Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13


STONEWALL JACKSON AND THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. BY Lieu
nant-Colonel T. +. r. Henderson.
major the York and Lancaster Regi-
ment: Professor of Military Art and
History, the staff College; author Of
"The Battle of spicherm.' "a Tacti-
cal Study" and THE Campaign Of
Fredericksburg" In two volumes.
With portraits, maps, and plans. Long
mans, Green & CO.. 80 Paterhoster Row,
London, New York, and Bombay. 1898
Price. SO.
Despite the amount of information we
had. both in book ana fragmentary form,
bearing on the life and career IF ''Stone-
WALL Jackson, Colonel Henderson has
proved that there was yet room for an
other biography Of Lees great lieu
tenant. And the two volumes. of COO
pages each, before us are not only
monument TO the memory Of Jackson,
but a monument to the industry and the
genius Of Colonel Henderson for ana
lying and presenting clearly the
science of strategy. His work, aside
from being a life Of one Of the worlds
greatest heroes, is the most important
and comprehensive commentary on the
strategy developed in our civil war that
has so far, been written.
Colonel Henderson has taken advan-
tage Of every source Of information that
could aid him in his study of Jackson
as a man and soldier, and to those
to whom he is indebted he makes gene
rous acknowledgment. After mention
ing several biographies he has drawn
material from, and referring to his in
vestigation Of the official records, he
says:
Nevertheless, with all this mass of in
formation at my command. had it not
been for the exceeding kindness of those
friends and comrades of "Stonewali"
Jackson who still survive. 1 much doubt
whether l should have been able TO COM
plete my task. To Major Hotchkiss,
especially, his Typographical engineer,
whatever of value these volumes may
contain is largely due. Not only has
he corrected the typographical descrip-
many disputed points; and in procuring
the evidence of eye-witnesses, and thus
nabling me to check and ampify the
statements of previous writer's, lie has
been indefatigable. DR.. Hunter Nc
CURE medical director of JacksOn's
successive commands, has given me
much of his valuable time. The Rev.
j. p. Smith, ID. D., Jackson's aide-de
camp, has rendered me great assistance;
and from many officers and men of the
Stonewau Brigade, OF Jackson's Division
and Of the Second Army Corps l have
received contributions to this memorial
Of their famous chief. Generals Gus-'
tavus Smith. FftZhugh Lee, stephen ID.
Lee, and n. G.. Harris, Colonel Williams,
Colonel Poague, and r. +. Lee, ESD, of
Washington, ID. Call formerly OF the
Confederate States army-haye supplied
me with new matter. Colonel White
United States army, most cOurteousiy
responded to my request for copy OF
tho services of his regiment CHE First
Artillery in the Mexican war. The late
General John Gibbon, United States
army. wrote for me his "reminiscences
OF jackson as a cadet at West Point
and a subaltern in Mexico, and many
officers who fought for the Union have
given me information as to the tactics
and discipline of the Federal armies.
The Rev. j. Graham. ID. D., of Win
chester Va; Dr.. II. A. White, Of Wash
ingt0n and Lee University Lexington,
Va. author of an admirable life of
General Les. and the Hon. Francis Law
ley, once special correspondent Of the
Times in the Confederate States, have
been most kind in replying to my many
questions. 10 Major-General Hildyard,
H.. st.Fr nj
lege 1 am indebted for much valuable
criticism on the campaigns Of 1862 ard
my best thanks are due Ia the Com
mander-in-Chiefs F1eld-Marshal. Lord
Wolseey. for much information and
more encouragement"
With the causes that led TO the war
and the motives Of those who engaged
in IL the author has nothing to do. The
unbiased manner with which he APP
preached his work may be judged from
this. from his preface:
II have only to add that should any
thing in these pages wound the sus-
capabilities Of any one Of those splendid
soldiers and gallant gentlemen who took
part in the civil war. whether he be
northerner or southerner j here tender
him my humbest apologies, assuring him.
at the same time, that while compiling
these pages | have always borne in mind
the words Of General Grant: / would like
TO see a truthful history written. Such
history will do full credit TO the courage,
endurance. and ability of the American
citizen no matter what section he hailed
from or in what ranks he fought. j am
very strongly OF opinion that any fair
minded man may feel equal sympathy
with both Federal and Confederate. Both
were so absolutely convinced that their
cause was just that 1t is Impossible TO
conceive either northerner or southerner
acting otherwise than ne did. II stone
wall Jackson had been lew England
er, educated IN the belief that secession
was rebellion. he would assuredly have
shed the last drop Of his blood In de-
fence OF the Union; IL Ulysses Grant had
been Virglnian. imbibing the doctrine
OF States rights with his mothers milk.
II Is Just as certain that he would have
worn the Confederate gray. IL is with
those northerners who would have al
lowed the Union 20 be broken, and with
those southerners who would have tame
ly surrendered their hereditary rights.