Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28

her with what followed it, are worth
ting.
curious fact may be recalled in this
nection, about Jackson's theory as
he proper way of conducting the
Hc spent the summer before the out
ak of hostilities in New England,
erving and remembering all that he
and heard. He was convinced at
time that the country was upon the
pc of civil war, and he realized the
resources of the North. His plan
EN- hostilities commenced, which was
omitted to the Confederate Govern
ht was to take no provisions. This
hinge character, whom not few of
own people believed to be more in
C than eccentric, actually argued
It the whole war was merely "John
pwn raid" on large scale; that
great preponderance OF the
nth in men and means could only
offset by giving no quarter on the
ID, and that the effect Of this return
the barbarous systems of warfare
ull be to strike the enemy with ter
and make them feeble in their
use When reminded that this was
ame that two could play at, he adj
TIED that it was policy that would .
ID to the butchery Of Confederate
Fsoners also; but he still insisted that
would be the very best policy for the
Rnfederacy, and he was quite anxious
have it adopted.
Minds saturated with peculiar forms
religion have conceived the most
(rrible cruelties, as the history of the
QUESTION will show; and the case is
pre- curious than rare that one of jack
ns gloomy and severe religious views
|ould agree with such an idea as the
hssacre of helpless men who had laid
Pwn their arms.
1t should be added, in justice to the
emory Of this remarkable character,
lat when his government rejected his
ea he cheerfully acquiesced, and had
! more to say in its favor.
1t is related that when he fell wound
from his horse in the twilight OF that
Fening, and there was great danger
Pat he and those who were striving to
smove him from the range of the terri
10 artillery-tire would be captured,
Rckson said, II do not fear to be taken,
have always used their prisoners
fndly.'
When he died from the effects OF his
ounds, few days later, his delirious
f!nd was running not upon battles, but
pom Paradise. His last words touched
chord in the breasts OF foes as we'll as
lends, wherever they were repeated.
Let us cross over the river, and rest
lnder the shade of the trees!"
Captain William d. Wilkins was AS
lstant Adjutant General Of General A.
Williams, who commanded the First
Division Of the Twelfth Corps. which
|eeelved rough treatment in Jackson,s
Fank attack on our right that evening:
captain Wilkins was wounded ana
eade prisoner. It was at once seen
Pom certain peculiarities OF his UNI
(ofln, which it is unnecessary to explain
+ veterans, that he was stiff officer,
FAd one Of the Confederate officers near
Py ordered two of the men to take him
K the rear and report him to General
Jackson. No one could give so much
Eniofmation, if he chose to, as General
pr staff officer; which was well known
p his captors.
Captain Wilkins was decidedly I'M
edssy Just then.
Not on his own account. He was
brave, and had learned to face the dam
!; rs and exposures of war with sol
olerly equanimity. He was uneasy De-
cause he had that about him the dlscov,
cry OF which might make it very bao
.or the Union army.
AS Adjutant General, he was the
proper custodian of orders and dls'
patches; and he had in his breast
pocket at that moment some papers
me reading Of which he knew woulo
give General jackson some highly I'M
s ?, information. They were cop!
VI General Hooker's secret order to MS
coSps commanders, giving the plan o.