The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1904.
Lee and Jackson.

u ,s sweet to think Of these two ne
.oos az friends and iellow-workers' VAIN
,he,, affection supplied the place o.
,ivairy, Jackson was Lees 1ie"'
.rm" Lee was the zone man 1heh-
son was willing to follow olindioloeu
Each rightly valued the genius OF 'ne
o,her. The religious vein ran deep an
,,o,h Personal ambition was discover
,b,o sn neither. They were true pa
t1iots. asking nothing for thein them Co.
h,,t willing to do and dare everything io5
the cause.
II Is appropriate now that their names
should be Joined in birthday celeoras'ois'
s,7 occasion is found for this union D!
e.son Of the fac, that the precise Gay
of Jsckson's birth is not known, be ca.ise
OF the destruction in, his infancy Oh so'''e
=, his family records. January was cc3-
,.inl,, the month. and the elst has peeh
accented by most people as the day, oue
49,. 4. dolbt about that; therefore the
Confederate veterans have sehe'aiis
agreed to celebrate January 18TH lee -'ee'eeE
birthday as the birthday OF bo'h' %
ne refer to both as born January 1seh--
lee in 1851, Jackson In 1sei-whle Jac JACK
ssn died May 10, 1858. and Lee October
l.. 1870
j, would be interesting TO note where
and how the paths of these TWO Illus
trions men first crossed. They may nave
seen something of one another IN eae
MEXICAN War. but, If SO. they were soon
separated; the one TO continue IN the
army. the other to become Virgins
Military institute professor. NO doubt
,hey came into close contact carry ~
INC Confederate War, when hSe was
organizing the Virginia troops for the
field.
During the Seven Days battles around
Richmond, Lee and jackson came 70
&rether in important conferences. Cen
e-al Joseph E. Johnston was IN com
#n1and of the army before Richmond, and
Lee. as the military adviser OF the
President, was in command of the Con-
,cderate armies in Virginia and North
Carolina. Johnston was wounded at the
battle of Seven Pines. and Lee ther
went 10 the front, and there remained
until he SURRENDERED at Appomattox'
i. was Lee who proposed that Jack
sor should elude the enemy in the Val
lev and present himself before Rich
mond, and this Jackson did, making
mis- celebrated flank movement on Nc
Clellan,s right From that time unit
Jacksons death Lee and Jackson workc
together. though not always on Ia
same ground.
1t was great friendship and might
military combination. One was The eH
act supplement OF the other. The shoe
of Jacksona fall was felt all over tn
sConfederacy, and lamcnted by no ma
more than by Lee. Gettysburg becaul
the turning point in the war and tn
..hjgh water mark Of the rebellion" an
Lee believed he would have won tn
battle IL Jackson had been there TO hel
him.
u Whether Jackson would have Increase
his fame had he lived, is matter
conjecture with some. though our oH
opinion Is that he would have continue
10 develop Lee certainty hou'u 10
glory with his remaining years, he WI
a grand figure a. Gettysburg and grand
still at Appomattoa when he refused
consent 10 wage a hopeless warfa!
and rather than spill more blood. ma
Terms with Grant. Nor did Lees hero
character suffer in time of peace, u
career after the war rounded up bea
tiful life. II exhibited to tho world t
picture OF a defeated leader. who "
content 10 apply himself TO new duti'
who had no complaint 10 make,
groan of dissatisfaction TO utter, The
appeared Lee. the man. In his mt
majestic form He was great sold!
hut he was more; he was great a
good man.
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