Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-04
JUBAL EARLY
Describes Pope's Virginia Campaign
from the Confederate Point OF View,
and Tells How the
Immortal ssStonewalr Doubled Him Up
and Won the Second Battle Of man
assas-Leeture at Baltimore.

Gen. Jubsl Early delivered lecture on |
J ackson's campaign against Pope in August, |
1862 snd the second battle Of MarSssas, al |
at the Academy Of Music, IN baltimore, re- |
Gently, The audience WAS = lsFge ooe, and |
the lecture was given usdsr the auspices OF |
the Society of the Army and Navy OF The |
Confederate States In Marylsnd. In the
course Of his lecture Gen. E rly said:
"After the seven days battles around Rich !
nond Mcclellan was on the james river at
Wrsiover under cover of his gunboats. Msi.-
Gen. John Pope was assigned te the com
msnd OF the Army Of Virginia on the Rap
pahannoek, nu nbering about 10000 effective
men He at once made a vaiuglorions order
tnat he was accustomed to attack MS enemy,
to look only for his back, and not TO LOOK
for bis lines of retreat, nor have base OF
supplies. Ga August 6, 1852, Lee de-
t.cbed Jackson's corps, 10000 men, 10
move on Pope from Gordonsville. he
attacked him at Cedar mountain, In Culp@p
par county, on Au ust l2.h, with eigh,
brigades, numbering 10000 meB, and defeated
him. Here Mi .Sao~den Address Yves
terribly wounded, and Demeot's and Browns
MARYLAND b teries did Effective service.
PJpe being reinforced the night OF The battle,
ackson Withdrew 10 bis original posltlqn
| ne .r Gordopsvillp. McCllian was st once
| ordere by Sianton 10 move to the del nse oil
| ,be CAPITA aud forth with began to evscna'e
| his poi ION and move az ordered Lee moved
most OF his army TO Jackson. Part OF Nc
| ClelIsn's troops reached Pppe, hut on LIE
| pressing him he retired behind the h 'pps-
| haunocE, mas-iug his army between Warreu-
| ton and R.ppahaDnock Station. Lee
| threatened 10 cross al Warrenion Springs,
aud thus engaging Pope's attention, be sept
Jackson around and behind Pope's right, re-
| talniog Longstreet on the front Jackson
arrived at Bristow's STAT ION and Manassas
Junction and cut Pope's communication
with Washington, Trimble capturing Man
assas Junction. Lee, with Longslreet and
80 900 men, was in his front, his armv con-
sitting of $4,000, and Jackson with 10000
electives in his rear. As soon az he
was convinced that the movement
in his rear was a real one, and not cavalry
raid, he turned at once and sought to crush
Jackson before Lee and Longstreet could get
no. jackson msneuvred about Manassas 30
as to confuse the FEDERAL authorities. He
sent Hills corps 10 Ceuterville, as 1t he were
advancing on Washington, and thus created
a psnic there. Stsnton's orderste Mcclellan
to hurry up to the defense of the capital be-
came frantic and Mcclellan hurried. Jack
.on Immediately turned south and coucen'
trated his forces on August 29th along the
line Of the Warrenton turnpike, fronting y
| to the east. OD the evening VI tue ION
Jscksou's old division, Gen. Taliaferro, ano
Ewell's division, Gen. Ewell, came into con
tact with McDowelrs advance from Warren
ton and drove them back. Here Ewell los
! his leg aud Talisferro was wounded. On th'
18th jackson on the line OF the old rail
road, parallel to the Warrenton pike and ne a.
it 10 the west, fronting 1t, and at II o'clocl
Lopgstreet came up and took position
! on ] ackeon's right. Early had been posted
to his right all the morning 10 cover hi
) right flank. but, az coon as Longs rect cs M
up. was Withdrawn and took position il
; Jackson's line, in rear, 10 support OF HE lefi
In the afternoon OF the 29th Pope attacke'
! Hills division, on J ackson's left, with thre
eorps. and after heavy fighting drove Gregg
. end Thorn as's brigades back, their AN N unl
; ton being exhausted, aud occupied the rall
; road. which three brigsdes were defending
, The fighting here was very heavy, the M
! of the opposing ranks delivering their 1r
l into each other, at timps, at ten PAGES.
