The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-03


how 10 take care OF himself and his
command; ain camp or In sbnttle hek gem
orally Knew what was best to do. After
the war lie went TO Now York ell Va Tie
was connected with the long revolution III
4 cuba. and died Iii New York many years
Ghgc. NJ 3.;
benjamin. w. Leigh was promoted anu
assigned to the staff of Major General {l.Tu-
ward Johnson In the spring OF lS6S' aliu
was killed at Gettysburg in July Of the
same year He made quite a reputation
ns an assistant adjutant general In that
short space of time. Hc was lost In car
g,yin,. at, order for General Johnson, and
tho exact manner OF his death is ,lin-
Known. r. ". Jones was III led, rs a AZ Il
ready stated, at krrilsto own. g lie had DOTH
eyes shot ont, which Knight not I;tYe
5lSiIled him, had not tho bone above tho
nose been broken#a and pressed stpoii t q i
brain. He died III the hands IN OF 5tll ~
enemy, well cared for. and ms gt grnF ,eS
marked when we recovered ne grooupln1asSs
IN of8allthe captains rhoni was tho mes % 4
3not,,Ilar and regarded as the best quail
tied officer To command the battnlion. ~, y
3ho could not 30 induced to accept IT.
"a Mr.. PAXTON was s sent to! tax Q conl-t
mand Of It. but discovering " that u F.,
officers did not want hin politely vi TIL
drew. v a iit $sS35t
B IN ,July. 1861, when 1t became knuWr
mat General George b. Mcclellan who
had advanced from Ohio ,5l1ad Sl'out ga tll y
Confedcrates in the mountains OF VIZ.
.ginia, aall available troops In }ltich nlondi
wero hastcncd to the front. u was then IN
that the first Virginia was va OF
dcred to the field NIT was ntltlcd 4 TO q
ina jor,, but bad none Captain Seddo as
senior captain carried tho battalion TO-
sthc front. and after camping It ut $SVal-
leysf Mountain Major John -. Y NJ unford
appeared and took command. li lie bait!
talon found itself In tho command tofs
General yW.3Nv. Loring, a veteran, OF many
wars, and who had left Fnrin sion8 tlle g
field Of Ccrro Gordo. EIe had been sent SCI
ito the mountains of Firgi mia to Esath e
up the fragments of General Garnett S. 81
army, he having been slain on ms 5Te 81
treat. 4. 3 &, "a ~ tggii Il s iggssts
tt took seyera s weeks II % organi 20 an
army.B Camp fever had soke en- n out y 2
both THO Federal and Conf federal ei armies
The FIRST Virginia Bnttallon and the city
companies fprorcd to hes inlmtine s, but u
proyed very deadlysin, the reg lnents made
mn fronSlhe Eparcel " 9pppul al ed coltnties.s
3CourIrIsll5wcre camp Ycterans be fore they
hid srver#fircd a gun, and they remained
sllealthyiwhile volunteer ® iments were q
losing twentygand thirty soldiers g woek.;
General Ice was sent u, * Sicil--i
1no1,d stostake5command In TIL g mountains
sf h Virginia, and to- direct 1 hessAjy riolls
armies in;Y the Held vest OF " he Blue
Ridge. He planned an a tia lS upon the
enemy n b Crouch's on Tigart 81 Y alley
river ana the pass OH Chea ~ Mountain
near by, but after a sc nlpaig n Z OF I'VE
,days, n, which the enemy, IS picket sStWere
either Killed or driven In le works OF
the enemy, and the natural strengt IN OF o.
their positions weresS found ito be too
strong for assault + witfl hope % + necess,
and the armies which shad az Sanced from
S,lies South and Easttiwero vii fidraWii to
their former camps. ~ This short and iun-
.eventfuI campaign = was the first active
service of the battalion in the face on
the enemy. FL NJ III Is,
General I4oring Withdrew his army q
safe encampmcnt nearer TO ~t he ny alley
OF Virginia wher llls sscd tlles fall and
early winter. IS II q bandanesss o. aavcnlson.
graced the tables of the battalion which
was much thought OF In the MI ter FAM
ishing days Of the Confe deracy. 55
ewtdepartments was mace UP LOT me ne
Valley and Northwestern Virginia. and
General III. j. Jackson. placed +infcommand.l
General 1.oring.s command became slit-,
ject 10 his orders, and wds carried to-
pfinchestcr in timc to participate In the
r'omrey eNpediti ton, which Was made In
FEBRUARY, 1862, in very cola Wea Their, and
the troops suffered much. some losing
their lives. and others were badly lrost-.
bitten, and u Jackson was reported crazy i'y
because lie sthough itAbctters TO nave y
few men freeze than to have thundrcds.
Killed and wounded with bullets. ~
The enemy were driven off with very
little loss on either side, after NThlcll4t
Genera, Jackson did all the damage. I'M
his power to the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. and to he Chesapeake a nd Ohio
canal. which greatly distressed the lSedz7;
erals, as il only left them one line al
railroad to carry supplies 10 their great
army ana to the population OF Washing
ton. etc. - IL
The howl raised against General = acis.l
son, supported by the leading ot1cerss II
his army, caused President DAVIS 70 e re SIS
call him from Romncy. where he vas In
position to keep the enemy uncotnfort-I
able Forths General Jackson never ffo1'ri
gave him, and when the President entered
General Lees tent after the seven days
fight a.u was thrown In contact with.
Jackson, General Lee saying: Mr. l'restsl
dent, + Introduce to you our st0neWalt;
Jackson''and. as The President was abolts;
to offer his hand, General Jackson steIf.I
ped backward and gave him a formal
military salute. Jacksons Christianity
sulu HOT leach Iltlli W
shown In his treatment OF Generals
Taiaferro Garrett and many others. g
General Jackson was not moved by seIl-i
ltinentalits, he workedsfor results. 10
accomplish the purposes Of his RomneyI
campaign fomade calculation Of Losses
between good and bad weather He WAS.
always prudent. and always quick 70 ass
sail the enemy when he Thought thes
spiiancca were III his favor, III nv of his.
military tiio he was never known 10 blnn,s
sddr Exhausted nature might have stay
ed his movements at tines, but he never
moved upon his enemy without good rf.i
sults.
when General Jackson was ordered
back from Romney 10 Winchester BY the
President, lie at once obeycd the order,
tund then sent In his resignation because
he could NOT succeFsfu!'y carry or war
IL inlcrfered With. and we owe Ia the
good ssnseSof Governor Lotcher the az
tor services OF that greet General. Gov,
eInor Letcher tosk - upon himself 10 80
10 The War Department pnd Withdraw
General Jaekson's resignation, Governor
Lnlofer could. appreciate General jack
sons reasoning; he.tonld understand that
m MAS much better 10 lose fnw men
FROM frost lhan. nanS In battle lie knew
General jackson personally and we'll and
Occurred from The beginning ~ heard