South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-07-24

mae, making largo capture. OF priso-
ners and stores.
The Federal government took pos
session OF he railroads and recalled
Mcdowell from fredericksburg and
Fremont from West Virginia co fall
upon Jackson's rear, while Banks
and Sigel were to move from the Pc.
tomac. On the night OF May so,
Jackson, at Winchester, seemed about
TO be surrounded. but making arspid
march next morning he placed him
telf at Strawsbure, directly between
his principal antagonists. Mcdowell
and Fremont and kept one Of them at
bay bys show OF force and bewiider.
ed the other by the rapidity Of his
movements until his prisoners and
captured stores were sent to the rc ar.
He then retreated up the Valley.
pursued by Shields division of Me.
Dowe.ls forces and by Fremont. whom
he kept apart by burning the bridges
over the Shenandoah. 'He.iurned nj
bay Ct Port Republic on June 8, re.
PEELED Fremont a: Cross Keys. and
crossing the Shenandoah during the
night and the early morning. threw
himself unexpectedly upon the head
Of McDowells column near Port Re.
public, which he routed aud drove
from the battle fell before Shields,
with The main body Of his d,vi4ion,
could get up or Fremont could rem.
der assistance from the other s.ds Of
the river. The federal forces retreat.
oil m tho Inuor GhapopInoh Taolr
son now hestaned by forced marehes
to Richmond TO unite with Genera
Lee in attacking Mcclellan. Here
on June 81 Jackson turned the scale
in the battle Of iGsines's Mills, where
Fitz John Porter was overthrow.
lie also took part in the subsequent
operations during MeClellau's retreat.
About The middle of July Lee de.
tached jackson to Gordousville to
look after his old adversaries Of the
Shenandoah Valley. who were again
| gathering under General John Pope.
On August 9. jackson, having crossed
tho Rapidan defeated Banks at Cedar
Run, A week later Lee arrived with
Longstreers corps and the campaign
against Pope began in earnest. On
! August % Jackson was sent from the
Roppabannock with $4,000 men to
pass around Pope>s right flank, seize
his depot at Manassas and break up
his communications and this move.
ment was successful and Pope was
forced to let go the Rappahannock.
Jackson kept his opponent al bay by
stubborn fighting and kept him on the
ground until Lee, with the rest Of the
Confederate army arrived when Pope
was defeated in the battle of August
80, 1862 known as the secoud bat.
tie Of Manassas Groveton or Ball
Run,
In the Maryland campaign two
weeks later, General jackson had
charge of the operations that resulted
in the investment and capture OF the
post ct Harper's Ferry Septic mber
Is, with Is ,000 prisoners and sew.
enty cannon, while Lee held back
Mcclellan at South Mountain and
along the Aniei.sm. BY a severe
night march Jackson reached Sbarps.
burg on Septic mber 16. and the next
day commanded the left wing Of the
Confederate army, against which
Mcclellan hurled in succession
Hooker's, ManGeid's and Summers
eorps. With thinned lines Jackson
maintained himself throughout the
day near the bunker church while Que
OF his divisions a. p. Hill's, which
had been left at Harper's Ferry.
reached the Geld late in the day and
defeated Burnsides corps, which was
making rapid progress against the
Confederate's right flank.
At Fredericksburg, December IS,
1862, Jackson, who meantime had
beed promoted TO the rank Of lieu.
tenant general, commanded the right
wing of the Confederate army. which
repealed the attack Of FrAnklin's di-
vision. When In the spring OF 1868,
Hooker's movement upon Chancsl-
louisville was fully developed, Lee or
de:ed Jackson's corps to move up TO
meet him On the morning Of May
Jackson met Hooker emerging from
the wilderness that surrounds Chan
cellorSVille, aud ~ once assumed the
aggressive so fercelJ that Hooker
Withdrew into the wilderness and es-
tablshed lines Of defense. As these
offered no favorable opportunity for
attack, Lee ordered Jackson to make
flank movement around the right
Of the national army.
At sunrise, May 2. Jackson Was on
the march, and all day DO pursued
his way through tho wilderness
Whtn his movement was discovered
and General Daniel T.. Sickles at
lacked some Of his trains, Jackson
sent back q brigade to cover his rear
and continued his march, Late In
The evening lie had reached the old
turDI.ke upon rhe flank and rear Of
General .. o. Howards corps. which
held the right Of Hookers army
Quickly forming his command into
three lines Of battle, jackson attack .
ed furiously. lie routed HoWard/s
corTs ia half an hour and pressed
he troops sent to his assistance back
. TO Charlottesville, where bis own
forces we're checked by powerful
artillery ire from batteries hastily
brought into line.
Between 3 and 9 o'clock in tie
evening Jackson with a small party
rode forward beyond his own lines
to recOnGoitre. As he turned to
| ride back his party was mistaken