The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24


And thus the gallant fellow limped
to the front to take his place In the
picture near the flashing Of the guns"
He was afterwards killed. bravely do
ing his duty. and sleeps In the ceme-
terry at Lexington. Va. hard by the
grave OF his great chief. Stonewall
Jackson.
Second, jackson was noted for the
secrecy with which he mado and exc
cuted his plans. He is reported to have
said: IF my coat knew my plans, I
would burn It at once"
: He concealed his plans from even his
staff officers and subordinate generals.
and was accustomed to say IF I can
keep my movements secret from our
own people. will have little difficulty
in concealing them from the enemy"
Colonel Walkers Story.
My old Colonel, j. A. Walker, after
wards made brigadier-Eeneral and put
in command Of the Stonewall Brigade,
told me this incident: While Ewelrs
Division was occupying Swift Run Gap,
and Jackson had gone to meet AIilroy
at MCDOWELL. Walker went up to Ew-
ellis headquarters one morning to see
him on some important matter, when
Ewell passed him. and merely gave him
the military salute" and went onto
the front OF the yard, where he spent
some TIME walking back and forth in
evident impatience. The chief OF staff
told Walker that he had better not say
anything to Ewell about his business
them as "the general was in a very bad
humor that morning." After a time
Walker started back to his own quar-
ters, when Ewell stalked across the
yard. planted himself in his front. and
exclaimed: Colonel Walker, did 1t
never occur to you that General Jack
son Is crazy?" NO." replied Walker,
1--WE cadets at the Virginia Military
Institute used to call him Fool Tom
Jackson but I never thought that he
was crazy Yes. he is sir!" rejoined
Ewell. "he Is as mad as a March hare;
where. and left me here with no in
tstructions except to watch Banks. and
wait until he returns. and when that
will be have not the most remote
idea. Now. Banks Is moving UP the
Valley with a large force, and do not
purpose to remain here and have my
division cut to pieces at the behest OF
a crazy man. will march my people
back to Gordonsville, If / do not hear
from him very soon." That afternoon
Ewell received from Jackson the ia
nous message have given in reference
to his victory at Mcdowell, with the
additional order: "N1ove down the Luray
Valley, and I'll join you ut Luray"
It may be added that Ewell after
wards became Jackson's enthusiastic
admirer; was accustomed to say: Il
know nothing OF this movement, but
jackson knows, and If the enemy are
as ignorant Of it as am, then old
Stonewa1l has them.'' He said at this
time, IT once thought he was crazy,
now I know he is inspired"
He became Jackson s fright arm IN
his famous campaigns, until he lost
leg at Second Manassas.
| Not long after the close of the Valley
Campaign, when we were resting IN
tho beautiful region around Port Re
public, got n short furlough to go to
Nelson county to SEQ my family. and my
uncle, Colonel John Marshall Jones,
Eweli's Chief Of Staff, told me that il
I would come by headquarters, he would
ride with me as far as Stanton. Ac-
cordingly, I rode by Ewelrs headquar-
tors, and just before we left the
| grounds, General Ewell came out and
said to us in confidential tone: IF
| you gentlemen wish to stay a little
longer than your leave 1t will make no
difference; we are going to remain here
| some ten days longer, and then we are
| going to move down the Valley to beat
up Banks quarters again"
| I did not overstay my brief furlough,
for I was hurrying back In hope that
| our rest near Port Republic would give
4 the chaplains especially good opportu-
mites for preaching to the men. but
when reached Charlottesville, I9found
Jackson's troops marching through the
town. Asking Colonel Jones after
4 wards 'rWhy General Ewell wi slled to
deceive u.s. he replied: General Ewel
did not mean to deceive us, he was
deceived himself. lie never knows
what Jackson Is going to do" ,
1 Jackson was anxious to be re-inforced
1 and move down tue alley again, but
i General Leo wrote him II would be
| glad for you to make that move. and
Twill give you needed achievements;
4 but you must first come down here and
HELP me drive these people from before
4 Richmond."
i Ke-inforcements were sent Jackson,
and pains taken to let the enemy know,
| and Jackson so completely f,de ceiyed
4 them as to his plans that ut the time
no was laundering on McClellan's flank
before Richmond, they We're entrenchins
i at Strasburg, some two hundred miles
away, against an. expected attack
Il from him. E 5{5 s. !
II remember that on this march swo
Lwerc in profound Ignorance as to our
detflation. At charlottesville we eN-
4 pected to move into Madison county,at
liordonsYille We expected to nova to.
wards Washington, at Louisa VIC en-
4 pected TO move on to FREDERICKSBURG,
!. at Hanover Junction wc expected ia
move M the railway ito meet NIcDow-
Il ellis Column, and 1T was only on the
Iafternoon of June Goth, when we heard
a. p. Hills guns at Mechanicsyille, that
we fully realized where we We're go
ing Et n
Disclosed by q Preacher
~ remember that at C;prdonsvilic. Rer
) Dr. Ewing, pastor of the PrcsbHtcrial,
! Church with whom jackson passed trie
' night me Ms IL sprofoun,l senrei