Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-29
"Reminiscences OF stonewan Jackson.

LsEW OEaeAus Iifnes-Dem0cFAL
One bright Sunday morning In the spring
of 1861 went down to the Virginia Mill
tary institute at Lexington to see the cadet
corps off for Richmond. AS they took
their battery of four guns, jackson was in
command. He seemed 8 new man while
attending to the details of the march; his
tone of voice being louder and his dark eye
flashing with an unwonted light. One of
my classmates remarked: "Ths msior
seems to enjoy this thing" The dormant
martial spirit In his nature was then awak-
sning, and he seemed to "snuf the battle
from affair" When all things were ready
for the departure be requested one of the
elsrgymen of the town to ask Gods protec-
tion and blessing ere the march began.
Oar company of students from Washing
ton college was assigned to Jackson's brI-
gade and we saw much of him as our gen.
ersl. On the field of Manassas when our
regiment. the Fourth Virginia infantry,
under fearful fire was supporting line
of artillery. Jackson rode calmly up and
down our front watching the progress of
the battle. Now and then he would cry
out "Alrs welli" / also heard him cay,
Tonight we will drive them scross the Po-
tomsc." A bullet gave him flesh wound
on his wrist; but binding his handkerchief
around the bleeding member he continued
his observations amid the storm of bullets
and shells.
His countenance was all sglow with
animation and no wonder Bee pointed to
him and gave him the sobriquet of "Stone-
wall"
The tide of battle suTged to and fro.
Our line on the left was being pressed back
and then / heard Jackson'a voice ring ont
| above the rattle of musketry aud the roar
of cannon, prepare to use bayonet. Next
/ came thu orders, Forward" "Charger'
The line of steel swept forward; soon the
1 field was won and the name of Jackson was
| immortal.
On the winter expedition to Romney, in
Northern Virginia, he showed the in.
1 vincible will of the great Napoleon. Bad
| roads, snow and Ice checked not his march,
but pressing on With q speed rnsqualled In
the war, he surprised and drove the enemy
| across the Potomac. Coming up TO a Gals
| son whose horses were unable to move II
| scross a stretch of broken, Icy road. he dis
mounted and, putting his shoulder to q
| wheel, some of his staff doing likewise, the
piece of artillery coon moved on.
i On another occasion, hearing a dandy.
looking lieutenant In charge of q dstsch-
msnt eent to tear mp some railroad,
speaking very roughly to the men engaged
In the work, the general took crowbsr
i and prizsd away for q few minutes. Then,
handing the tool to the military dude, said
| "That is the way to do 1t, sir. Suppose you
try It."
| We were amused at his strategy at Dam
No. 5, on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
In the fall of 1861. With his own brigade
| battery of four guns, q squadron of cav.
airy and two pontoon boats, he was threat
ening the canal at this point on the upper
Potomac. The enemv with q much larger
force were watching his movements from
the Maryland side. One day he marched
his combined forces in q circle for abou
eight hours, the only part of this curved
line Visible to the snemy being q distanc,
of q quarter of q mile between two bodies
of woodland In this open space ther,
could be seen, from the opposite hiIis, In
fantry, cavalry and artillery In an endless
line passing all day. In the evening thi
scsns over the river was lively. Courierl
daahed hither and thither, tsnts wer,
struck, trains were moving and troop
were massing. The despatch to Washing
ton was that jackson was about to eros
the river with 1000 men and march OIL
the capital.
One of our boys remarked, "old Jscl
ought to be ashamed of himself to foo
those fellows So"
As result the enemy kept at respect
full distance, and he damaged the canal.
On the morning aftsr the battle of Col
Hsrbor, near Richmond, come prisoner
| were standing near our company whe
jackson came galloping down the line.
| soldier asked the cause of the cheering an
was told that jackson was coming. In q
excited manner he said, 'rFor Gods SAX,
gentlemen, stand back and let me see him.
We gave him the opportunity, and a. Il
D great chieftain and hia staff swept by a.