The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-19
At HlCgOX & PATTERSON!
STONEWALL JACKSON.
A Federal Generals Generous aud Just
Tribute.
Tho Han Whom Pope Boosted Ne
Would Bag.
A Soldier Of splendid Achievement.

An audience, mostly of students, filed
the larro lecture room Ia Sever hall, CAM
bridge, - overflowing lsst evening u ilrten
10 General George ii. Gordon on the second
battle OF Bull Run. General Gordon began
by say Ink thai. The campaign in which the
,tcond battle OF Bull Run occurred was tho
outcome OF an eifsrt OF the Fedora troops
n occupy Richmond. In the mer OF
1861 nnr undisciplined troops under Gener'
al McDowell had been defeated ut Bull
Ru }, on the same ground, and aflerward
mere was a movement By the general gov
eminent to invade he rcDellious states
with powerful army commanded by Gen.
ersl Mcclellan. A mighty host gathered
shout the capital Of the Cuptedrracy,
but sfora series OF deadly battles IL re-
treated and passed mp the Potomac
under cover OF our ship, TO tue
point from which IL proudly set
out. This Confederate war department
seized this suspicious moment for m invs-
sion Of tho northern states, and the couree
gss from Richmond a.ross the Rappehan-
mock and Potomac into Maryland. Across
the lIne OF this march there WAS carly in
August, ls62, Is small federal army com
handed by General John Pope, OF toe rtgu-
lar army OF the United States. This force
now found Itself saddled with tho i95 OF
keeping beck the whole confederate army
rom Washington. II was divided into
tsroe corps under Generals 5igel. hcDo%ell
and N. Y. Banks. After the battle VI Cedar
sountaiD, In which We were dsmollsheu
Jackson fell back and waited the arrival OF
the main confederate army upder General
Itnber, II Lee, then on its way for the CAM
paigu mentioned. On the l4th OF August,
ls6y, the two armies confronted each
other on either side OF the
Rapidan. lhe position was soon changed
10 ths Rappahaunock, ariver OF lite use as
Is.. flana..l fl.,aan flnn d..
scribed the principal strategic movement
OF tho two armies, the captpre OF POpe's lei-
ter oy Lee. aud his consequsnt determtna-
zion 10 get in tho rear OF Pope. cut oft bis
communicate with Washington, and stop
his supplies. This movement sas entrusted
by Lee to Jackson, who selected tho sur
cuitous route through Amisvule, salem
aud Tboroughfare Gap, by which o. march
his divisioa TO Lee = army. Here tine leg-
turor took occasion to mention TIC striking
charaeterihtIcs OF General (9tonewtD Jack
son. The army In which General J.csson
ssrved had no. bean In the field eighteen
month";, and ye. he had wun a reputation
for energy that deied eli obstg-
Glen, and for almost unlimilti 80
added q xsalot', ardor for y cause which he
believed TO be under the oireob guidiucs Of
the Supreme Being. In every movement
| OF his comm. mi % the march, on the ave
Of bst,les, 10 the anguish or defeat crln the
eIuttstiou OF victory ,hr poured our his soul
ina earnest prayer TO God. DR.. Mcclure.
ne medical dirsalor OF tno CORE. s.ld 70
MN on tha hard ought Il Id OF Angus e,
"General, this day hiss been Won By nofhluE
bat stark aud stern hBhiirg Jacr.on r..
piled. 40; 1 Gs. baen van BY nothing out
ng toe blessing aud providence ot Gou.'
rhus Jackson hsd no viii Of his " TO
crafty, no oartnly eim IT, pnil him DOVE,
Hs was poor boy, born Ia Weit Virginia,
,T.g up aI1dts trials and siru4gief. aud
sss serv;uF hie naive town Ia the oihce OF
constable Vhru be gas Appointed 10 che
military scgdeaiy at Wet Poiut. He.grsd-
ma ed ia the class 81 1872 when numbers
many Nance poe f~smOgs-Georee y. No
| Ole Ian, S %oneuar, Rem, Couch, Foster. A.
2 XII aud PlozSli. Gsrofal Cor.
don, h~leself, ov the way WIS
did nos m,nnpn 10. Jackson Vas resaacted
hut not iOvsG, Tor ri' Nature Waa unincia .
The / c,urer described tie scene wh6n, h
this march 90 the rear OF the .dcrh army,
bn s,onl IN \ great ctoue gazing az his tu :
disrs & = they passed by. Ta-ir IN husiasin
Tor mo could nat hs res irstnedi auI thos
cnoereo una nj gousiv. Jackson re ma'ke :
"Nrn could not conquer WITH such men hs
tnss,''
GNuersl Gordon. with frequent reference
10 mapg, gave A clear aud Aoie description
OF tho principle movements, win the'i
causes and ELECTS 10 the dissstrou, bate
which torned his subject. Pop was COO
t,nually III error, aud vas never more He
ceived than wien ha supposed he Was To
"bsg'' Jackson, who had so tkilliully go'
into his rear. fiz John Porter, IN tnr
~opiniou of General Gordon, was condtmntd
sjmuly from won't OF evidence Of what 70
now certainly known TO DO true, namely
aid IN chief the pceeence OF LonE' trees
division 81 LEES army in from. WHOM Pops
ordered him to attsck Jeckson's rieh'
flank. Pope had 6.601 men IN this cain
ns,rn and Leo GS, 500. The S-dcrHi army
lost in Killed, wounded n mlsting 1874
aud The Confederate army $3.50 Boston
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