The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01

ton OF the youth OF the whoie country
ga osnec,alIv the youth OF the South.
"Tbe President OF the city School
poarl 81 Richmond. having offered sew
o,al wears ago "A prize for the best essay
on President Davis by "A pupil III lne pun
lie schools the contestants LOT inns
r,izc would have had mcagre material
indcod n they had relied on their text
hook Harness HistOry-for their iac's.
".rbe paws Monument Association are,
very properly. appealing to the pubic
schools Of the South for coh''ipu,'ons
,,,.srds the monument Of our great chief
80, which loving hands will rear at the
oid oqnlfal of the Southern Coniederacy.
,,,t, ,unfis Of the schools which use
renee History. and who gather their
tH..r Of President - avis from IT VIII
vendor why a monument TO him IS to be
erected and why We 40 not He'tau'
rear beside the monument to Nashihe-
ton ono 10 our second Washington
Abraham Lincoln. -,,. a..
~ when Barnes comes 10 describe 'he
war the whole narration has raise ana
partisan c0lOring. and many OF t"e uo
/ tails given are utterly ialse' ne mas no
I trtirnation of the immense ODDS III num-
l.rr and resources against which the
/ ecufb fought. lie rarely gives the rela-
/ ,n.. numbers and losses in particular
/ eamnaions or battles, and when he does,
| NO. are I'm nearly every instance. IN
/ c,,rocf The long line OF splendid Con
| tolerate victories he dWarls ana peht-
/ ,ice ana The Federal victories he magni-
1 d. .rd exalts. / can take time now
a. .i,,o only a few examples, but hold
myself prepared to verify ana prove lne
! above statement by a minute e~dii'i ,,'-
,tion OF his whole narrative OIL inc
war" ,o,ou ,,.,,,,
! - Innos then points out in cetal many
= A. |,r,linplv inaccurate statements
/ In the authors accounts or the seVeiai
lbottles mentioning elaring omissions ana
/ r,teioo dinr statements to the Disadvantage
ana defriment OF the southern forces III
Inc battles Of First Manassas, the en-
0a1cmcut between the Mcrrmack and-tne
| Monitor the siege Of Yorktown, the battle
lof Williamsburg, the siege OF hlch-
mond. and says.
JAcBsoN's VALLEY CAMPAIGN.
"q.bo account Of Jackson's famous VAL
/ los. cannalrn. which has been ever since
| me study of military critics and the adj
mir,tion of the world. Barnes dwarfs
INTO a mere raid which succeeded In driv-
in, Ranks out of the Valley by over
whelming numbers Che makes no mention
of Mcdowell or of tho splendid victory
and large captures at Winchester), but
| ba reurcecnts Jackson as fleeing before
his enemies when they gathered IN force,
closing bis absurd account of this great
campaign by SAYING: He rapidly retreat
| cd burning the bridges as he passed.
! Fremont brought him TO bay at Cross
| KEYS Dune Sth. but was hurried eff.
| Shields struck at him at Port Republic
| the next day but was driven back ilVe
miles. while Jackson made good his es-
cane from the Shenandoah Valley, having
burned the bridges behind him. How
! thoroughly ridiculous this appears 70 any
! INTELLIGENT student of that glorious cam
| paigu, and especially 10 one OF the root
! cavalry" who followed "Old Stonewall'
I'm the able strategy, rapid marches, and
| splendid Victories by which ne foilod the
! plans of the enemmy. held the upper val
/ ley. forced the enemy 10 retreat 60 Stras-
burg and so deceived them that they were
! certifying against him al the hour that he
was laundering on McCleland's flank be-
fore Richmond. jackson made good his
escape from the Shenandoah Valley. hay
| ing burned the bridges behind him"
| Whewl What stuff to teach our childrenl
| To quote from War Secretary in reply
TO a distinguished general: 1T is rcany
difficult TO reconcile such statements with
| the slightest desire 90 Doe accurate.
Taking up the Seven Days around
| Richmond, DR. Jones says The account
! sis put i'm half a gage into which is
crowded series of false statements. ut
| terlv ineXcusable." and substantiates his
assertion by citing many Of the prima
! facie absurd statements.
AvorHrH GLAZING OMISSION.
Continuing. Or. Jones says:
! Gle Omits all mention Of Jackson S
| brilliant victory at Cedar Run (Slaugh-
/ tors Mouutain). except that he says in
a foot-note that JACKSON defeated
| Banks. but twas unable TO maintain his
/ position" His account of Lees splen-
/ did campaign against Pope is false I'm
! what De says, and false I'm what ne
/ omits, and evidently catches its spirit
| from Pope's Munchausen dispatches, as
he represents Pope as contending
against fearful odds" and being over
| Wholmed by numbers" whereas Pope
! had 10000 men actually on the field of
| Second Manassas, and 5000 more within
| easy supporting distance, and Lee had
| only 1901 all told. The excuse for
| Pope's failing 10 crush Jackson before Lee
! got mp. on the ground that the Army OF
| the Potomac did not promptly reinforce
| him. is very absurd i'm view Of the fact
! that Jackson had only 1900 men with
which TO resist Pope 10000. Barnes
/
tors as that Lee captured at Second Ma
nassas 20 pieces of artillery. about 5000
! prisoners. over 10000 stands Of small
arms numerous colors. and al arge amount
of stores besides those captured by Jack
/ son at Manassas Junction, and Lees
loss was only SIP. while Pope's was
over 10000"
After referring TO the authors meagrc
and misleading accounts of the invasion
of Maryland, the capture Of Harpers
! Ferry and the battle of Sharpsburg, and
! the battle of fredericksburg, Dr. Jones
says.
! BATTLE OF CHANCTLLORsyILLE.
"The battle OF Charlottesville was one
OF the most brilliant victories of the
war or OF history; but the pupil would
! never learn this from the mcagro and
misleading account of this book. The
| author puts Lees force at $4,000. and
| Hooker's al over 10000. The correct figures
| were l32O)) for Hooker. and 5000 for Lee
| Hooker had $1,000 entrenched at Chancel-
| lorsville. and force nearly equal tc
| Lees army across the river at Fredo-
| ricksburg, but Lee Outgeneraled him,
whipped him severely and drove pell
| mel across the river 1.-THE finest army
CT the planet" as Hooker with laudable
| pride called IT, OF course, he omlts 10
tell that the Federal loss was 1877 in
| killed, wounded ana prisoners II pieces
| of artillery, 1850 stand of small arms. II
| stand OF colors, and a large quantity OF
| ammunition, while the Confederate loss
was 1921 in ALL"
After expressing the untruthfulness OF
| the accounts Of the battle Of Gettysburg
Or. Jones says, 1.-THE account OF the cam