Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-01


when Jackson fell to leave tho fold. I'm
turned over the command 20 General X.
T.. Rhodes who commanded j. H. HilIs
old division with such conspicuous gall
lantry and skill IL was now after nisnt,
y u. -. Stuart was sent for. at the re-
quest OF General Rodes and had com
mand Of Jackson's Corps the next day.
There IS no more splendid battle picture
IN history than job. Stuart. "the Flower
OF Cavaliers" leading the old stone
wall" Corps, giving them as their battle
cry, charge. and remember Jackson!
and he himself riding into the thickcst
OF the fight as the brave fellows FOL
lowed his feather" and carried lire after
line Of the onemy's works. singing with
his stat In clear. ringing notes that were
heard above the din Of the battle:
"Old Joe Hooker. won't you get out OF
the wilderness?
Get out Of the wilderness?
Old Joe Hooker. won't you get out Of the
Wilderness
Get out Of the wilderness. quick"
And "Old joe" and his finest army
on the planet" aid "get out" and did 1t
quick"
General Loe-who. when told OF Jack
sons being wounded. and of his plans,
had said. General Jackson's plans shall
be pressed"-was in personal command
OF the other wing OF the army, which
swept everything before IL until the two
wings were reunited at the Chancellor
house and "Marse Robert rode among
his victorious legions. who greeted him
everywhere with the cold Confederate
yell" IL was just then. as Colonel
Charles Marshall has so e,oquently de-
scribcd. that there was handed the VIC
graduating him on the great victory. and
Lee directed Colonel Marshall TO write,
I'm reply that noble note I'm which he
said I'm reference 10 the woundina OF his
great Lieutenant: Il cannot express my
regret at the occurrence. Could l have
directed events. l should have chosen, for
the good of the country, TO have been
disabled in your stead. j congratulate
YOU on the victory. which is due to your
skill and energy"
Ii was on the reception Of these touch
ing words that Jackson exclaimed. Bet
ter that ten Jacksons should fall than
one Lee"
There IS nothing more beautiful than
the friendship between Jackson and Lee.
and the implicit confidence they had in
each other. But 1 must not get of on
that or / would forget an about the query
1 was considering. A. u. Iill recovered
rapidly from the effects Of his wound.
and reported for duty. and was assigned
20 the command of JacEson's old corps
soon after the battle of Charlottesville.
just before the opening Of the Gettys-
burg campaign there was a reorganza-
ton OF the Army OF Northern Virginia
into three corps. instead Of two Long
street, who had been at Suffolk. and was
not I'm the battle Of Charlottesville. was
continued I'm command Of the J. rst Corps.
which was now composed Of the divisions
Of Pickett McLaws. and Hold. Eweu.
who lost leg at Second Manassas. was
now made Northumberland. and his
corps dhe Second made 10 consist OF
Edward Johnson's, Rodes's. and Early's
divisions and A. Z. Hill was promoted
ana put IN command OF tho Third Corps.
which was composed Of Heths Wilcox's.
and Anderson's divisions-hls famous old
Light Division" OF Jackson's Corus. be-
ing retained IN his command, but divided
in order TO make out the three divisions
OF the Third Corps so that really both
Ewel and A. Z. Fnl succeeded to the
command Of the original troops I'm Jack
sons Corps WILLIAM ZONES
Miller School. Va, October %. 1886.