The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-26
JACKSON AT SECOND MANASSAS.
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Weekly NeTs.
Some one has said that M noo,,,
ne g'eat without memories. tits, indeed
u.lncult to estimate the influence of hon
olaoie conduct and high examples. a
people VIII always strive to be what tbey
are PROUD OF in their representatives and
eAehlplars' and hence the great impor.
.an.e OF keeping up knowledge of the
pas past which reflected credit on the actors
Oh ms principle the building of monI.
ments and the writing of history are no,
without their uses.
Inc late war between the States WIS
I'D one sense, civil war, in which from
"eii.known causes the losing party rorcIv
receives full justice. Reservations are
always animated by the spirit of "ro,
r'"ts." There is to US much force in the
iaole which tells that forester-nointino
out to the roaring king of the forest the
picture OF q man Staying lion-receiy
ed Tor answer only the pro- gnant remark
ne hons have no painters" So far as
G Ine south is concerned the history ofthe
tohiederate struggle has never been writ.
zen; detached portions and isolated facts
nave, from time to time, appeared but as
a"hoie, as grand epic, embracing the
devoted spirit Of the actors and the co1ntrv
itis still enveloped in clouds and darkness .
aud greatly fear that much of the bril-.
iiant strategy, manly fortitude and heroic
achievements of that period will never
be rescued from oblivion. We tbink il
IS unfortunate that it should be 30. We
wish the whole story could be written
Just rs it occurred, without anv of tba
eAaaggeration into which the narration of
military events is 80 apt to descend. we
"o.lid oy no means have the spirit and
ahlmoslties of that time perpetuated. II
- not only our true interest and policy
out our desire TO cultivate reconciliation.
fraternity and peace; and we think a
iull ana fair account Of the struggle is
not only due to the truth of history, but
would give our people modest, we'll.
assured seif-respect, and stimulute them
In the future to honorable achievements
In TINS spirit alone have consented
TO give hurriedly short account of
Jaekson's flank movement of 1862 on
the kappahannock and the battle to which
1t LED, that of Second Manassas.
After the fierce seven DAYS struggle
around Richmond, when the Federal
army was lying at Harrison's Landing
on the James River, resting from its la7
bors like an exhausted giant, it was an
nounced that Gen. Pope, whose head. i.
quarters were always ''in the saddle y
was approaching Richmond from the
north, and had already crossed the Ran.
pahannock and occupied Culpeper.
THE FLANK MARCH BEGUN.
In the sweltering heat of the mid sum.
mer we broke camp at Laurel Hill, be-.
low Richmond, fastened up to Gordons.
vile and commenced what is known AS
the campaign of Second Manassas. AT.
ter the battle of Cedar Mountain Pope
retired across the Rappahanuock, and
there made stand to resist the eros ,ing
OF the Confederates. In this state of
affairs Gen. Jackson, to whose CORPS
Gregg's Brigade belonged, made one Of
the most brilliant flank movements on
record, which resulted in throwing the
Federals back towards Washington and
in bringing on probably the most success
full battle of the war.
The armies were cannonadinp each
other across the river at the Faunuier
White Sulphur Springs. We had been
supporting our batteries on the hills and
receiving damage without being able to
return it. On Monday morning, August
26, 1862, while we were in bivouac, lust
as the day was breaking, we received the
laconic order in pencil Ito turn out with
the utmost promptitude without KNAPP
sacks" We had not the slightest con-
cepticn Of what was to be done, but as
the men had to pile and leave their
"knapsacks," it WAS supposed that we
were to build bridge over the river or
do some other work of that kind.
"Ours not to make reply,
Ours not to reason why,
Ours but to do or die"
1t WAS the habit Of Gen. Jackson never
to disclose his purposes even to those
nearest to him. He never allowed one
hand to know what the other was doing.
Stripped to the buff, without breaking
our fast, and without the impediment Of
any kind of baggage, we were put upon
the march, and pushed forward with the
utmost rapidity. Then we were indeed
.Jackson's foot cavalry" and it might
have been said of us that "yictory lay in
our heels" Our march was without re-
gard to roads, up the river. which (there
CdiSo A4SdSSuhoi "O SiOSoSu NItuUut
opposition at an obscure place known as
Hinson's Mill, and that night reached
Cobbler's Mountain, in the Salem valley,
starting point. The next day we con-
tinued the ,Esrch without wagons or bag.
gage Of any kind, supporting life by
roasting ears" taken by order from the
cnrn-fields, aud what Was thrown by the
generous citizens Of the Valley to the
soldiers. as they hurried along in their
rapid march. At Salem VIC turned to
the right, passed through Thorougfare
Gap, in the Bull Run mountains, and
slept, or tried to sleep, that night in the
road in rear of our artillery near Bristow
Station, on the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad. We had made the circuit, and
were exactly in rear of Pope and upon
the line of his communications.
! RARE BREAKFAsT.
The next morning we reach Manassas
Junction, the Federal depot Of supplies,
where brigade, (said to be Gen. Tay-
lor' from Alexandria,) was scattered
with considerable loss and driven across
Bull Run towards CentIeviiie. Here
three days rations were issued from
Pope's ample stores. When we LEFT the
Rappahannock Monday morning before
breakfast our good Commissary, Maj. A.
b. Wardlaw, was in the act of killing
beeyes, hut so rapid was the march and
the weather 80 hot that before he could
oyertake the command the beef was unfit
to issue and had to be thrown away in
the presence of hungry men. The next
morning he took the precaution 70 gallop
ahead and butcher in advance, but the
same thing occurred. And now, by way