The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

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General jackson. ind further said: /
FOR tliis purpose they must weaken l
OTHER points and now Is tho time. toscoi,tnn3;
tratG Oh my spoint that may ba exposed |
within our reach.
'The bow, wherever, str,ich must, to DO
successful, DO sudden and heavy. The troops
must bc.effitient and light. 4 cnnrot pre-
tend III this disthncc to direct operations de-
pending OH circumstances unknown to me
iBand requiring the exercise OF discretion tntl
judgment ns to time md execution, but sub-
nit these Ideas FOR your confederation. . 4
lii communication tho defects IN
| tho Federal strategy Of exterior lines
| III, the spring VI 1889, Colonel Uehdcr-
4 sob SAYS:
",on Aprll 2sth johnson lropcsed 3 oMr.
! from the Fcnlhhuln, -nnd tia, tho North 4
phonld be invaded by the wny Or tho Valley.
'i Lee, In tho ar,e Of tho President. rop..cd
tint some such scl,cine had been Tor lsume
4 tlnio uiiddr consideration, nnd the burden
4 fills letter asswe l,avc aeon; both TO ;isweli
blow ahnuld bo struck nj sotna exposed 1or-
rti1ti Of the Anvndtng arinle/ Is
ut was indeed unrortn,istc ior the Eorth
3tlilt ut this iunttnfc tho military aTnifs
skor Tho confedaracys should have bean placed
Fin tho hands of tho csnrost- sighted soldier
Iii America was IN ,ineannl hmtcf,, Ill LII
Il coin and Stanton against Leo; md the stroke
4 was TO provo the weakness OF tho Feuerai
strategy was soon TO fall &,
i General jackson, VOL understood
4 and fully appreciated what he was
4 expected to do II ali opportunity Offer
4 ed, but also that he must refrain from
4 doing anything thnt might Interfere
Iswith tho general plan Of operation.
4 A. conspicuous instance OF this IS re-
4 lated by Colonel Henderson,, who says
A with reference to Iacsson's plans for
4 attacking tile 1redernls under Banks:
4 "Rlt, although authorized to draw Dwell.
Il to himself and carry out tho project on
which dis Heart was set, Ee still kept In view
the general situation. After he had dis.
pntched the above letter ITO General Leo
: with reference TO mn attack on l3anksl a
u report onne In which leu him 70 believe
4 that Dwell was more needed on the .snp,
II pahnnnocls than in the Valley. Lee had al
n ready uniformed him thatlhlcDowJS!'s advance
"A guard had occupied Falmouth. on the north
bank OF the river, opposite Tredcri r, VI
: on April 10th, and that General Field had
y fallen back.
n .Jnckson, In consequence. permitted Ewell
to remain near Gordonsville,1 close 10 the
4 railway. assuring Lea that he would make Ks
n ARRANGEMENTS SO as not to be uisappoinleu
should Ewel be ordered to IredcricKsours'
,l,hc various authors Of the lie OF
Il Jackson to whom General Lee refers,
did not have Colonel Hendersons
e trained military perceptions 70 .cn 1lll',
II them to appreciate the relative posi-
II lions OF Lee and jackson. and how I'M
! lAppssible 1t was for the latter to take
: tho Initiative and act independently OF
> the commanding general; but It was
! surely greatsinclz OF discernment when
/ DR.. Dabney said. in his account OF the
! conference before Chancellorsvllle, ina
! / General Lee had already commanded
II his troops to commence n movement
;. :. towards his left meaning tho divi-
"A sions OF Anderson and McLaws, as II
!. Lee and jackson had separate com
I mants. instead of Jackson's Corps being
y a part of tho army commanded by
! Lee.
! The reasons why the claim that
4 General jackson originated the move
. ment Of his corps around Hooker can
i not be admitted may be stated as fol
Q lows:
8 Il. The probabilities are all against
!. Jnckson's having proposed move,
: greatly enhance his reputation for
$ vigor. determination and tactical
o skill. while In case of failure oil the
t responsibility for the disaster WoulC
i fall upon General Lee.
7 Q l,he witnesses for and against
s the claim that jackson originated the
9 movement around Hooker are in direct
conflict, and the Testimony OF the VII
8 nesses who claim the credit for Gen.
: 4 eral jackson is Mt variance with facts
i officially recorded at the time
"a 8. What General Lee has said pre-
cludes the possibility OF Jackson hay
4 Ing proposed the movement, for when
/. 4 in 1866, and again in 1867, the oppor
Z 4 tunity was afforded him to confirm tn
Z \ claim made by DIR. Dabney TINT Gen
\ 4 eral jackson proposed" the move
Z 1 1nent around Hooker at Chanccllors
h 4 willie. while he stated all that Jack
:, son had done, he made no admission
~ thnt the proposition to do what wa
= undertaken and accomplished was 'origi
3 mated by any one but himself.
"a This large map, which I have usn'
TO show the position of the scontendint
4 forces and the route OF the Secon'
Il Corps. is q copy of one published b.
- DR.. Dabney in 1866, with his account Q
4 the battle of charlottesville, and \
additional evidence thnt Jackson's I'm
~ Of march was by the well know
Furnace aad Brock Roads, as Indicate
= by General Lee and not a newly dis
!, covered road. as claimed by Hotchlsiss