Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23
PAGES 13 TO 90.

| sn,r,' 10 the mercy OF the Federal
,,.," ! think that a man may some
- sisiu 10 overwhelming emotion. and
80 ,''eriy overcome by the fact that
80 'eaVinS all that ! held dear on
90 pu' my emotion was arrested by
one look at Jackson. His face was fair,
~ blazing with the fire that was burning
III MN and felt awed before him. pres
one'y ne cried out. with n manner almost
savage, That is the last council of war
WIN ever hold. And IL was-his first
a"u ias1 Thereafter he held council
III 'he secret chamber OF his own heart.
anu acted. Instantaneous decision. abso-
n"'e sef-reliance, every action. every
WORD displayed. His voice displayed 4,
III oattie. IL was not the peal of the
trumpet, but the sharp crack OF the rifle
sudden, imperative, resolute.
>, jackson always expected TO hold his
,inos, put was always most dangerously
aggressive. | heard him say once. we
sometimes fail 10 drive the enemy from
ms position; he always fails to drive US
hu' ne was never content with the de-
ienslVe, however successful or however
eAhausting. In the terribly destructive
pattie or Sharpsburg he was looking all
Ol that day for a chance to make the
commensurate.
ALWAYS CALM.
lie was always calm and self-con-
roiieo. lie never lost his balance for
one moment. At the First Manassas
"heh we reached the field and found
our men under Bee and Barlow falling
pdok-When the confusion was greatest
ana Bee In despair, cried out, They are
driving us back there was not the
slightest emotion apparent about hin,
ms thin lips were compressed and his
eyes were ablaze, when he CURLY said.
men, SIR We VIII give them the bayo-
net '"''
In the very severe engagement AZ
Chantiliy, fought during a heavy thunder
storm, when the voice of the artillery of
heaven could scarcely be distinguished
from mat of the enemy, an aide came
up with a message from A. p. Hill that
ms ammunition was wet and that he
asked leave 10 retire. Give my compli- |
ments TO General Hill, and tell him that
the Yankee ammunition is as wet as his |
TO stay where he is There was always
danger and blood when he began his |
terse sentences with. Give my compl- |
ments.
jackson knew the value Of the south
ern volunteer better and sooner (as | |
Delieve) than any other Of our great |
leaders. On this subject l once heard |
MIN say: The patriot volunteer. fight
ing for country and his rights makes the
most reliable soldier on earth
The frst time / was under fire. the
attempt TO diagnose my feelings did not
discover TO me anything that l recog-
nized as positive enjoyment ! told Gene
raj Jackson frankly what my feelings
were, and asked him how he felt the
first time he experienced it. Afraid the
fire would not be hot enough for me to
distinguish myself he promptly replied.
JACKSON'S GENTLENESS.
Il have seen General Jackson stop
while the army was on the march to
help a poor, simple woman find her son,
when she only knew that this son was
n Jackson's company. There is no
measuring the intensity with which the
'ery soul OF Jackson burned in battle
)ut OF ii he was very gentle. After the
)attle of the Second Manassas we were
sitting by the fire drinking coffee out Of
'ur tin cups. when i said: We have won
his battle by the hardest kind Of fight
ng.' And he answered me very gently
md softly, No, no; we have won it by
he blessing Of Almighty God
THE story of Jacksons death Is so
amiiar to you all, that. though init
nately associated with it's scenes, | will
lot narrate it. 1 will only declare that
e met this great enemy as he had met
II others. calmly and steadily, expecting,
s always, 10 conquer"
APPLAUSE FOR DIR. SMITH.
There were repeated cheers at the more
ervid periods Of the Doctors eloquent
ulogy, but the widest enthusiasm Of the
light occurred when he said, pointing 10
ne Rev Dr. Smith, This clergyman |
lrew himself in front of~Jackson's body,
receive the bullet aimed at the leader"
Thompson also spoke.