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

Jnst;tute he married daughter OF Rev. DR..
Junkin: president of Washington College,
and upon her death, in 1856, he visited Eu-
rome on leave Of absence. Some time after
his return he married the daughter Of Rev.
DR., Morrison, of North. Carolina. who was
sister to the wife of the Confederate General
ID. H. Hill He continued in the discharge
of his duties at the Institute until the notes
of civil strife sounded through the land aud
called him to the glorious career which was
to make him one Of the worlds heroes. Il,
Jackson was not politician in any sense
Of the term; but be was not aninaiH"rent
spectator of the great events of the early
weeks OF 1861, and earnestly did be hope and
pray that the rights ofhis native South might
be guaranteed, and the flag he had once
fought under 30 CALAMITY continue 10 wave in
peace over all OF the States" 90.
But the fatal hour cams-all efforts at a
peaceful solution Of the controversy laiied.
Virginia, who had hitherto refused oil over
lures 10 leave the Union, aud had upon
Bonded knees begged for peace, was called
on to furnish her quota oftroops to coerce
her sister States Of the South; and in reply
her Convention, on The 18th day of April.
1861, passed an "ordinance Of secession
and her sons marched from seaboard and
mountains to obey hervoice, and meet on the
frontier the invaders Of her soil. -a
The quiet professor at Lexington was lot
slow to respond to the call Of bis State, which
be deemed paramount to all others. He wrote
at once to his friend Governor Letcher
offering his services in any position to which
| he might be assigned, expressing his wiling.
ness to 90 into the ranks if he was not more
| needed in some higher position, Governor
Letcher, whose intimate acquaintance with
Jackson and keen knowledge of character
gave him high estimate of bis ability. ut
| once commissioned him colonel inA he Viz
ginia forces. After remaining for a short
time at the camp Of instruction near Rich.
mond, where be rendered most valuable as
sistsnce In organizing the raw volunteers
who came forward so promptly, be was sent
to command the'roops gathered at Harpel's
Ferry. ~, 20
When General Johnston was's sent by the
Confederate Government, Of which Virginia
had now become q part, to command bbe
g Army Of the Shenandoah" Colonel Jack.
son was placed in command OF the brigade
with which his name was henceforth ideu.
titled. His honorable part. in the skilful
movement by which our great strategist
General JohnstoD) eluded Patterson aud
fastened to the relief of .Beauregard at Ma.
nsssas, and the ability and cool courage with
which he fought his brigade and won hisim-
Derisbable s0briquet /" Stonewall" on those,
historic plains, are too well known 10 require
any detailed account. :,,si -. -, -...,, i.
He had been made brigadier soon after the
affair at Falling Waters, and the 1st Of Octo-,
Der, 1861, he was commissioned majar-gene-
raj and sent to command the "Valley Dis
,trict."' His frequent marches from point TO,
point, and his expedition to Bath and Rom
ney, which by a sudden change of the YEA.
Their was rendered one of the most terrible,
marches on record, will not be forgotten by
those who participated 10 them. e 49,,
His resignation ofgbis commission when
the Secretary of War Mr.. Besjmin) seemed
disposed to manage the affairs of his depart,
ment without consulting him, and his refusal
to withdraw his resignation until the proper
explanations were made; his reluctant with
drawal from Winchester on the lib Of
March, ,62, before overwhelming numbers
OF the enemy, and his bold attack.and heroic
tight4at Kernstown. the 23d OF May, by
which he recall the Federal column which.
was moving through the mountains TO strike
J0hnstonss flank as be fell back from Manas-
sas, are all matters OF history which can be
read ia detail In the, books. 81 "a !. Is &.
Tha ability of his strategy. the CELEBRITY of
his movements, andih heroic courage with