The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-11
Lee and Jackson af the Battle Of the
ChiekahNatny.

In the article Of greatest interest 70
American readers in the EiinbarghRe>
rig.- fo- April Is the following descrip-
ton Of the interview between General
Lee and S.onsusn Jseksor, during the
battle of the ChickshoninT: A few
minutes more, and the gsllsst soldier
himself appeared on the scene and rode
up to greet Lee, chesrei BY Longstreef.
mea, already veterans enough in -,
TO understand Whist his coming meant
Nothing. il has been ssid, OF this first
meeting Of these great soldiers on the
battlefield could be in more striking con-
trss, thsa the appearance and manner
Of the two. Handsome n tsce and fg.
IRE finely mounted, 8 graceful rider,
cAln-visssed and carefully dressed, Lee
presented me b1a4 iiS1l OF the CON-
nan6er whose outward bearing cspti-,,
waited the soldiers eye. His famous
Lieutenant rode, apparently by choice,
81 III groouei, rsubonei horse, sad 81
% sho-. stir-upei Sc 10 give MS figure
the uosi awkward appearance. Az
oil cadets cap. evidently 8 relic OF the
colleye-protesso-ship be hsi uoi long
since left. uas drawn down over his
eyes HIS cos; vas Tot Only thread
bare but ll-bru.hed, snd his words
were is-kei on. II short abrupt sen
tsnces, between which he sucked the
lemon which vss, g. us1sl, his
sole rsf-eshmeni during his
dav's workD Yet esch al-esdy
understood tie Other. and valued him
sth;s tue worth. That Is heavy
IRE down yonisr," sad Lee, Sc the
Federal guas opened il reply 10 Jsck-
son'a Can !oa- men stand ity
They cAa stand Alnos: saythins.
They can stand thsL was the euphst,
&c rerlv: aod stts- few words o! o-isr
sod sIp.sns;ion he LEI; his GHETTO lesd
OF the s.lSck. This VS. decisive, sid
ii s. j, .ss by $ fresh sdvsace OF the
troops before engaged The Fedsrs.s
we're ,--ued, ovs-ms:cbed, a1d driven
from ihei- position, sad before da-k
The shattered remains OF Porter isccs
we're crossing the Ca;ckshonioy II
has;v .eiress. Lees first bst1le, II tsci,
ras q striking success SRI s. vel
earned 50 say OF the more famous VIC.
tories il s.;s- Gsys which have tseo
50 widely s:a3isi sod 80 often
ex;clled No word hsncetorTs-i
rom his Government OF aav want
o; confidence in his powers, OF isac
Of bis ovg--csuuoa- From It's. houT
he becsns the most Trusted s. We! SO
lne NOS. potei General OF the Coniet-
s-ac-. A. 10 his soltier!, Ms hxrdT
bearing, tree sslie1pos1re, and CONSTANT
PRESENCE nes. their ranks, competed
the influence gsined BY ihst power Ct
combining their forca 70 sdTaoAge,
which they !asticc;irsly tels without
understanding. From nsn 10 man Jew
the STOW Of the hou:. TIE subtle IL
S-eaee OF sympathy. which with nsoI
hears fo- ore, rss newer more rsp!d-E
exercised Like Napoleon, hls troops
socn ,ss--ei 10 believe hin eicS. 70
every emergency ihst vs- could bnns.
Like HsaaIbal, be could spesk Lightly
ari calmly s; the grsTssl HouenG,
being then hinsel: less; g-sve- Ike
Raglan, be preserved sweetness OF
rsnpsr hist 10 person or cIrc1 n
s.arces could ru3e Like Cesar, ne
m;xei with he crowd OF sol3is-y f-esly,
s-d never .sa-ei taet his position would
be forgotten. Like Blucaer, his one
recognized fsuli uss tbs: which the
solder really iorg!rss-s readiness 70
EXPOSE his lie ssyori the proper limit
s;ioas permitted BY modern vss 10 the
connaniz- IL chief Whist Eoods.,
thea !: be thenee.or-ari couuacae1
s. s-zT 10 which esca Nan SoRd have
/: 81 to- him. a. s-ny from which bis
rs-t;cg r-unE tears more bitter ihao
saw the isil OF ;hs:- csase coIii sxsort;
81 s-uy which followed him alta
three years Of glorious sisEtades. INTO
private Lie, without ooe thought OF fur
,ber resistance sgsisss tie fate TO which
,hsir aio,ei chic: yielded without S
nu-uur-