4 soon az this occurred Esrly's two brigade
vent forward and refoek the railroad an
re.estsblished the line. At the same time a
= attack was N ade on Jackson's right, held b
: bis old division, and Stsrk's and johnson
d brjgades repulsed he assault, in turn chsrg
: ing The enemy. Johuson's brigade capture
n one gun, which they brought of. Durin
y the fighting Trimble was wounded.
a "Just before shutdown of the 29.h Hood
b division of Longsrreet's corps advance
d along the pike at right angle to 1t asd drov
e their opponents a mile or TWO until or
g o'clock at night. During the night Lee
y troops were drawn back to their original pc
II suion, so that on the morning OF the 30th
II August they were found, Hill on the lett an
e Jackson in the center, along the line of til
b old railroad, and Longstreet on the right 4
e right angles 10 the other line, across III
l. w trenton pike A heavy mass of artiller
n was massed on the angle Of the liue con
e msndng Lopgstreet's front snd that {
e Jackson "a we'll. In the afternoon of III
It 3Oth Pope delivered heavy attacks on ] acl
n sons Jeff and cenler, not less than three Al
4 ssulis in columns bring made In rapid SUI
I crssiou. Tse fight over sckson's cen er va
l particularly heavy, she mss OF s ars's n
4 John-on's brigades af er their smmuniiIo
gave out usiog stones to repel their assai
ants. The artillery Of L e's center playe
I; on he attacking Inns with ,errib
+ force. After these attempts were iru
trated Lee ordered general az
j vance. which was made, and h
!, troops slep, on the battlefield. Pope retire
10 C-nrerville, where he occuoied the tort
:, 6cAtions LIE, however, on September Is
= turned his right, advancing by the Chat
tiily turupise, aud drove IN th1 corps WI
d which Pope sought to cover his retreat. Ii
q pushed MIN rapidly back TO Washingto
: moi whist ADDING he was reinforced by III
] balance of Nee ellan's army, the residue {
L which had j,iued before ordering thei
operations. Tue result on the side OF tn
' Conieder stes was that they captured zoe
: prisoners, besides 1000 wounded eft wit
: them, thirty pieces of artillery, 10000 stan
e of small arms, besides large quantities {
, stores. Lees loss was killed and WOUNDED
= 1924. This was the end Of the campaign
a Virginia for that year. 1t commenced
= March. 1862 when Mcclellan had 1926
h men under his com nsud, in Washington
. Maryland and Virginia. Burnside reinforce
n his army from North Carolina, Fremont froi
g Missouri, and Cox from the Ksnawha va
g lev to the extent of 10000 more, NAL
8 ing a total for the armies during Il
8 campaign Of $4,000 men. During II
{ same period Lee had $4,000 men. AT Il
i battle of second Manassas he had presel
:. $4,000, The rect had been lost in the prev
i GUS part of the campaign or were belo
: Richmond, covering that city. Therefor
8 Lee. with his $4,000 men, the available n
l. main, of his IS 600, by September a, 1856
e had driven in aud cooped up in the intrenci
ments of Washington the available remnan
of the $4,000 men with which the FEEDERS
It comm anders, Mcclellan and Pope, had col
n Quoted their campaign six months"
# Gen. Early, in discussing the movemen
Is of the 29th of August on the battlefield, sal
4. that the most astonishing incident of tt
is whole battle, probably, was that Feder
a m ajor. general, Frz John Porter, had bee
n cashiered because after jackson, with 20,0(
is men, had beaten Pope's corps with mo-
r than twice that number, he porter did no
,s with 10000 men, walk over LoDgstreet vii
c more th an twice his number.