The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16

these volumes does not hesitate TO answer The
question IN the Affirmative. BE points out that.
until Jackson fell. the Army Of Northern VIZ
ginia. except when his advice was oyerruled
had never missed . great occasion. Altar
ward II missed many a one. Gettysburg. which
should have been decisive Of the war. was. pro.
eminently. q battle OF lost opportunities.
Dol. Henderson considers II q fair assump-
ton that Jackson. 20 unerrinG were his stnte.
aical foresight and tactical insight would M,
only have proved an ef1oient subatitutA n,
Lee. but that he would have won such fams A.
would have placed him. a. II placed his great
commander. among the illustrious soldiers A.
all ages. Our author does not hesitate to com.
pare him favorably with any OF his c~ontemporn.
ries. not even excepting Lee. We are reminded
that, most obedlent Of subordlnates ~ he vnS
his strateRlcal views were not always In "a.
cordnnce with those Of his Commander.In.
Chief. Col. Henderson opines that II jack.
son had been In charge OF the operations, the
disastrous battle OF Malvern Hill would neyss
have been fought; Pope would have been Cut
OF from the R~appahannock; Mcclellan would
have found the whole Confederate Army Az.
Tayed against him at South Mountain or would
have been attacked neat Frederick, and Burns
side would have been encountered on the North
pFUTsa Y Sfs fa,S dsio H., T Ss fbo P sSSH have
is difle9lt: 4 true estimate OF Lees genius
NEs as c s9ifsaas Hss &fS asSsptivSS. e Zee sh SCaTsd NJ n
sOxsTsS s'%G tSss Jackson fsSEES6 If ia one mt E Tsspsct seem S1:;
Lees, superior. His courage. physical and
E %SE' hiS vas .sst HSt mi RHiS aa Srl NJ sTss e. % SSs f. SsS a:
made OF sterner stun. HIS seli-confdence Was
supreme; He mover doubted his ability. with
S HSn Tsip' Lee e eaE On G sSe on othe ea'k hama n1S judgment Tsa Snt
pressed py consciousness q his " short
Of war. Lee seldom made an Important s @oTS!
mont Without consulting his corps command.
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Lee lost The battle Of asttysbure b SSspStS /:
stt.SGG'S 81 ms %as scSGne n SSS or %aS t r. tsr poiis IN
Courage. which Nelson declared Is as pG necss.
c cSTS for e '9 paFF q less g % osssscEE. SOu6ES H 81 :
s sG%aa Lee. 70 ! splse GSH NJ. 4b5 ayIs e p MSEtasaa n6s.
S ESasfSRSS sSnt and SSt o t sS6@ Sfass lSEiSs Of co sn:
plant to interterence. Jackson's action when
dSsIP secre FtSEIme 81 wS Mer9 oT sSfiSI.n back 6rd b,
ding with hLs designs when once They
IS. neSertSefess. admitted that 1 as f the Supreme ~
test was not applied, It must remain forever
the. vast responsibilities which Lee bore with
such, steadfast courage; whether he could have
soRnTd sereSm q great great army TGtb under nd the the most un;
whether he could have assuaFed the jeulousies
Of the different States and have dealt so tact.
fully with both officers and men as to avert the
danger OF friction between VirRinians and
GeorRians, Texans and Carolinians,
On the whole. Col. Henderson Is inclined to
the opinion that Jackson's temper was moro
akin to Grants than to Lees. Grant had ths
same whole-hearted regard for his cause: the
same disregard for the. individual. He was
Just as ready as was jackson to place a recall
citrant subordinate, no matter how high his
rank. under instant arrest. and toward the in
competent and unsuccessful he was Just
as pitiless. In our authors judgment. how
ever. jackson had tho Amer intellect. The
Federal Commander-in-Chief is pronounced
".,upQuestionably . great, soldier. greater
in. the campaign Of 1854 are disposed to
admit AS a stratagist. he ranks high.
But Grant was no master of strategy.
There was no mystery about his opera:
STRAIGHTFORWARD. but he had no, skill in deceiv-
whether. on the field OF battle. his tactical abil-
ity was equal to that OF Sherman. or OF Sher-
mans great antagonist. Johnston. Elsewhere
he was their superior.. Both. Sherman and
Johnston. were m%ethodical rather than bril-
liant; patient. confident and far-seeing as they
were, strictly observant Of the established
principles Of they were without n touch OF
the aggressive genius which distinguished
Lee, Grant and Jackson"