here. On Lees retreat towards
/ Virginia, General Eweil, with the
immense train of booty which he
had captured in Pennsylvania.
moved as rapidly as possible to-
wards Hagerstown, and thence,
crossing the Potomac, to Winches-
ter
No important movement took
place until the BristOw Station af-
fair which proved unfaYorahla to