The National tribune., 1907-11-14

have been moving up promptly to any
part of the line. This attitude of Pope's
was in the highest degree menacing to
jackson, and had it been maintained
would have brought serious conse-
Guences to him.
jackson at Manassas.
As has been stated, Stonewall Jack
son reached Manassas Junction with lit
tie trouble, attacked it at midnight, met
but moderate resistance, and the Con-
federate General claims IN his report
to have captured eight guns, with
norses. equipments and ammunition,
immense amounts of Commissary and
Quartermaster stores, upon which his
hungry soldiers feasted luxurfously
and filled their empty haversacks to
bursting. He gave his foot-sore men a
much-needed rest OF a day, that they
might enjoy to the utmost this unwont-
ed good fortune.
Tho the sapient Halleck was sup
posed to be taking care of Pope's rear,
and manuvering the troops from the
Army Of the Potomac to this purpose,
Jackson remained undisturbed during
the day except for the gallant attack by
Taylor's New Jersey Brigade, which was
easily repelled by Hills and Taliaferre's
Divisions, with Gen. Taylor killed.
Jackson could not stay long at Manas-
sas, especially in view of the manuvers
that Pope was making. In Pope he
had very different man from McClel-
Ian to deal with, for Pope showed a
cheerful alacrity to fight whenever he
came within arms length of his enemy.
= jackson was also liable to be caught,
as he should have been, by the Army
of the Potomac's divisions coming up
from Alexandria. To Pope's mind there
We're but two courses for Jackson to
pursue; one was, finding his retreat thru
Thoroughfare Gap cut off by the force
at Gainesville, To fall back on Center
vile and retire into the Valley by the
way of Aldie Gap: the other was to
swing around Pope's right and capture
the enemy's trains, which Banks's two
divisions we're bringing back Both
Pope and Mcdowell felt confident that
Jackson would do the latter, and there
Is where the first mistake of the cam
paign was made. Jackson was not raid
Ing Pope's army to capture r;itions and
supplies. but for a much further-reach-
ing purpose. He was aiming TO do on a
grander scale what he had done in the
Valley when he interposed between Nc
Dowef. Banks and Fremont, fighting
Them in detail. and finally escaping
from them with an inconcevable
amount OF booty. If ne could similarly
confuse the columns that would be con-
: verged upon him now, he would not
only wreck the army most irreparabIy.
supply mis- men and Lees abundantly
from captured stores. but would carry
their flags 70 the nights above Airing
ton, in sight of the National Capital
The moral effect OF this would be be-
yond ready estimation, and might bring
that long, ardently-desircd recognition
by England and France.
IT was well understood between Lee
and himself that If he could maintain
himself for day OF two, that Lee with
tongstreet's half of the army, would be
n f.a hi .Guiet Tra
gether they would have a force suffl-
cient to crush anything that Pope, Nc
!. Clellan or Halleck would be able to
2 concentrate against them. Therefore,
on the night of Aug. - Jackson moved
his corps from Manassas Junction TO
the old railroad from Sudley Springs,
where he would be within easy reach
OF Longstreet coming thru Thorough
fare Gap.
Pope Against Porter.
IT was during the course of the manu-
vers against Jackson on the eventful
Aug. 90 that Pope's dissatisfaction with
Fitz-John Porter began. Pope had
abundant reason to be maddened at the
way part of the Army of the
Potomac was supporting him while
he was making his strenuous. al
most desperate. efforts TO hold Lees
= overpowering army at bay until help
could arrive. Pope could scarcely
get his orders promptly obeyed by any
one in the Army of the Potomac, for
which Halleek was possibly much to be
blamed, and Fltz-John Porter seemed
the chief offender. OF the other corps
commanders. Franklin was doing MOTH
ing with his usual ability and success
but Heintzelman, tho embarrassed by
want of transportation and rations. was
/. actively helpful. TIE complaint of Pope
/ against Porter, as thus stated By HIM