The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26
" mere the iirst vile and Guild VI Gen
Jackson are buried.
And now |. only remains TO give
M ANALYsls oE nus cuAgACTEl

AN ANALYSIS or MS CHARACTER.
AZ a soldier Jackson was famous for inc
raDid;fp of his movements. Iu The spring
,f 1862, when General Banks, suppos,ng
that he was far fron the Valley, sent a col
umn of his army to attack the flank Oh ten
eral Johnston, then falling back from slanas-
sas. ard started himself TO report 10 WASH,
,npton. jackson suddenly wheeled, tDafcnea
t,eeDig sic miles the irst lay. and eighteen oy
10 o'I,ck the next morning, and struck al
Kerns,owp blow which brought back the
column moving on Johas!ou'S flank ana dss'
McClelIan's whole plan OF cam
naipr. few weeks later, just as Banks
had te)ccrapbed to Washington that the
I" Rebel General Jackson was in full retreat on
GordonN illc," lie appeared at McDoWeii,
defeated FrCmont's advance under Alilroy.
,,incd Ewcu at New Market, captured
Front Royal, marched all night, and cap
.ured Winchester easy next morning, and
drove the remnant Of B,pks's army across
the Po.cmac before the Yankee people were
aware that he was north OF Stanton.
Learning that Shields and Fremont we've
cnde .vering 10 form junction in bis rear,
be mlrcbed bis already broken down
troops thirty miles day till he passed the
point Of dAuger ard then moved quietly up
the Valley until at "Cros heys ana
"Po.t REPUBLIC he suffered himself 10 be
"caugat," and defeated in detail the two
arm;e, sent TO "crush " him. One of his
bioel q phers we'll puts it: 'In thrty.two
days he had marched nearly four hundred
miles, sklrmishipg almost daily, fought five
battles, Dictated three armies, two OF which
were completely routed, captured about
twenty pieces Of artillery, some four thou.
sand prisoners, und imGepse quantities OF
stores CT all kinds, ard had done all thls win
a loss Of less than Que thousand men, killed.
wounded, and missing" In bis celebrated
march TO tie rear Of the braggart rope (Who
"knew no lines of retreat') he mide sixty
miles in TWO days, aud on various other oc-
caSiupS he made rs good time. ills men re-
ioiccd III the S0briq"ct OF "Jicksoh's loot
cayary. ;" and il was glorious sIsnt 10 Wit
ness the cheerful alac!ity with which they
re-, pondrd to every cal! CT their chief.
Gerc.y! Jackson was an crcecdingty modest
man. He rarely made allslon 10 his own
EXPLOITS, ard then in The III 1St delicate man
prr. giving the honor OF the achievements to
his Ulcers and mcn. He was accustomed TO
suy that the Eaulc "Stoncwal'," which baS
become 80 famous, was not his, but belonged
OF right TO bis old brigade, who had bravely
won ii on the plaius Of Manassas. Soon after
that great battle crowd was collected at the
post ttce in Lexington, eager 10 hear news
from the army. and especially all that con-
cerned Jackson ard the "Stoncwali Bri.
yade." Rev. DR.. White took letter from
the office, which be recognized as being in
J.ck>on's handwriting, and the crowd gath
cred aroupd, eager to hear bis account OF the
battle. WHIST was their Disappointment
whco The letter was found to be purely on
churca matters, aad containing 20 aIlusion to
the y;eat battle in which he had borne so
con$plc0uS part!
AT the council board lie is said TO have de.
farrcd u good deal 10 the views OF others and
10 have stated his own With exceeding dlfll
Grncc. albeit they were generally SO just AS 10
carry conviction 10 the minds OF all. And
vet bis modesiy did not carry him to the
extent OF yielding 10 Decentralization or al
lowing his orders to be set al nought by bis
interiors. lie was q rigid dlScipinarian, and
held rs tgh, rein over his highest officers
as over his humbltst priVa.es. tie ordered
frequent drills when i'll camp, and often came
unanuourced upon the piradc.ground TO see
that his orders were properly carried out
and noe to the unlucky wight who thought
10 set aside his orucrs vita impunity. He
frowr,d upon the slightest deviation from
the letter Of bis orders, and WAS prompt to
visit the offender with punishment.
One day during the celebrated Valley cam.
paiyn happened to hear co!loquy between
him and certain igade commander who
had failed to txaci is IN order be had given.
Jackson asked very quietly why the order
had not been obeycd, and the officer began
an argument to prove that the course be had
pursued vas better than that ordered. "That
NAV lie all very truc," calmly replied the
stern superior, "but you ought 10 have exc.
cuted the order first, and then reasoned about
il afterwards. Consider yourself under arrest,
sir"
But he was willing to submit to the same
discipline himself which he required OF
Others. Not long before his death he was
summoned as \ witness in a case set for trial
on a particular day before special court
martial, OF which the lamented Colonel Will
lis. of the Twelfth Georgia infantry, was
president. lie forgot the day, and failed to
appear. and Colonel Willis promptly report
cd him to General Lee. lie wrote at once q
very humble apology, in which he compli.
mented Colonel Willis for reporting him, as
sured the court that he meant no disreSpcct
by his Attendance, and promised TO be
puuciually present at any time they might
then fix.
General Jackson was reserved and quiet in
his manners, ana often very taciturp. He
would pace for hours in front of bis quarters
or ride along the road without remark, but
deep in his own thoughts. Aud yet he was
extremely polite tc all who visited him in
the few leisure moments which he bad He
WAS content 10 share The hard>hips and priva.
tons OF his men. lie rarely ever made bis
Headquarters in house, and was without q
tent even during his active campaign-mak
ing fence corner his bed chamber, he would
breakfast on hard.tack" and little bit OF
bacon fried OF the as, ard be off by DAY
light 10 put his column in motion. 1t is said
that the fatal disease which produced his
death was brought on by his rising from his
bvouac the night before the battle of Chan.
cellorSville and thro wing his only covering
over a young officer of his staff who was
sleeping at his side. During the winter oi
| 1913 be was regular attendant at tie cha
pel Of his old brigade, and list frequently
to 9" play sexton" for them, pointing on
seats, etc., and when he saw the men mani
| testing an indisposlion to crowd him b.
| would catch hold OF and pull them down be
| side him, showing that he did not object L
sitting alongside the humblest private in BIZ
ranks.
He was increasingly active in giving bi
personal attention to even the smallest dc
tails. Seeing wagon Of his train STALLED
upon one of his marches, and some ley Wa
gouers standing near dep!oring the mishap
but making no effort TO eS'ricate it, he dis
mounted, put his own shoulder to th
wheel, and after the wagon was gotten OIL
waited to see the mud-hoae filled up, and ,h
rest of the train passed over in safety. FL
was accustomed to have an interview wit
. bis quartermaSter aud commisssry every day
, aud keep accurately Informed as to the con
> ditiOn of their 0epartmentS And il ia rn