West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-06-22

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wall" of defencs, the thunderbolt of
the charge. He was the born geni-
us of war;
DISClPLINARIAN.
jackson was rigid disciplinar
ian. When he gave an order obedi-
ence, prompt, absolute, unquestion-
ing, was the only response he would
have to it. He arrested generals
who varied from his instructions
as quickly as he arrested pri-
vate soldiers, and when he said to a
subordinate, ''Hold your ground,
sir" that ground had to be held or
the officer was held responsible.
Tender indeed, was his heart, but
it never yielded to tenderness at the
wong place or at the wrong time.
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But with all his sternness he was
never cruel. Private property he
respected; women and children and
prisoners of war were to him sacred.
No single act did he do unworthy of
Christian, soldier; no unworthy
word did he ever utter.
THE CoMMIssARY.
No commissaries and quarter
masters were allowed to stand in
the way of Jackson, as he once
said: "What creates difficulty in
the profession of the land command
er is the necessity of feeding so
many men and animals. If he al
lows himself to be guided by the
commissaries he will never stir, and
all his expenditures will fail" AT
Harper's Ferry, when he had just
received the surrender of the FEEDER
al army, courier came to him say
ing: General Mcclellan is but
six miles off and rapidly advancing"
Jackson coolly asked: HAS Nc
Clellan drove of cattle with his
army p "Yes," was the reply; "a
large one" "Well," said the Gen
eral, 81 can whip any army that
travels with drove of cattle" A
certain Federal general was oftener
spoken of as "Jackson's commissa
ry" than by any other title. His
trains supplied Confederates' haver-
sacks so often that whenever the
foot-cavalry turned head of column
down the Valley the jest ran along
the lines, Lee is out of rations and
old jack has been detailed to call
on the commissary general"
CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES.
This hour does not permit that
we pursue his campaigns in detail
that we follow the crimson thread
upon which is hung the score of his
fierce battles-Falling Waters, July
30, 1861; Manassas, July 81, 1861;
Kernstown, March IL, 1862; Nc
Dowc.l May 18th, 1888; Front
Royal, May 80, 1862, Winchester,
May, 25, 1862; Cross Keys, June 8,
1862 Mechanicsville, June %. 1862;
Gaines's Mill, June 81, 1852; NAL
vern Hill, July l, 1862; Cedar
Mountain, August 9, 1862; Grove
ton, August %, 1862; Manassas
second, August 80 and 80, 1862;
Germantown, August 81, 1862; Har
per's Ferry, September Is, 1862;
Sharpsburg, September II, 1862;
Shepherdstown, September 20, 1862;
Fredericksburg, December l3, 1882;
Charlottesville, May 3, 1868.
In about half Of these battles he
was in chief in command, and in
the other half was under Gen. r. +.
Lee and Gen. Joseph Johnston.
The campaigns and battles of Jack
sons will be studied and admired by
military men until the cobweb has
grown across the cannon's throat"
and the nations learn war no more.
vENERATIoN AND LOVE FOR JACKSON.
No soldier that ever lived excited
more enthusiasm among his men
than Jackson, and none ever inspir
ed more implicit confidence. They
looked upon him as man of desti-
nv, and his name had the power of
an army with banners. They would
gather upon the roadside as he
passed with lifting hats and rousing
cheers, and when, as was his wont,
he appeared upon the lines they
cried out his name, jackson! Jack
son p and then shouts resounded
high over the roar Of the battle.
The Southern people believed in him
and honored and loved him. The
lofty and the lowly everywhere alike
pronounced his name with reference.