The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-29
sToNEWALL JAcKSoN's PLAN.

The Charlotte, (N. O. Chronicle publishes an article of historical interest setting forth the plan proposed by Stonewal Jackson for prosecuting the war on the Confederate side.
 The claim made for the plan is that 1t was approved by General Lee, but opposed by Presi- dent Davis. The information comes from General Rufus BarriDger, brother in- law of Stonewal Jackson and who resides in Washington. He obtained the information in war conference with Jackson and confirms the article, which is as follows:
 "The article by Lord Wolseley has attracted great attention in the south to the war policy. For the first time the Chronicle is able to lay be- fore the world at some length in sufficient detail and with absolute authority Stonewall Jacksons broadest and fullest plans as to how the Confed- eracy should have conducted the civil war
 "Mrs. Mary A. Jackson, widow of the immorta Stonewal,' who resides in Charlotte, is engaged in writing life of her famous husband.
 "It happened there were matters brought out indefinitely, unsatisfactorily alluded to- in Dabneys life of Jackson, that she desires to amplfy for the purpose of throwing full light upon them. Among these are more or less obscure points in Jackson's idea of how the war should have been conducted. 1t is treated of in the beginning of chapter l5, on the Battle of Cedar Run, but in an incomplete, Inaccurate ard erroneous way. The chapter says that General Jackson had an inter- view with A. R. Boteler in the formers tent, where the general communicated his views of the future conduct of the war and begged that on Mir.
 
 them on the government. Jackson told Mir. Bote- Ter that the Confederates should carry the horrors of invasion from their own borders those of the guilty assailants
 "Dabney closes the paragraph with this sen- tence What weight was attached to it is un- known, but the campaign soon after took the direction which he (Jackson) had indicated
 General Rufus Barringer, resident of this city, who was brother in law of General Jackson has been able to furnish Mrs. Jackson valuable information on this point obtained in council held with StonewalP Jackson in the latters own tent and at his own request. Instead of the subse- quent campaign taking the direction which he (Jackson) had indicated it was just the opposite to his plan, and made Sharpsburg and Gettysburg disastrous possibilities and actualities.
 General Barringer now posse sses the letter in Jeb Stuarts handwriting, directed to the formers colonel, telling him to send hen captain) Barrin- ger to the headquarters of General Jackson as the latter desired to confer with the captain on matters of importance. Although Captain Barr iDger and General Jackson, having married sisters, were brothers in law they had not met since the open ing of hostiliies and the captain had always sided in North Carolina, while General Jackson had been resident of Virginia they had seen little of each other, and were by no means on intimate ter~s.
 "The cause of the complimentary summons o Captain BarrlDger was the gallant stand his com pany had made in disastrous retreat at Wil.ii Church.
 "When Captain Barringer appeared at General Jackson's tent the commanders greeting was en. tirely devoid of sentiment. Tho neral was busy as usual He was at the door of his tent giving commands As the captain approached the genera said, with an inquiring yet welcoming intonation Captain Barringer, have sent for you on tusi- ness; you will stay in my tent all night; well have a good time unless the Yankees disturb us. Il Pope doesn't know Mcclellan will not That