Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-19

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GENERAL JAMES A. LoNGsrREET.
TT was a brave and bloody fight that
Ionpstreet made there. General Lee and |
| Mr.. Davis were both with General Long. |
street in that battle. General Lee nad
| ordered General Jackson TO stay on the Tar
side of the Chickahomlny, not knowlns
even then whether Mcclellan was gong to
| Yorktown or the James river. Ihlnklng
| II probable that no would go towards west
! Point and Yorktown, where his supplies
were all stored. General Lee ordered Jack
son to stay ON that side and attack NcClei-
Ian if he crossed in tho direction or YORK
town. General LongstIeet must nave
known this. If General Lee or President
Davis thought the order ousnt 10 pe
changed they could have summoned JACK
son at once to Frazer's Farm. but no order
came, and don't understand how Long
street could have been 80 unjust 10 JACKSON.
onoss ANAcHRoNIsM.
II wrote an article at the time to the
Century myself asking them to make the
correction as | have given 1t above, ana
they declined to do it. They seemed eager
then only to publish something dispa-
racing TO the South 1t is gross anchro..
nism. ANYHOW, that Longstreet should
| have said that he had helped jackson re-
peatedly when in great straits, anu then
stated in detail the incidents OF Second
Manassas. The truth is. we left Gencrais
Lee and Ionpstroet near Jeifersonton Mon
, dav morning about daylight. We crossed
. the river. went around tho right flank OF
Pope. and that night encamped at Saiem.
We made that march so noiselessly. carry
1 ing no wagons, no wheel vehicles except
/ cannon and ambulances, that Pope had no
Q ] idea that we were coming; 30 strict were
the orders about silence that that evening
near Salem when the men were coming
a into blyouac they were instructed that
a If thew saw jackson they should not cheer,
4 and "a he rode along the line every man
/ had his hat off waving it in the air. along
Q the whole great column of soldiers. cheer
\ ing Jackson by this enthusiastic but silent
) salute Tuesday night we struck BrIstow
I station. lust this side of Manassas juno
a tion. captured and destroyed four or tve
n trains of cars. and that night Stuart. with
a SONS cavalry and infantry, took MANASSAS
a "kil day Wednesday we fought the ad:
o vance of Popes army. Ewel dong most OF
{ the work. ,...
Y Thursday we took our position between
n Manassas Junction and IhorougnIare Zap
4 and terrific fighting occurred.
n ION tho morning of Friday we resisted
=, the advance of Pope's immense army. and
I late Friday afternoon Longstreet got, NJ
4 and Joined in the fight. He took four days
) 10 come over a way that we had opened foi
t him in two.
r that Jonestreet should get up. Late
THURSDAY night rode with him mile OF
"a two in the rear of our line OF battle TO-
ii wards Thoroughfare Gap. saw him ge'
down off of his horse and put his ear &c
d the ground to listen if he could hear Long
o streets column advancing. l never shall
d forget the sad look OF the man that nigh'
5, as he gazed towards Ihorougniare T Hat
n | wishing for Longstreet to come: Ina
:. NIGHT told him of the number OF killed
4 Intimate personal friends of ours-of Bay
n lor and Neff and Bolts, and L addet
" | presently: we have-only won tins day "
a hard fiohting.' He was full OF emotior
"a when he turned around to me and sald
e NO, Sir, we have won tins DAY py th'
N blessing of Almighty God
d TIE SCENE AT MANASSAS.
"a IT would like to hear your story, Of how
q jackson got tho name Stonewall.' ," sai(
10 the reporter. ~,
ii nassas junction late in the evening OF Jul,
is 20, 1861 replied the Doctor, Wegot tner
ID after dark, camped along siae .ng toAu' aH,
in the direction of the sound OF the fring
Wien Jackson and his brigade arrive,
q, verv near the field of battle he met Bee
IA brigade coming back in great disorder
:. The men had evidently been oadl
Y whipped. jackson carried ms men Oh
ga tbrough these disorganized troops an,
IN snrm.d /. in line of battle upon the hill
u He had been there but q few minutes whel
D. a violent attack was made upon HIM b
10 tba Federals. Bee in encouraging hi
50 troops 20 reform and go back to the battle
y; field' cried out: There stands Jackso
iu ike a stone wall-rally behind the Virgin
70 ians.' This is the way the name Stonewa
We @JacLson always insisted in talking I
nd mn that the name belonged to the brigad
ak anu "a FIR he was wounded at Chancellor
z Vile and when / spoke to him OF tn
ny death of Paxton, and its remarkable D,
II, hayior on the field the day before, he said
; NJ sThe men who belonged to that origad
us will come day be proud TO say 70 the
We ch;idren. Il was one Of the Stonewa
an brigade
hs HE FOUND HEB BOZ FOR HER.
nd ITO show Jackson's grea: kindness IN
consideration for even poor and ignorai
people. 1 remember an incioent wn ne
ter the Troops were marching up the Vale
he AZ Jackson rode along with his stan
ne was accosted by . poor. plain country "
.ed man to know if he was Mr.. Jackson al
no n the troops in the road were bis cor
e{ nany.' She had brought two or three p!a
ma Of stockings and some little provisions
= a her son, who. she told General Jackso
raj was in his company The army then pr
bv bablv consisted Of thirty thousand me
sss II was of course made up OF divisions, b
;aI oades. and regiments. and great ma
ith COMPANIES, but this woman only knew th
no. her son John belonged TO Jackson
"a company and she expressed great az
ZEN NJ surprise when General Jackson told d
,sr. that he didn't know her boy. what 9
said. don't you know John f
nm haa been with you o year, and ofoug
ck. him these socks and something 70 ca
red she began to cry bitterly.
ath "6ome members Of the stan we're d
al nosed 10 laugh, but Jackson stopped theI
In cot down from his horse and tried 70 I
.or Nam 10 the woman how 1t was tmpossil
ION That he should know her SON, simple p
'his vats in the ranks. bat she persisted
om mmst know him. and she must sec him. .
,rts that shs bad spent : great deal Of tune
era Srina these things for him. He asked
SON What county the boy carnc nom. he :.
m Tor Colonel Pendleton and asked him y!
ON tcomnanies were In his army, nom q
NJ county. He then sent three OF four coprl
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