Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-10-22

God, and if ever man believed in the
of his cause, and that the
Giver of Victories smiled upon it, that man
was Thomas Jonathan jackson. 1t may be
said here that up to this period Jackson was
never understood. When he made the cele-
brated forced march to Romney, Va, in
the winter Of 1862, there was howl all
along the line for bis removal as fanatlcal
incompetent, but Gov. Letcher knew his
man and refused to revoke his commission.
Again, before the war in 1860 he had gath
cred together some 500 negro children and
taught them in Sunday school in Lexington,
Va, and this raised terrible storm through
out the State. But he the kept even tenor OF
his way undisturbed. He was as firm as ad-
amant where he thought his duty was con-
cerned.
1t was only during the seven days fight
that the main body of the army came to re-
cognize jackson IN persona. His photo
graphs do not give an adequate idea OF the
man. They do not mark him apart as a
leader of men, and show that inherent ut
mess for rich participation in the events OF
that epoch which the changes of war mao
brought to light. Says one of his men: III
would have been easy tohave mistaken him
for the courier of one of his brigadiers, for
all external tokens to the contrary; his SIN
gle breasted coat of rusty gray, sun scorch-
ed about the shoulders, until it was almost
yellow, and his plain cadet cap of the same
hue tilted forward until the visor rested al
most upon his nose, were meaner in APP
pearance than the makeup of many smart
fellow whose musket was the badge OF his
station, and not quartermaster in the
corps but would have considered Jackson's
gaunt old sorrel bad swap for his own nag.
But the bright and piercing look Of his
steel-blue eyes, when one could catch a
| glimpse of them under the cap-brim, the
firm set of his lips, and the impatient jerk
ing of his arms from time to time, told OF
the eager working of the energetic soul
within" And the description is a true one
to the letter.
After the Seven Days battle, whenever
there were cheering on any part Of the line,
it used to be said. otis either Jackson or
a rabbit" Now the meaning Of this was
that whenever rabbit was started in the
bivouac of brigade, the entire complement
of officers and men would turn out topursne
bunny, and by heading him off here and
turning him there, poor bunny, who, in the
end would become bewiidered by the dia-
bolcal yells and cheers which met him at
every turn, was generally captured. Now
Gen. jackson Stunned, if he could, the
demonstrations which greeted him when
ever he passed a camp of either his OWE
corps or of Longstreet's. The men would
gather on the roadside, waving their hats
and yelling like demons, the yells being
taken up from camp to camp as ''Old jack
went skurrying along on his Old sorrel as
fast as he could lay feet to the ground
There was a spice of mischievousness in
this, for soldiers are like school boys, ard
they knew how badly Jackson hated
notoriety, but their admiration ard en-
thusiasm for him was such that they would
have charged the very gates OF Hades at his
bidding. Never were tears more genuinely
sorrowful shed than those that fell from the
eyes of the army on Jackson's bier.
l recollect that before the battle of Fred
ericksburg (Burnside's) Gen. j. E. B.
Stuart presented jackson with brand new
uniform, covered with gold lace and stars,
and as gaudy as peacock's train. Jack
son had never worn it, but On the morning
of the grand assault Stuart had persuaded
him to put it On. Accompanied by Stuart
and some of his staff he rode slowly in front
of the Confederate lines from right to left,
but he was not recognized until he reached
Pickett's division, then placed in the center
Of the line. Stuart mischievously pointed
out the gorgeons-looking Individual to some
officer OF the division. and it ran down the
line like wildfre, "Old Jacks got new
uniform" Instantly the men leaped upon
the breastworks, yelling wildly and swing
| ing their hats, until jackson conld bear it
no longer, but, turning reproachful look
upon Stuart, he clapped spurs to his old
sorrel and gallaped off to his own command
Suffice it to say, he pulled his new duds off
as soon as he had an opportunity.
Now who can explain the philosophy of
it? Neither Johnston, nor Beauregard nor
Longstreet, nor Hill, nor Early, nor even Jeb
Stuart were ever looked upon by the army
in the same light as Lee and jackson. And
yet all these officers We're worthy of en-
thusiastic admiration and unfinching sup
port 1t is one of the mysteries that make
US believe that actions and events are large
ly beyond the ken of the pure reasoning
faculties. Murray" IN the National Re
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