The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27

ita9terwards. Consider yourself under arrest,
sir.s
But he was willing to submit 10 the same
discipline himself which he required OF
Others. Not long before his death he was
summoned rs q witness In q case set for trial
on a particular day before q special court
martial, OF which the iannented Colonel VIII.
lis, OF the Twelfth Georgia Infantry, was
president He forgot the day, and failed to
appear, and Colonel Willis promptly report
ed him 10 General Lee. lie wrote at once q
very humble apology, 10 which he complI.
mentcd Colonel Willis for reporting him, as.
sured the court that he meant no disrespect
by bis non.attepdance, and promised TO be
puucsualiy present at any time they might
then fix.
General Jackson was reserved and quiet In
his manners, and often very taciturn. he
would pace for hears In front of his quarters
or ride along the road without remark, but
deep in his own thoughts. And yet he was
extremely polite to all who visited him 10
the few leisure moments which he bad. He
was content TO share the hardships and prlva.
tons OF his men. he rarely ever made bis
| headquarters In house, and was without a
tent even during his active campalgn-mak.
| ing fence. corner his bed .chamber, he would
| breakfast on <'bard.ta /" and little bit o!
| bacon fried on the Goals. and be off by day.
! light to put bis column In motion. 1t Is said
that the fatal disease which produced bis
death was brought on by his rising from his
bivouac the night before the battle OF Chan.
cellorsville aud throwing bis only covering
over young officer Of his staff who was
| sleeping at his side. During the winter OF
1928 he was regular attendant at the chs.
| pei OF bis old brigade, and used frequently
70 "play sexton" for them, pointing out
seats, etc, and when be saw The men mani.
| testing an indisposition to crowd him be
would catch hold Of and pull them down be.
side him, showing that he did not object to
sitting alongside the bumblese private In his
ranks.
He was increasingly active In giving bis
personal attention TO even the smallest de-
tails. Seeing a wagon Of his train stalled
upon one Of bis marches, sud some lszy va
gouers standing near deploring the mishap,
but making no effort to extricate 1t, be dis
mounted, put his own shoulder to the
| wheel, and after the wagon vas gotten out
waited TO see the mud-nde filed up, and the
rest of the train passed over In safety. He
vas accustomed to have an interview will
his quartermaster and commissary every day
aud keep accurately Informed as to the con
dtion Of their departments. And it Is re-
markabe fact that he rarely ever left 80 much
as a wagon.wh heel to the enemy, and was
compelled to destroy very little property
of any description. Not content with
learning merely what his maps coulc
teach him of the topography Of the
country be was accustomed to have
FREQUENT interviews with citizens, anC
to give his own personal inspection to the
rosds, Sc. Being called to his headquarters
on one occasion TO give information concern
! ing the roads in q section of country wbicE
he bad known intimately from boyhood the
writer was surprised to lind the General per.
fectly acquainted with every byroad. He al
ways reconnoitered himself, at whatever per-
sonal danger, the position Of the enemy and
the nature of the ground over which ne ex
pected to fight. Often at night when the
| army was wrapped in sleep this great man
| would ride alone to inspect some road by
| which on the morrow he meant to strike the
| enemy in the flank or rear. 1t is related Of
| him that the night before the first battle Of
| Manassas be allowed the sentinels Of his bri
gade all to retire, and rode himself all night
around the camp-"the lone sentinel of tina,
" cary host of Virginia heroes."
Another important element of bis success
| vas the-secresy with which be formed and
executed bis plans-the consummate skill
with which he concealed his purposes from
even his own officers and men. It was q
common remark in bis command off the
Yankees are as ignorant Of this movement a
we are. Gold Jack has them." Immediately
after the battle of g Port Republic" rein.
| forcements were sent him from Richmond,
and it was the general opinion in the army
! and among the people that we would ad'
| vance down the Valley again. The writer
| heard General EWell remark to bis CHIEF oil
staff. who was going to Staunton on few
days leave of absence, that he need not
hurry back, as the army would rest there
eight or ten days before sweeping down the
Valley again." The next morning at day.
| break Jackson put his army in motion fol-
Richmond, leaving a brigade Of cavalry TO
watch the enemy, who were in such pro-
found ignorance of his movements that at
the very time he was laundering on McClel'
lan's right flank they were entrenchipg
against an expected attack from him. Our
own army and people were In the same 1gno-
rance. at Charlottesville it was expected
that we would turn off through Greene and
Madison counties. At GordonsViile Presoy'
terian minister at whose house General JACK
son made his headquarters, told me as a
secret not to be breathed, that we were TO
| march at daylight the next morning for
Culpeper Courthouse to intercept column
Of the enemy coming across the mountains'
| At Hanover Junction we expected to head
wards Fredericksburg to meet Mcdowell,
and it was only on the day on which the
great battles begun that the men began "to
see what old Jack was AFTER" and reDd the
air With shouts of anticipated victory. Gen'
eral Jackson himself, accompanied only *by a
single guide, left the army at FrederIck's
Hall, Louisa county, about midnight miss
fug the elegant breakfast which gentlema 30
seat for him the next morning to partake OIL,
and rode on horseback to Richmond, press
ipg several borses on the way from citizens,
who grumbled loudly at having to give up
their horses TO "tbat COURIER" little sus.
pecting who he was or the great mission he
was on.
It is said that on this march Jackson met
one of Hoods men struggling from the road,
and asked him "Where he was going"
81 do not know, sir" promptly responded
the Texan.
"What command do you belong to ?"
81 do not know, SIR"
"What State are you from ~
"Don't know, SIR"
"Well," said the General, q little impa.
| tieutly, " what do you know"
"Nothing at all, sir, on this march, for old
| stonewal says we must be know-nothings
till after the mex, battle, and ! am not going
| to disobey ORDERS"
! remember the establishment exhibited by
| staff officer captured by some of my regl.
ment the morning OF the great battle Of