Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-02-16
DR. MCGUIRE AND STONEWALL
JACKSON.

DIR. Hunter Mcclure, medical direc-
tor of General Stonewall Jacksons
Corps delivered an interesting address
at the Confederate Camp dinner, in
New York.
DIR. Mcclure told many incidents OF
General Jackson on the battlefield, the
most interesting and dramatic OF which
were the following; !
"At Malvern Hill, when a portion OF
our army was beaten and to some eA'
tent demoralized, Hill and ETell and
Early came to tell him that they could
make no resistance if NJ cCellan attack
ed them in the morning. 1t was diffl-
cult to wake General Jackson, as he
was exhausted and very sound asleep,
1 tried it myself, aud after many efforts
partly succeeded. When he was made
to understand what was wanted, ne
said: "McCellan and his army will be
gone by daylight, and went to sleep
again. The generals thought him mad
but the prediction was true.
"At Fredericksburg, after Burnside's
renulse. he asked me how many Ian
dapos I had. I told him, and asked
why he wanted to know. He said that
he wanted to have piece OF white
. cloth to tie on each mans arm so that
, Lis soldiers might recognize each 9TH
9 er ina night attack; and he asked to
be allowed to make On attack ana
drive his foe into the swollen river or
\ capture him. Subsequent events dem
t onst,ated that he knew the state OF
things within the hostile Ines
and would have accomplished his
PURPOSE. General Lee with held
his consent, for The reason that SC
! often restrained him in like cases-he
would not put at so great risk an
. ormv which the South could Tot re-
place.
81 cannot give you any instance Of
4, illustration of the mental action by
which he reaches his conclusion or de
v;sod tho combination which defeated
a his enemy, for jackson took no counse
save with his familiar the Genius Q
War, and his God. He did hold on
and only one, council OF war. L
! March 1862, at Winchester, Jackso
at had IN his small army less that 6,Oo
men. General Banks who was advanc
W inc upon Winchester from Harper
Ferry and Charleston, had 10000 so
vo diers. General Jackson repeatedl
nd offered General Banks battle but tt
no after declined, and on the night
Dc the 11th of March went into camp FOL
BE- BE- miles from Winchester, General Jacl
son sent for his officers and propose
to make a night attack, but the pr
was not approved by the council /
sent for the officers asecond time son
time later, and again urged them
aoree to make then the attack but tn
again disapproved of the attempt
late in the afternoon, We withdr'
. from Winchester and marched to Ne
town I rode with the General as
left the place, and as we reached
high point overlooking the town
both turned to look at Winchester, J
evacuated and now left to the me-
of The Federal soldiers. think u
man may sometimes yield to ov
whelming emotion. and that was
Icate terly overcome by the fact that l
leaving all that 1 had dear on car
ork But my emotion was arested by
look at jackson. His face was Ia
blazing with the fire that was burn
T. in him and felt awed before h
II Presently he cried out with man
u that was almost savage. 'lhat is
. last council Of war / will evec no
And it was-his first and last, Ih'
- after he held council in the SET
4 chamber Of his own heart, aud act
~ instantaneous decision, absolute. s
"a reliance, every action, every word
y, ST' played. His voice displayed it in
* tie. 1t was not the peal Of the tn
. pet, but the sharp crack Of the riff
% sudden, imperative, resolute.
Gil jackson was always expected
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