The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-31
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Tse Army 81 Northern Virginia geanion
ayTaSs attracts o crowd and eScsses deep
interest, Isst night was no exteptse al
m early hour the audience began 20 assem-.
i lhie IN the ksii Of the House Of Beaegates,
and hefore She hour for the speaking g
], Ss,gin Inc hall was crowded 90 US utmost
..sssacsfY xfh brave men and fair ~omen.t
AoaenrgAose present were noed Cover
NOR Ifollidsy, Generals D.. ~ hatss- NJ y, d q.
q. Lee, Titz Lee. O. W. " Lee ~; ~
Naury, Marcus j.. WEigs.s, " 'isssaSn Is. ma
aiaserTo, j r. Anderson and sarge mum,
Der. OF oraers who wore TIE : STARS ,an : J
sl,ass:v or who had the even sg,a'easeT h 20 o.
iof being z high priyates : IN oalr grand foao
army. ~ y, - Z ~, ~,
rrThe president OF the Association, Gene
I. "a. WI. Il. Lee, called the meeting to or.
nor and requested Rev. s.. William Jones 70
yppen Che exercises with prayer rst
e. General Lee then gave the atsdlehce q
.,,carhr and cordial welcome TO the reaasen'
zanH sa,5 that these reunions were not on "
Snr the nieasu re OF comradeship which hey
afford. but also to perpetnate Inc heroic
deeds or The mighty men who composed our
grand old army. IL Was gratifying 10 see
ihat che fame OF these men grow 5rtssaitel
and brighter AS the years go on, ana snea
now wonder that such true vaior, pasmos'
ism, and virtue could be so long asaaeh
from the appreciation OF the "oFia a.. !.
He alouaentIy md earnestly 1nsIsteG tnat
a}fheuoh the battle had been finally iosa tilat
n Is our privilege and our duty to per-
1,et,,ate the fame Of our great army. ste
said that in selecting orators for these re-
I,nions the Executive Committee had en-
.,7earored not only to choose suitable
sneaser. hut also to have different states
represented. Acting on this principle, they
hal, elected General j. b. kershaw, OF the
noble Palmetto State. AS late as August De
had written that unforeseen engagements
would compel him TO withdraw ms con-
sent to speak. ~ -. :, :. -
INT the committee naturally turned to
the old Second CORPS. the right arm OF the
Army of Northern Virginia and order
ed into their service distinguished men,
her OF Stonewall Jackson's staff. He was
! happy to say that, even on this shoit
notice, he had responded, anu LOOK
pleasure in introducing
COLONEL. WILLIAM ALLAN.
He was greeted with loud applause. and
proceeded at once to his appointed task.
Colonel Allan begun his address by allud-
ing to the fact that, after the defeat OF Brad
dock, Washington established his headquaf-
Wy. kho, fr.afp nnlnf
the defence OF that whole region, and Dulle
Fort ], oudo,ln. the marks OF which still re-
main. and which gave the name TO the prin-
cipal street OF the town.
On the evening OF the 4th OF November,
1861, General T.. J. Jackson rode down
I,oudoun street and established his head
! Quarters in Winchester as the strategic
point Of the !" Valley District" which he
had been sent to command. ai"E
He then spoke Of the patriotic devotion
which Jackson always cherished for this re-
gion as the land OF his birth, and gave de-
!. tailed statement OF the situation at the time,
the disasters OF Garnet having given the
Federal forces virtual possession, and Gen
eral Lees campaign having failed TO i'm
prove much the situation. s,,.-. ceuiEl%
- He showed that Jackson's plan was to IN
wade West Virginia By way OF the Balti-
running parallel to it, and that he asked
for this purpose that his old brigade should
:. be sent him from Manassas, and the forces
recently operating under General Lee sent
also to be concentrated under his command,
thus giving him force OF $4,000 men, the
least number with which he was willing to
ATTEMPT the execution OF his plans. But he
was 50 far disappointed in his call that by
$ Christmas he could only muster Il, 200 men,
and the season for, active operations passed
by while be waited. he spent his time,
however, in drilling and dIsciplinlng his
raw militia and in destroying the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. But as soon as he received all
the reiuforcements which lie could expect
he determined to assume ut once the often
sive in spite OF the iateness OF the season.
The positions and forces OF the enemy
opposed TO Jackson in the beginning Of
! 1862 were as follows: General Banks, with
s 10000 effective men, had his headquarters
at Frederick, Nd, and guarded the Potomac
from Harper's Ferry to Williamsport; Gen
eral Rosecrans had $4,000 men scattered
over West Virginia, but which he was con-
centrating on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road with the view OF Selling Winchester.
Colonel Allan then gave detailed account
of Jackson's ex petition to Bath, which be-
gun on the Ist OF January, with pleasant
weather 10 favor, but which was one OF
the most terrible marches on record be-
cause of the sudden change 10 SHOW and
,sleet, and which, finally eliminated in such
! loud murmurings on the part OF officers and
men who had recently joined Jackson
that he was reluctantly constrained to aban-
don an expedition from which he had an
ticipated 1.-The happiest results. He then
q gives the facts of Jackson's resignation be-
cause the War Department at. Richmond
ordered Loring from Romney back to Win
chester without consulting him, and Of the
withdrawal or the resignation at the earnest
request Of Governor Letcher and General
j. &. Johnston.
He shows that when the campaign Of 1872
opened in Virginia Jackson's forces had
been reduced tby the ordering away OF a
part OF Loring's forces and other causes) 20
1000 effective men, while Banks opposed
him with at least "a, 1899 men, besides $1,000
railroad guards.
He shows how Jackson's plan OF night
attack on Banks near Winchester was disap-
proved by the only council OF war he ever
summoned, and thwarted by circumstances
ever which he had no control, and the very
soreat reluctance with which he fell hack
without battle for the defence OF Wins
chester. he showed the importance OF
.Jackson's position on the flank of McClel.
Ian il. he advanced from Manassas, and the
orders which Banks received in reference
! 10 covering that flank By occupying Manas.
SIS and repairing the Manassas Gap railroad
IS While Banks was sending WilIiams's d.
gision to Manassas, Shields fell back towards.
Winchester, jackson closely pursued, and