The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
met charge, which drove them in dis

onct charge, which drove them in dis
order from the field
Can 1t be doubted?'' exclaimed the
lecturer ''that had Jackson been in COM
mand he would have followed the results
Of the battle that night and the follow
ing days. leading his men to victories
far-rcaching If not decisive in their
result? 2"
Proceeding, the speaker, after abiding
to the colored Sundayschool at l-11,ng
ton and to Jackson's solicitude for It's
welfare, even in the height Of tho Ma
rassns campaign. turned to tho Valley
campaign of 1862 with Jackson In an
independent movement on the Shenan-
doah, and varied encounters with the
Federals, under Banks. which, Colonel
Edgar declared, would compare favor
ably. stratcgically and tactically, with
any campaign of Napoleon, and which
were classed by many military critics
as unexcelled in the annals of war.
Reference was then made to the skill
full manner in which the Army Of the
Valley was transferred to the neigh
borhood of Richmond to reinforce Lee,
having entirely deceived the Federal au-
thorities as to its whereabouts.
During the Valley campaign Jackson's
army marched Gas miles in forty march
ing days or an average Of sixteen miles
n dny. a feat which continues to COM
mand the respect of military critics the
world over.
A brief description Of the Seven Days
and the campaigns around Rlchmond,
and the events leading TO the Second
Manassas, followed, and Colonel Edgar
told Of the events of that battle, whlcn
resulted SO disastrously to Pope's army.
H., no MARYLAND ~
naien vas then described, with the ar
ranrementsf Of forces at sharpsburg.
.December 18th we find jackson COM
rnnndinr 1000 men on Lees right wing
at Fredericksburg against Burnsidc's ID.
vision OF 10000.
Notwithstanding the superior numbers
and equipment the enemy after one day
refuses to make another attack ~ was
In the last great act of the drama at
Chancellorsville,i that Jackson's consum-
mate ability was most strlkingly Illus
trated"
The speaker described the daring disno-.
sition of that battle, saying that tho fact
that Lee, one of the greatest strateglsts
of the world, should have entrusted It's
execution to Jackson, was In itself a nota-
bic tribute to his genius.
Glorious Career.
"1Iere,p declared Colonel Edgar, in con-
ciusion, ended the glorious career OF
Jackson to whom there was no sunset
but who vent full-orbed into eternity.
The name of Jackson linked to that of
the immortal Lee will forever DO en-
shrined in the hearts Of grateful peo-
pie.
mo deeper sorrow ever wrung the
hearts of a brave people, than when thou
sands followed the body of the fallen
| chief through the streets of Fichmo' a..
THE First Manassas shows his genius
| in defensive warfare. The Valley cam
paig1s show his powers in an Independent
campaign. His daring flank movements
show his offensive genius, and ms quick
Intuition in the choice Of n battle-ground lf !
commands the approval of students OF
| military history.
occupied with these clements OF success
was his power to win the coniidsnce or
his troops, who followed him with su-
preme affection. His supreme char acteI,-
! istic, however, was his devotion 10 a
| tyne of Christianity that exalted human
nature to a level seldom seen upon
! earth. ,.,,
I "The fame Of Stonewall Jackson W.ll
grow with the centuries, and the tiihe
| win come when all sections will recognize
| in him one OF the highest contributions
to the manhood OF the world