Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-15

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odds II by any possible manenyeripg Won
can hurl your own force on only a part of
your enemy and crush it,"
Inc Held of Jackson's earliest EXHIBITS
was well suited for a trial of his poIicv
The Shenandoah valley, between the head
at Stauntou and the Potomac river. is over
a hundred miles long Staunton was a
sIrong base for the Confederates in the val
tey because 1t had railway connections with
me nam Confederate armies south The
Dnion forces were strong on the Potomac
and u not opposed would advance IN the
valley on stanton and so cooperate with
the army threatening Richmond. Jack
son $ duty when figured down to Just what
us governments expected Of him. was To
keep up % scare in the valley threaten Ia
cruss the Potomac, and in this way compel
ne Cnlon government to maintain large
2orcevn the vicinity In other words. Jack
son was to furnish occupation ia the valley
Tor Union troops that otherwise would be |
sent 70 aid McClellanin front Of Richmond /
IN May, 1852, McClelland was ADVANCING
up lhe PENINSULA against the Confederate .
capital good sized Union army, under
den. Mcdowell, was lying in the region
Just east Of the Shenandoah valley: anotber
under Fremont, was in the mountains west
81 II, aud another, under Banks, was forti
1ed al Strasburg, point about one-tbird
OF me way Gp the valley from the Potomac
jackson was at StauutOn. In the combined
-armles Of Gems. Mcdowell, Fremont and
Banks there were about $1,000 men that
could have been moved toward Richmond
Dht Tor Confederate activity in the valley.
jackson force was about 10000 On MAY
; the first battle Of the campaign was
AonghJ at the village Of Mcdowell, in the
moi nlalhs west OF the valley between a
division of 4gl 10 D
Fremont's under Schenck Schenck led
fremont's advance and was co-onerating
with Banks, who was intending to advance
up the valley from Strasburg toward
otauhtOu Schenck was defeated in the
battle Of May 5, and jackson turned his at
1eh5ioR at once to Banks at Strasburg.
AIeh McDowell's forces were all at a dis
lance, east Of the Blue Ridge, and Banks
was practically without supports.
From the battle Of Nay S Jackson re-
burned TO the Shenandoah valley proper.
anu maintaining a cavalry mask in front
OF Banks he crossed over TO Luray valley
an The east, and on the 23l Of May struck
a Hank position Of Banks at Front ROYAL p
captured il. aud thus opened the road to Il
1he Shenandoah valley again in Banks W
rear. 'Stonewall's' purpose was TO destroy c
Banks completely, and part of his cav. Sc
AIRY was sent on down the valley toward be
winchester To get onto Banks line of re g
treat should he attempt to move from @
Strasburg toward tue Potomac. Another OF
portion Of cavalry with the infantry. all pr
under Jackson's immediate command. tn
ouHhod into Banks route at AIiddletown PIT
, ieW miles north of Strasburg. and cut pr
banks moving column in two. Three ne
spirited engagements res8lted-On the 23d IA
18th and 25th Of May-aud Banks crossed ia
lhe Potomac afrer losing heavily in prison pr
Frs, equipments and stores True to his hi
theory Jackson never let up in the pur- flo
suit, but his cavalry failed him for once.
and paid more attention TO securing Der crt
'onai booty than to fighting and chasing an
he enemy, and the :9th of May found un
'Stonewall' on the banks Of the Potomac. col
over hundred miles from his base, and COZ
threatening storm in his rear da
80 rapid and so sudden had been s'Stone. +.
walls blows against Banks that the TIN
Union authorities had given no thought Co plS
ending relief to the latter, but rs soon as ha
became known ia Washington that the &c
Jontederates had pursued Banks as far rs ma
he Potomac, trap" was set for the willy wa
eader who dealt almost exclusively in oy,
mystery Gen. Mcdowell was ordered TO pei
end troops from the east across the Blue
ldge, and get between Jackson and his on
'ase at Staunton, and Fremont was or sol