The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-05-28

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officers :" there is no hope of escape for Jack
son. But the ubiquitous Jackson kept slipping
throuoh Popes command, turning on his pur-
suers, Hooker and Kerncy, and hitting them
some stunning blows, that made them more eau
tious than daring AS soon as these were
checkmated he then turned on King and swept
him out Of the way. Rcket thought discre
ton was the better part Of valor and he, too,
got out of the way, and our march from the gap
| to Manassas was unobstructcd.
On the afternoon Of that day, the 10Th, Long
street formed on Jacksons right, and Popc's
chances for marshal glory faded out of history.
| Longstreets men went TO sleep some time dur
| ing the night of ooh, with an inward conviction
that with the morning dawn the battle would
| be renewed. The confidence in Lees ability 10
beat the Federal commander was shared by
every soldier in the army. Some may have
made up their minds to shirk, but they had
faith in the staying qualities of those who would
do the fighting, md was conscious that Lee
| would win. What pity it was not renewed in
| time to reap the harvest after victory. II was
not renewed until late in the day. During the
| morning hours before tho fight Lee was busy
with his plans Of battle. He, Longstrcet, Jack
! son, Stewart and others were squattcd on the
| ground just in the rear of IFS bustly examining
| a map Of the country spread out on the ground
| before them. AS they rose Lee and jackson
| stepped aside from the group of officers, Lee
| looking at his watch, and after q few minutes
| whispered conversation Jackson mounted his |
| old claybank horse and made off 10 ioin his
command to the left Of the pike, as leisurc!y as
| if he was going to church, and looking more
| like an ungainly farmer than the great soldier
| he was. These maDeuverings were interpreted
to mean fight, and supposed jackson was re-
| turning to bring it on lie had scarcely reached
his position before the hills were revcrberatinc
with one continuous roar of musketry All
| eyes, as well rs the Federal soldiers, were con-
cenrated OIL Jacksons hard pressed but reSo-
| lutte men, The storm of battle was beating and
raging about them in its fury, and in full view
| of position. 1t the graudcst aud most
| inspireg exhibition Of well ordered attack and
| heroic defense l ever behold. The Federal
| armies of the Potomac and Virginia had been
| united under the leadership of Pope and were
| now concentrated in overwhelming numbers to
| crush Jackson Ills plan of battle eliminated
| Of remaining passive while Topc was battering
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| Of the concentrated effort to crush him. Lee
saw it and was anxious and Longstrect was in
| the right place to break its force. Longstreet
| says $50 terrible the onslaught that Jack
| son sent to mc and begged for rcinforcements.
| About the same time | received order from
| Genera! Lee To the same effect. To retire from
my advanced position in front of tho Federals
| and get TO Jackson would have taken one hour
| and half. had discovered prominent po-
| sition that commanded a Wow of the great
struggle, and realizing the opportunity quick
| iy ordered out three batteries, making twelve
guns. They were placed in position to rake the
Federal ranks that seemed TO break through
| Jackson s line. In II few moments crash after
crash Of shot and shell was being poured into
| the thick raaks of the Fcderals. In ten min
utcs the stubborn Foderais began to waver and
| give back For moment the mass was chaos,
then order returned and they reformed, appar-
| emily 10 renew the attack Again from the crest
OF my little hill the fire Of the twelve guns cut
them down. AS the cannons Numbered the
ranks broke only to be formed again with dog
| Scu ~ thiiu tiiic iuC
| tore the Fcderals to pieces, and as they fell
back under this terrible fire sprung everything
10 the charge 1t was due to history, to pos.
| tcrity and the batteries that saved Jackson
| line, that their names should have been given
| TO the public. ! propose TO show the Macbeth
was one OF them. Seeing TINT the chances were
as a thousand to one against giving Jackson
| the reinforcement he needed in time, and rccog-
nizing the supreme necessity of prompt action,
Longstrect acting on the impulse of the mo-
ment and with the discretion Of an expe rieDced
officer hurried twelve guns into position and
| in less than ten minutes broke the furious on
slaugh of the charging Federals. While we
were standing OH our gun and cuisson carriages,
watching with intense interest and great admi-
ration the heroic effort Of Jackson men TO
beat back the ever increasing numbers of the
Federal soldiers, q courier was seen emerging
from piece OF woodland TO the right and we'll
in front Of ,Iacksons line. urging his hoi SC to-
wards us with ail the speed that the cmest-
gcncy Of the occasion could impcl him. John
LylcS. from Camden, then III his teens, said
would rather see shell coming. In answer TO
the summons VIC moved forward at sweeping
gallop and took position the crest of
hill to left of the pike, and well in Jacksons
right front In three minutes after we re ceived
our order We were in position hurling shot and
shell into the double columns Of the Federal
soldiers weeping down in tremendous odds
a6ainst Jacksons struggling heroes The enemy
were approaching Jacksous position by left
ohlque march, for the purpose Of turning Jack