Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

very IFsl IIlIle tilat nc was entrusted |
with All independent command. Soon
,f,er the first battle of Bull run, when
Jackson was a briyadicr, Gen. Joe
Ohmston put him in command of one
d. two brigadrs and sent INN from
Manassas JuuctiOn over the Blue
Ridge, into the valley of Virginia. to
hang around Manchester, chiefly as
All army of observation. Jackson no
sooner reached Winchester than he
learned that Milroy with a large force
was strongly emtrcnched at Berry
vile, fifty miles of. Considering that,
in addition to his earthworks, the
was bitter cold, the roads
deep, the ground covered with snow,
and Jack>"n's men very poorly clad,
Miiroy devoted himself entirely TO
playing cuchre. But one morning he
looked out of his tent and saw Stone
wall Jackson's men marching up the
road. The result was that Miiroy's
army was chased into Maryland jack
son pursuing them with the fixed de
Termination of
GOING TO WASHINGTON.
But jeff. Davis, vino regarded HIM
self as the only great general i'll the |
South, learning of Jack soli's exploit,
and inferring most assuredIy that he |
was crazy. sent a hasty telegram after
him to "come back,' in answer to
which it IS said that the indignant
Stonewall sent him word to send him
"more men and fewer orders" In
order 10 effect the surprise of Milroy,
Jackson had marched and frozen a
large number of his men to death, and
the rest OF them reached Perryvilie
in 4 pitiable condition of weakness
and suffering. But this "craZy" gem
eral knew that if he could only get
them there as soon rs he wanted H.,
The mere sight OF them would be
enough 10 seit @ MiIroy's hash, end
that not so many of them would he
killed by the forced march ms would
| be killed in the next spring if Milroy
| was not humhleh.
Tins singular faculty of Outmarch-
| ing everybody was the KEY to Jack
sons success, but he possessed sever
al great traits of character without
| which tins would have been either
impossible or of no use. Jackson
was man of iron constitution and
! superhuman powers of endurance
He was Il remarkably pnnctual mau
He was rigid disciplinariam. lie
possessed strong religious faith, ,and
in all his labors njoyed the pOwertui
support of his conscience. And then
he was pers OH of conspicuous moral
and physical courage. Though ali
extremely modest man, he is credited
with having said of himself that he
really did not know what the feeling
of fear was. And to this wonderful;
fearIrssmcss he AT last fell victim, in
the Wilderness, by riding on horse,
back away in front of his lines on ::
dark night in an unknown country,
with Il view of asccrtainiug, by get.
ting himself shot ut, where the enemy
was. But these qualities, combined
with his humanity in mixing witt
the private soldiers in their religion.
meetings, and his unostentatious ap
pearancc, his dingy, sun-burncd, vel
low-gray clothes and his old
POT-BELLIED SORREL RIDING MARE
and especially his SUCCESSES, gave hin
ut least such hold Oh the confitlcnc,
, aud Affections of his corps that he wa
. utterly invincible.
:. That Jackson should have acquire,
the soubriquct s.Stonewall'' is one o
the sOlcCisms of the war. 1t is sal,
that it was given him at the first bat
lie of Bull Run, on account of tn
stubborn resistance he made just be
v fore the federal stampede. And it j
true that at the second battle of Bul
, Run, while waiting tor LouSstrect, ii
made IL still more heroic stand in til
f face of overwhelming numbers. Bu
:. nothing could be Il greater slamdcr o
! jackson than to call him a Stoncwal
8 Longftrcct was the real sStonewal
y For reforming his lines after they ha
T. been crushed, aud Keeping his me
up to the scratch after they had bee
=, licked all to pieces, Longstrcet wa
- the man. But jackson scorned dt
Il tcnsivc warfare, and was so famou
# for being the attacking party aud fo
!, making unexpected assaults, that
he had been called eagle" or "Av;
G lanche," it would have been infiiitcl
more appropriate.
J.. There are two anecdotes of Jacks o
), that were current in the southcr
q army during his lifetime which i'll
very illustrative of his character. all
, which, as l have never seen them
" print, l will narrate. The first show
n how his pumciual habits, withol
n which it is safe t. say he never coul
e have been a great man, followed hil
~ from the military institute to IL
l.. field. 1t used to be said among ii
Il soldiers that on one occasion Jack so
ia sent message to one of his capt iii
n to meet hun at headquarters at.
r TEN MINUTES TO TWELVE O'CLOCI
he Al the appoint ed moment the gemer
i was seated i'll front of his tent, read
AZ for business. But twelve o'clock can
'r and the captain had not appeare,
% But the hour of noon was with Jacl
sou the hour of prayer, and he imm
$ dlately Withdrew into his inner ten
70 where he renamed in seclusiOn Il
half all hour. When he emerged agai
he found the delinquent captain 81
ting meekly III front of heattquarte
d awaiting his return. But Jacksc
le was so disgusted with his unsoldie
iy dilatOrineSs that he refused to te
80 him the object of the summons
a have anything oSay to him. but vii
is il gentle wave of the hand dismissC
10 him crest-falien and disgraced. TO h
a egiment.
rs The other anccdote brings ND
a very different scene. Gen. BulllsiC
j. having very toolishly crossed tt
l. Rnppahanmock river at Frederick
Il burg, where Lee was emscomccd
D. impregnable natural fortitication
ia and having been dreadfully cut {
" pieces during the afternoon and ev
Is uing, Lee called a council of war la,
Al in the night to determine what shouI
s. be done i'll order to follow up his az
he vantage. Among the major-genera
:" present Was jackson, who, rs 500
y as lie got seat, was fast asleep, an
Y remained 80 throughout the confe
cnce. When every ono else had give
a his opinion. Jackson was, with SON
1t difficulty, walked up, and requisite
l. to say what hc thought had better b
Is dnmc with the enemy. Aud the onl
II words that could be extracted frol
!. him were: "Drivc 'cm in the iiv
l. irivc'cm in the river; after mumhlin
e which he instantly rclarscd into
V. state of uncumsciuusncsS Nothin
~ could bc more characteristic of til
: great captain than this incident. Til
- other generals were full of Inarclin
d aud coum,cr-marching, of conbini
d lions, and tricks, and heroic yci
)f lures Jackson had only one wcapo
&c surprise. He knew that burnside
10 men were living alOum The bank of IL