Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-12

Here is a picture Of "stonewall" Jack
son at the second battle of Bull Run:
General jackson was called TO head
quarters carly in the morning. Upon re-
ceig.ng General Lees orders to cross
Bull Run at Sudley's and march by Lit
my's march, he said, "Good!' and away
he went, without another word, or even
n smile. Though the suggestion or a
smile always hung about his features, IL
was commonly said that it was never
fully developed, with single exception
during his military career, though some
claim there were other occasions on
which IL ripened, and those very near
him say that he always smiled at the
mention of the names or the federdi
leaders whom he was accustomed 10 en-
counter over in the Valley behind the
Blue Ridge Standing he was graceful
figure. 5 feet 10 inches in height. with
brown wavy hair, full beard, and regular
features. At first glance his gentle eN-
preston repealed tne idea OF ms severe severe,
piety. the full beard coneealing the lower
features, which, had they been revealed
would have marked the character OF the
man who claimed mis- first duty TO God,
and his next TO Jackson and General
lee" Mounted, his figure was not 50
imposing as that OF the bold dragon,
Charley May, on Black Tom. lie had
habit Of raising his right hand. riding or
sitting, which some of his followers were
wont TO construe into invocation FOR Dr.
vine aid, but they do not claim TO know
whether the prayers were Tor the slain
or for tile success Of other fields. The
fact r.. he received shot In that hand at
the First Bull Run. which left the hand
under partial para ysis, and the circulation
through 1t imperfect. 10 relieve the pres
sure and assist the circulation he some
times raised his arm.
GREAT BATTLES: HEAVY LOSSES.
We have retold in full the strange loss
and stranger finding of Lees lost or
der" which led UP TO South Mountain
and Antietam, the bloodlest single day
OF fighting OF the war; Longstreet be-
leves that Hookers advance on the
eve OF Antietam should have been re-
sisted. or Antietam he says:
Gettysburg was the greatest battle OF
the war. but IL was for three days, ana
fits total Of casualties on either side, terri
BILE as IL was. should be one third larger 10
make the average per diem equal TO the
losses at Sharpsburg- Viewed by the mea-
sure OF losses, Antietam was the fourth
battle OF the war. Spotsylvania and the
Wilderness. as well as gettysburg, ex-
ceedIng II In number OF killed and wound
ed. but each OF these dragged It's tragedy
through several days.
Taking Confederate losses in killed and
wounded as the criterion or magnitude
IN battles. the Sevcn-Days' battle Uol-
lowing McClellan's retreap, Gettysburg,
and Chlckamauga exceeded Sharpsburg,
but each OF these occupied several days,
and on no single day in any one OF them
was tnefe Such Carriage dS III tHiS heiSe
struggle.
The confederates lost in killed and
wounded In the Seven-Days' battle 1879
more. II Will be observed, than at Get
tssburg O5.29S,. though the total loss,
Including $50 captured or missing. at
abe latter. brought the figures up TO
. those OF the former t206lD, In which the
captured or missing were only $40. Our
killed and wounded at chickamauga was
1GgsS. but that ms in two days battle.
while at csiiorsville in three DAYS
the killed and wounded were 1916.
IL is Impossible TO make the comparison
with absolute exactness. for the Confede-
rate side. for the reason that our losses
are given fer the entire campaign in
Maryland. instead or separately for the
single great battle aa1 several minor en-
gagements. Thus computed. they were
, fslE. But nearly az ~ these are known
70 have been losses ., Sharpsbnrg. ond,
making proper del t;ons for the casual
ties In other aetir'~ y the campaign, the
Confederate ios3 10 ms single days tight
ins was st.ll Ina txevss OF that az the
three days fight al, Charlottesville 49,
100. and FOR tie blissit day far larger
proportionately than IN The two days at
Chickamauga. three GAYS At Gettysburg.
or seven days on the chickahominy.
SIARPSBTRG.
The casualties on the Federal side were