The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-04
JACkS0N'S PLAN.
4 SENSATIONAL AND ENTIRELY NEW
ARTICLE.
THE WAR ARTICLE BY LORD
WOLESLEY.
now JtfstsON WANTED 10 CON
DICr ruE WAX.
fts C0unciI of War win Isi> fioihcr.
IN Law - INC Plan Disapprovcd
Es Jsn. DaNts-uts. Jackson's
forthcoming Boch.

OF Jcii. DAVIS. jackson extreme
views must attract the attention of
the military men all over the world.
The article Is based on facts derived
from Gen Rufus Barringer. brother
in.law Of Stouewell Jackson and who
resides in Charlotte. The plan Of
campaign was outlined TO General
Bluinger i'm a council OF war; be
tween the two brothers-in-law. The
article was read 10 General BarIinger
yesterday in its entirety, aud the Gen
eral endorsed every word OF IL. The
/ following is the full text Of the Ic-
markablc production:
The article by Lord Wellesley has at
tractcd great attention in the South to
thc war policy of the Confederacy, and
rc0pie are curious 10 know what plan
each leading man predicted TOR the first
time The Chronicle is able TO lay be-
/ fore the world at some length and suf-
Gc.cnt detail aud with absolute auth0ri-
/ 81. Slonewall JlcksOn's broadcs. and
F fullest plans as TO the way the C0nied
cIacy should have conducted the civil
war. Exceeding great interest ccntcrs
I iu Jacksons plans.
/ First. because of the authors own
greatness. next. because the plan had
F The approval of Gtnoral Robert + Lee:
and last. because President Jefferson
f 3 avis olcy was ia opposition. if not
anHgOui-uc. TO the great Jackson :
".al of campaign Mrs. Mary A
/ Jackson. widow of the immortal Some
wall. who resides iu Charlotte. is en-
gaged in writing life of her famous
husband She has been et work On the
book now nearly . year, and 1t is
thought that it viii be fully
! SIX months before the last
pages are written. She leaves
/ Charlotte tomorrow for her brother
home i'm the country. that she may
have perfect quiet and seclusion' so
.hat She may tie more closely devote
her time and attention To tie writing
of tle memoirs. It was not Mrs. Jack
sons mtehtion TO treat 40 all of Cen
eral Jackson as soldier. She merely
intended TO write OF him personally and
boa his relations as SON. husband. and
father. H. happeccd. however, th3t there
were matters brought ont Indeiiniteiy or
ln.lisfact0rily alluded 10 IN Dtbncy s
.rIf. of Jackson that She desired
CD amrIly for ihe purpCss Of throwing
iGll light upon them. Among those
more or Jess ol~cuic pointsjs Jackson q
I.0aOi how the War should nave been
conducted. 10 is treated of ma the be-
ginning ol chapter two o. the battle of
.D.aar Ran hut in en- incomplete in
accurate aud erroneous way. The chap
Ter saws that General Jackson
had am interview with Hon. Mr.. B1cio-
Der in the formers tent where the
General communicated his views of the
future conduct of the war. and begged
chat ON Mr.. Boeielers next visit te
Richmond he would impress them on
the government. jackson told Mr.
B6lteler that the COnfedcrates should
carry the horrors of invasion from
their own borders 10 those of the guilty
as.eilanis. Dabncy closed the para
.iaph with this sentence. What
wei1ht was attached 20 10 is
unknown, hut the campaign soon
after took hedirectiOn which he Jack
SOM Lad indicated.
General Rufus Barringer. resi-
dent of this city. who WAS brother
in-iaw Of Genera. Jackson. has
been able to furnish Mrs. Jack
son very valuable information ON this
very point. obtained i'm council held
with Stouewal Jackson IN the latter IS
OVID tent. and at his own request ln-
stead of the subsequent campaign TAX
irr "le direct on winch he Jackson
had indicated. 10 was Just tine
opposite of his plan. and made Sharps
Du.raud Gettysburg disastrous pOssl5ll-
-ardactra General Barringer
now %. ssessas the letter inJeb. Stuart r
handwriting. directed 20 the former s.
colonel. telling him To send Captain
Blrrirgor to the headquarters of Cen
erI Jackson. as the latter desired To-
confer with the CAPTAIN On matters Of
mr rtance. Although Captain Bar
ringer aud General Jackson had
married sisters. they bad not met since
the opening If hOs.llilies and as the
.4rtaiu had always resided ln North
Carolina. while General jackson had
b.tn a rosidcnt of Virginia. they had
5. on very httleot each other. and were
5v no means intimate. Toe cause of
ne complimentary summons of Cap
tam BarIuger was the gallant stand
his company bad made ln disastrous
retreat at Willis Church. When all
others were fleeing. Captain Barrluper
r,..e in Dbl, saddle. and commanding las
company to stand firm at ono
rode forward. where le learned that
ihre had teen given the order to re
lrlat.
II ding back he commanded retreat.
Ieb Stuart hoard of tins conduct and
reported DO TO Jackson, saying that he
believed Barliuger company was the
ONLY on. ln the army that would haye
siold under deadly fire, some members
cr,irg while au the others Of ih,
-ro.rs were fleeing for lie. Jackson b
MAN. as outlined % BIrrii ger. Was 90
.rgnuzs two. four or more interior
eafnps at the more important points
nm tls SOUTH. auc use the best troops
I- LIGHT. movable columns of not over
f0~tv or htty thousand men each. lie
Would select the best ard least protect
a cl,ies. fall upon them without no
Ucc. levy contributions on them OBJ
$1,000 10 $4,000 or more, as clicum-
stance. suggested. ard destroy tine
towns that refused the levy. When
ever be should find the enemy
pressing him ON tine north, be
would retreat and fight bis way across
be line. La the meantime, however
one of these light. movable columns
would be- Oh the way 70 some other un
protected city. IL WAS his intention Oh
those ucursiOns 10 take DO prisoners
exceut hizh civil officials. whom he
vould hold for ransom. The date OF
fbe interview between jackson and
r.ntain Blrringor was July II
fS;9 after tue ycO.ies around
Richmond. when Jacksln thought
al. C0ufeleracy was i'm a desirable con
IN ION 10 make the cbanges-of policy
oh,ch he had conceived and which
had Inc sympathy Of Robert +. Lee.
Nihin few DAYS after that Pope
s.. rrck blow on the Orange and Alex
.udra Railroad. Jackson whipped
aim at Cedar river. Pope retreated.
/ General Lee was forced to pursue
ar remain inactive. ard he took