The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-04

mense stores Of the enemy-the forcing
Of Pope from the RappahannOck 10 Bull
Run, and the demOraliza ion produced IN
the Federal army. but Gen jackson knew
that the Confederate design demanded
that a battle with Pope should be made
before reinforcements we're received from
Mcclellan. and so he determined with his
little army to attack the Federal forces
and compel them TO stop and give bat
tie.
our army lay concealed by the railroad
cut, the woods and the cOnhgurati0n Of
the ground near the same field that we
had fought the first battle Of Manassas.
Tho different columns Of the enemy were
moving in such "a confused way that 1t
was difficult 10 tell what they intended.
Gen. Jackson. who had been up the
whole of the previous night directing the
movements Of his troops, was asleep in
q fence corner when mounted scouts
came in TO inform MS that large body
of Popds army was moving past on the
Warrenton road and in the direction OF
Centreville. As soon as he was walked
and informed OF tn state Of affairs Cen.
Jackson sprang up and moved rapidly
towards his horse. buckling on his sword
as he moved and urging the greatest
speed on al around him. directing Ewell
and Talaferro TO attack the enemy,
which proved TO be Kings Division. with
about 20.000 men he attacked Pope's army
of 1900 soldiers 50 determined was he
that Pope should not escape 10 Centre
vile, there TO intrelch and wait for the
re-inforcements Of Mcclellan then on their
way to him. The attack that evening
brought on the bloody battle of Groyeton.
AT SILARPSBURG.
I must recur 20 the battle OF Sharps-
burg, as that was one Of the sternest
trials to which ia kson was ever sub
jected. $1,000 Federal soldiers under Nc
Clellan attacked 500 Confederates under
Lee, making the contest a most unequal
one. 1t was a pitched battle in an open
field. There were ID forthcations or en-
trenchments. and the ground as far as
sites for artillery went was decidedly
more favorable for the Federals. To de-
fend the left wing 81 the Confederate line
Jackson had, including ID. II. HIS three
brigades. less than 5000 men. In front
Of him was Hooker with 15.000 Mansfield
with 1000, and Sumner with Sedgwick's
Division, G.O0O 5000 Confederates
to 81 900 veteran Federal soldiers.
Hooker at daylight attacked and
was routed. Then Mansfield came
over tho same ground and met the
same fate. Then Sumner came up and
ragged Confederates had routed $1,000 OF
McCleIlans best soldiers. and in a plain
open field without an entrenchment. But
the 5000 Confederatcs were veterans and
were commanded BY Stonewal Jackson.
That night 10000 dead and wounded men
lay on the field Of Sharpsburg
About one o'clock that day | rode for
ward to see the General l found him
little TO the left Of the Dunkard Church.
l remember that had my saddle pockets
filled with peaches 10 take 10 him-know-
ing how much he enjoyed fruit-and was
eating a peach when L approached him
The first thing he asked me was IL | had
any more. l told him yes, that l had
brought him some. After he got them he
began to eat them ravenously, so much
so, that he apologised and told me he had
had nothing TO eat that day. ! told him
why had come. That our lines were 50
thin AMI the enemy 80 strong that was
afraid that at some point our line might
be broken and, in the rush. the hospltai
captured. He ives perfectly cool ana
quiet, although he had WINSTON threo
separate attacks of vastly superior num-
bers. He thought the enemy had cone
their worst and made me the reply nave
already quotel. but he agreed that
should establish the hospitai IN ohep-
herdstown. Before returning 10 my pos,
1 rode forward with him TO see inc old
Stonewall Division. They had been re-
duced to very small body OF men and
were commanded by Col. Grigsby. In
some places lieutenants commanded bri.
gades; sergeants. regiments. Nearly all
Of his generals had fallen. but he CAD
two left who were hosts in themselves.
the unconquerable u. II. HILL and that
grand old soldier, Jubal Early.
While talking TO Grigsby ! saw OF at
a distance in field men lying down. ana
supposed II was line OF battle. asked
Col. Grigsby why he did not move that
lire OF battle TO make II conform TO his
own. when he said: Those men you see
lying over there. which you suppose TO
be line Of battle are all dead men,
They are Georgia soldiers" 1t was
stern struggle. but Jackson always ex-'
pected to hold his lines. heard him
oOas say We sometimes fall to drive