The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

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adopted some OF Jackaon,s tactics, and
while Jackson did defeat him In this
battle, the Confederate logs was 300 and
the Union loss, / 800 Jackson remained
in front OF BankB Until the 18th. and
then, being apprehensive OF an attack
being made on him by d superior force,
he retreated to Gordonsville.
Jackson's Superb Strategy.
The battle Of Cedar. Mountain caused
the liveliest approximations In washing
ton for the safety Of the Federal capital,
and General Mcclellan was ordered TO :
move his army ina hurry from Harrisons
Landing to Alexandria and AQUA Creek.
Again was the splendid strategy of
.trated. for he had enabled General Lee 1
to bring his army away from around
Richmond, and liurl It against Pope and T
eventually to- carry, the war into Mary
land. And General Lee was quick to soc
this opportunity to relieve the pressure
on Richmond and as quick to act. On the
18th or Aus gust tlleSvnn Of General Lees
army consisting OF Longstreets division
two brl8ades under Hood. and Stuart's
cavalry, reached jackson at Gordons-
vile, Pope advanced his line to the
RapidAn, j jackson advanced to the same
stream and waited until the 25th for
Longstreet ito come UP, and then they
crossed at somerville and Raccoon
1rords But Pope, though he was violat-s
Ing his own principles. reiterated across
the Rappahannopk. His force could not
have been less than sixty thousand men.
Lee advanced his arm " to tho 12appahnn-t
mock. bit finding that all tho ford were
in possession OF the enemy, al lowed Jack
son to sunderta take one Of Ills famous flank +
movements. 1t has never byen decided /,
whether General Leo or General Jackson
was responsible for this flank march,
which,, for daring, has scarcely been
equaled IN. Wnrfare, and was as uccess-S
full as any the Confederate army ever
made eIttculminated In the second battle
of Manassas.
on tho o2d OF August General Jackson
ascended the Rappahannock until he
reached Warrenton Springs, whore Gem
eral 1Tarly's brigade crossed to the north
side OF the stream. But that day a severe
storm rendered the river trlpassable, and
General Early had to recross on an impro-i
gvised bridge. NJ That same night General
Stuart, with fifteen hundred q caval Try, &
fade an cxpcdition$to Catlett's Station, 4
Nd TIL the view OF cutting General Pope's3
railroad communications He failed lsirl &
this. however, but he aptured three hun
sdred prisoners and General Pope g official
papers and coat. Pope himself narrowly
ESCAPED falling Into Tho hands of the
Confederate cayalrymen.2 S4$s SsiSE MI
though General r ope did not d I once
discover the ma ture Of II he ovenlent5 Cen
.eral jackson was max ng.s he ut last dl-s
syined it, and m oved a. force up the river
TO 81 Warrenton Springs. where j aekson#
was detained by Ugh wat Ell. ] acl1sons at
once d ehouched fur Their to his left, going
by WA o Amissville. and crossed the up-i3
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man Isiycr) ut Henson's N II, turned (
Pope right, and II owing by Orleans,S
Sbivouacked at Sin lem on the ight Of the
25th,8 fter a forced march Sof hlrty-f ivos
miles. ia 10 wonder the enemy rave AZ acT ",
sons mon the ilamo Of 3.t foo + cavalry.s's
On Il a morning Il Of. i lie t26th ackson's
men we N oylng ea n and &di .erglng@
to tho eastward at Salenl, crossed the !
Bull Run n cunt ain t :riIoroug faro Cap
Station, on the Orange and IA AZ exandrias
Railroad Just ut sunset. ii The Con ed-s,
crates proceeded ID destroy the railroad at
this place. while General Stunrt Z was dis
pat chcd ato Manassas Junction where heS
destroyed Immense Juan II ties OF quarter
mas ter and commissary stores belonging
to Pope besides 4 aking several hundred
prisoners and VI light guns. !53$
Executed Lees Order
81 General Leo had instructed General
ia ckson to rs throw his Command between
WaHhingt on and sthera rmys OF Pope. and K
to break up fhisscomm limitations with the
Federal CAPT Ia "a lieutenant mover ex-f
ecuted orders more thoroughly S$I t ap-S
pears to the student o e.. General J ack-ssi
sson'a 4 campaigns ting It ii his famo might
rest a lone on that wonderful march
around the flank OF g General Pc IS army
But J ckson was In a. ape ilous posi- ion, II
and Y had the Union commander been a
man 81 even med iocre al,il there might
have been n fferellt 81 tory to SWri to Of
the second battle of lana ssas. q a. or Yves
are now at the second OF tile grca t en-
Sgagcments fought OH the shore Of Bull
Run. 5ga
While Jackson was executing the move
around Pope:s right 7fli1nk, - Leo kept
3Longstreet lin front the 5IEederals #toS
divert attention. II Is claimed that Pope
knew or the movement d Jackson was
making but 1T Is difficult to SEQ Why, u fs
he did know o f#what@ = nc ltson was "a bollt IN
he did not lnovr to prevent 1T, s. Leei NJ
the meantime, had learhed tina t F'o pc was
about to receive fresh troops d from Mo-
lClellan, so he ordered UP The remainder
of his army from Richmond II 3
4 Pope seems to have been unable to 4
comprehend the aim n o. e u cAso on, $ and
:probably hewlldered " by his or1erlly4'ss
2stealtty5 moye,4o on The 18th he determined B
to 1alla back i, from S3S the RI ppahannock
nea rer Washington q ne can lima CINE his Il