The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-12
Republican Candidate for State
Treasurer.

Colonel Samuel M. Jackson, the Re.
publican candidate for State Treasurer,
was born on a farm near Apollo, Pa,
September oath, 1888 He was reared
at his birthplace, and at the age of six
teen entered the Jacksonville Acade.
my, at Jacksonville, Indiana county,
Pa, but before completing his course,
the death Of his father compelled him
to leave school aud abandon his con
templated liberal academical education
AT very early age Colonel jackson
displayed an active interest in mill
tary affairs, and when only thirteen
he was enrolled as drummer boy in
a company of the State Militia, ev inc
ing in childhood those talents " Which
were afterwards of iucalculable value
to his country in the hour of her sore
distress. For efficient seryice he was
promoted, step 10y step, until he obtain
ed Captains commission, and when
the dark clouds of rebellion broke in
their traitOrOus wrath Captain Jack
son was one OF the first to protter his
services in the great struggle 70 main
tain one flag and a united country.
He recruited Company q, or the
Apollo Independent Blues, OF the
Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves, and
was commissioned lis Captain when 1t
was mustered into service. His signal
ability as a soldier could not remain
unnoJlc ed. On July End, 1861, he was
made Major of his Regiment; ou Octo-
ber 2Sth, he was promoted to the oillce
of LIeutenant-l ulonel, and on April
10th, 1862, hardly year after he first
dOnned the blue, he received the sword
and commission of d Colonel. The
talents of the man were so marked,
his character and bearing so dis
tinguished, that advancement in the
service was as steady and natural as
the flow of the irresistible tide. AT
the head Of brave Regiment he proved
himself "a gallant officer, and through
the whole OF his three years service
was conspicuous tigurein all the cam
paigus in which his Regiment was
summoned to duty. AT the battles of
Gaines Mil, Second Bull Run, South
Mountain, Aulietam, Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg, Wilderness, SpOttsylvauia
COurJ House, and Bethesda Church,
Colonel Jackson ana his Reg menJ
showed the fighting worth of Pennsyl-
Vania blood, rendering particularly dis
tinguished service at South Mountain,
fredericksburg Gettysburg and the
Wilderness, Al SpOttsyl ylvanla he COM
manded his Brig ade and so well and
ably did he bear hImselfin this battle
that he was breveteu a BTIgadieT Cen
erai for his gallant conduct. But it
was at Gettysburg that Colonel Jackson
so emiueutly displayed his keenuess Of
judgment, aud powers Of COumund.
On the Sc sOud days fight his Regiment
justaTrived ON the battlefield, lay IN
the front on the slope OF Lltuls Round
Top, overlooking that terrible Valley
of Death lrom which the Third Corps
had been driven back The supports
sent 90 lue relief of the Third were
fearfully Dr0Ksu, the enemy flushed
with their success, was steadily ad-
vancing with terrible and resOlute
purpose 90 carry he hill. Moments,
then were as vital as hours, there was
no time 90 await oro ers from zuperlurs,
aud Colonel Jackson, quick 10 see ana
realize the danger ofdelsy, on his own
responsibility ordered bis Regiment
forward, and was al once followed by
the commands iD his rear. Down the
slope they charged, and hurting them
selves like thundelDOlts on the
columns of the advancing enemy, they
fought them foot by foot back across
the Valley OF Death, regaining he eu-
tire field so nearly ana iTTetrievably
lost
At the Battle of the Wilderness he
again displayed his signal ability TO
command, aud his ready power to meet
an emergency, however trying. While
commanding both his own and the
Second Regimen t, he suddenly found
himself cut of from his Division by a
strong force of the enemy. Thus isu-
lated frOm the Union forces and sur
rounded 10y confident foe, the situa
tiOn presented but one of twO alteTna-
tiVes-death or surreuder Bur Col
Onel Jac SON hud never learn ed how 20
surrender; The chance of cutting his
way through tbe enemy's lines, des-
perate though it was, was promptly
and brsvely accepted, and at the head
Of lbs troops with an unequaled
valOr they broke through The rebel
forces, aud by "a clreuil0u route reach
ed The Union mont, where, for several