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the Montezumas, answering shot
for shot and plying sponge and
handspike with desperate energy,
until he led that last astonishing
charge through the dark depths of
the wilderness at Charlottesville
his spirits never rose so high, his
eye never famed so brightly as
when danger and death were rife
about him. 'He was never more
to be feared than when retreat
ing" When advancing one says
that he paid but little heed to any
part of his train except the alnmu-
milton wagon; when retreating he
would fight for a wheelbarrow.
As peyils thickened about him his
intellect became more acute. The
full extent of his reverse power,
however, will never be fully
known, for be always either won
the battle of fought it to a draw.
If one could forget the cause and
lay aside pride for moment it
would have been really interesting
to have noted what jackson would
have done had he met with one
severe reverse, sufficient to have
tested his full reserve powers.
The military world might have
profted by it.
| am not at all capable of dis
cussing Jackson's military prowess
from technical standpoint. You,
of course, do not expect that /
should attempt it. / can only
measure by effects, Judge by re-
suits. Judging by these who in
history outrank him as a chieftain
Napoleon in independent command,
upon larger field, won for himself
the reputation of being the arch
angel of war, but Napoleon had
his Waterloo as well as Austerlitz.
jackson met no defeat unless
Kernstown be SO regarded, and il
that be measured by its effects few
victories have been more prolific
of temporary results than was
that battle where $500 men en-
gagged 5000 and fought them un
til. when jackson withdrew, so
stunned was the enemy that pur-
suit was unthought of. That defeat
might have come to him had he
lived s,of course, entirely possible.
Judging by the campaigns he did
conduct it is not at all probable
saveby failure of resources and
men to lead.
He possessed in the suprGmest
degree the confidence, the love and
the loyalty Of his men. Their
faith ia his prowess was sIblime.
He never held but one council of
war. After the evacuation of
Winchester without striking
blow, caused by a blunder in or
ders following the council he de,
clared his intention of never hold |
ing another, and he never did. |
Never after that, when 10 indie
pendent command, did he unfold
his plans or seek advice. He re
lied upon himself and from himself |
drew the power to deal with each
situation as it arose. Let no man
assume that any action or accom-
plishment of his life was the re-
suit Of chance. Every movement
was the result Of careful thought
and premeditated plan; the pos
sibilities were always balanced
against the probabilities. Either
as the result of study or by intui-
tion he had a profound knowledge
of human nature and the ability to
discern what men would do under
4 given state of circumstances.
He never made a mistake in iudg-
ing Of the nervous condition of his
troops or those Of the enemy. nor
in estimating the character and
predicting the action of hisli
snemy's leader. This was why
MS men believed him and why
hey followed willingly
Knowing not whittier, asking no t
why,
Ready to march and to fight and to
die,
With Stonewall Jackson to lead them. I