Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-23
NEWPORT NEWS VA. SUNDAY, JANUARY 81 1895

plan Was not approved by the council
tit sent for the Officers a second time.
some hours later. and again urged them
TO agree to make the night assault, but
they again dfsapprovvd OF the attempt
SO late in the afternoon We Withdrew
from Winchester ana marched to New
ton. l rode with the general as we left
the place, and as We reached high
point overlooking the town we both
turned to look at Winchester Just eyac
uated and now left to the mercy of the
Federal So.Iiers. l think that n man
may sometimes yield to overwhelming
emotion. and was utterly overcome by
the fact that l was leaving all that l
hiT dear on earth. but my emotion
WAS arrested by one look at Jackson.
his face Was fairly lblaxing with the fire
mat Was burning in him. and ] fsit
aWed hrsSfore him. Presently he cried
ous with manner almost savage. that
IS the lest council of war l will ever
Mold. And it was his first and last.
thereafter be held council in tn, secret
chamber of his own heart and acted
instantaneous decision. absolute self
ssliante. every action, evNry word dis
played. His voice displayed 1t in bat
Tie 1t was not the peal OF the trumpat.
nut tbs sharp crack Uf the rille-su,,ten
Imperative. resolute.
Jackson always expected to ho,d his
lines. but was always most dangerously;
lSaFu flHln say once, we
sometimes fail to drive tbs enemy from
MS position. He always fails to drive
Us; But he was never content with the
defensive, however successful or how
ever exhaustinE. In the terribly ICES
tructive battle of shnrpshurg he was
COOKING all of that day for a chance to
make the counter stroke
he was always calm and self-con
trolled. He never lest his balance for
one momEnt. At the first Manassas.
When we reached the field ard found
our men under Bee and Barlow fsllin,
BACK, When the confusion, was greatest
anu Bee in d spair cried out. 'tp,ev ara
driving us back there was moi the
SMghtest emotion apparent about him,
Ills thin lips We're compressed and his
eyes We're aBlaze when he curtly sa la
then, sir, We will give them thu. bly,r-
net -
In the very severe engagement. ar
!shantilly, fought during a heavy thun
der storm. when the voice of the ar
tllltly OF heaven could scarcely be dis
tinsuiSned from that of the enemy. an
AIDE came up with q message from &
r. HMi that his ammu milton was wet
ana that he asked leave to retire. Give
my compliments to GSn. Hill ard tell
him that the Yankes. ammunition 10 as
wet as mis-; to stay where he is There
was anyways GanGer and blood when he
began MS terse sentences with 'givs my
compliments 10y
s aeksan knew the value OF the South
I'm volunteer better and sooner (as
n,tleFs) than any other OF our grs.a
.ea6ers On this subject once heard
nim say, the patriot volunteer fighting
Lor country and his rights makes .n;
most reliable soldier on earth
he 1irst tins l was under fira. The
"tlea1lpt to- diagnose my feelings ,piti
not discover to me anything that Free
2Snized as positive enjoyment | +a,l-
General Jackson frankly what my fecl-
ngs were and asked him how he fel, tie
nrst time he experienced it. .Arra,l ms
tMe would not b hot enough for me to
fts.lhSulsh myself. he promptly replied
nave seen General Jackson stop
& While tbs army was ON tha r,,,,raa TIA
8netp a Poor simple woman iin,l her SIN
When sft. only knew that this son was
N 1acksonss company There Is no
measuring the intensity With which th,a
SerY soul of Jackson burned in battle
Out OF it be was very gsntie. Asler tn
;sitCle of the Second Manassas we were
sitting by lVle fire drinling The c9ffeS
ut OF our tin cups when said .WehayA
won this battle by the hardest kim, If
nshting. And he answered me ve.y
Gently ana softly. mo. but we have won
1t by the blessing of Almighty God
The story of Jackson. DEAN Is so
familiar TO You AL that, thougy init
mately associated With its scenes. will
not narrnte l.. I Will on.v declare thai
he met this crear enemy as he had m,
ali others. calmly and steadily. exnes l.
ing ways 20 conquer.
Thtge Were rJpeate.! cheers ot +ha
more fervid periods off the DOCTORS elo-
quent eul1gy. but the widest enthusf-
asm of the night occurred when he said.
pointing to itht. Rev DR.. Smith:
This clergyman threw himself in
'front.' of Jaekson's body to receive the
blu let aimed at the leader
fnrmsr Governor Thompson also
spoke.