The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-27

still tradition that this was the most
digraceful episode in the history of the
State. e.-MashviNe american.
STONEWALL'S WAY,
General Jackson's Plan OF Fighting the
War.
Baltimore Sun.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., June 2.-To days
Charlotte Chronicle publishes historical
sensation ofStonewall Jackson's plan Of
conducting The Confederate war, which,
it is claimed, was approved by Gen. R.
E. Lee, but opposed by President Davis.
The information comes from General Ru.
fus Barringer, brother -in-law Of Stone.
wall Jackson, and who resides here. He
obtained the information in war con.
ference with Jackson. General Barring.
ger, after reading the article in to.day's
Chronicle, told the Suns correspondent
that it was absolutely truthful and exact
in detail of facts. The following is the
article:
The article by Lord Wolseley has at
tracted great attention in the South to
thu war policy. For the frat time the
Chronicle is able to lay before the world
at some length, in sufficient detail and
with absolute authority, Stonewall Jack
sons broadcast and fullest plans as to how
the Confederacy should have conducted
the civil var
Mrs. Mary A. Jackson, widow of the
immortal stonewall, who resides in
Charlotte, is engaged in writing life of
her famous husband. She has been at
work on the look now nearly a year,
and it is thought that it will be fully six
months before the last pages are written.
She leaves Charlotte tomorrow for her
brothers home in the country, that she
may have perfect quiet and seclusiop, so
that she may more closely devote her
time and attention to the writing of the
memoirs. It was not Mrs. Jackson's
intention to treat at all of General Jack.
son as a soldier. She merely intended
to write of him personally and on his
relations as son, husband and father.
"It happened, however, that there we're
matters brought out, indefinitely or un-
satisfactorily alluded to in Dabney's
'Life of Jackson that she desired 10
amplify for the purpose of throwing full
light upon them. Among these more or
less obscure points is Jackson's idea of
how the war should have been conduc-
ted. 1t is treated of in the beginning Of
chapter XIV on the Battle of Cedar
Run,' but in an incomplete, inaccurate
and erroneous way. The chapter says
that General Jackson had an interview
with Hon. a. R. Boteler in the formers
tent. where the General communicated
his views of the future conduct Of the
war, and begged that on Mr.. Boteler's
next visit to Richmond he would impress
them on the government. Jackson told
Mr.. Boteler that the Confederates should
carry the horrors of invasion from their
own borders to those Of the guilty assail.
ants
"Dabney closes the paragraph with
this sentence: what weight was attach
ed to it is unknown, but the campaign
soon after took the direction which he
jackson had Indicated
"Gen. Rufus BarriDger, resident of
this city, who was brother.in-law of
General Jackson, has been able to fur1l-
ish Mrs. Jackson very valuable informa.
lion on this very point, obtained in a
council held with Stonewall Jackson in
the latter's own tent and at his own re-.
quest. Instead Of the subsequent cam
paign taking the direction which he
| (Jackson) had indicated, it was just the
opposite to his plan, and made Sharps-
burg and Gettysburg disastrous posaibili-
ties and actualities.
General Barringer now possesses the
letter, in Jeb. Stuart's handwriting,
directed to the formers Colonel, telling
him to send (then) Captain Barringer to
the headquarters Of General Jackson. as
the letter desired to confer with the Cap
tain on matters ofimportance. Although
Captain Barringer and General Jackson,
having married sisters, were brothers-in.
law, they had not met since the opening
of hostilities, and as the Captain had
always resided in North Carolina while
General Jackson had been a resident of
Virginia, they had seen very little OF
each other, and were by no means Oh in.
innate terms. The cause of the compli-
mentary summons of Captain Barringer
was the gallant stand his company had
made in disastrous retreat at Willis
Church. Jackson had apparently for.
gotten his brother in.law, for he asked
Stuart: Is B.rringer thorough dis.
ciplinarian and tactician p Stuart replied
that Bsrringer was a thorough soldier,
and appreciated 10 81 nicely drill and dis.
cipline. Jackson said, All the better;
like civilian with practical sense and
an idea of discipline. The old army men
are apt to be msrtinets, unsuited to COM