St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29

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the rush of victory. Such
was Jackson's faith in God and
nseif he inspired not only his
"n men with the certainty of
but the entire confeder-
ielt sure of ultimate triumph
Mntie ne was in the field No warrior
was ever worshiped by his people as
was this Soldier Saint of the. Lost
cause. While he lived and fought the
ppe OF the south saw In him the
earnation of Gods justice struggling
- .hem. When the wound which was
ausertently given by his own men
Y !, Snahceilorsville terminated fatally,
ne"s came as chilling shock to
u.nern hopes. The history of mod
umes affords no parallel to the
u1ep sorrow that throbbed In the
hearts Of the confederate peonle when
cAson died. Those who had never
seen MS face wept for him as for their
dearest kindred. They began to real
mat with him removed their cause
was doomed. AS one of the leaders
,ared when he heard the news of
.ackson,s death, God has deserted ia
eise ne would not have taken lack.
son." '"Aen jazz
IN being SO bowed down with grief
% 1ackson's loss, 1t must not be IN
rerstood that they loved Robert E.
80 ana their other generals less for
~ ene nrst named at least, their deyo-
h amounted to idolatry but there
something in Jackson that the
.neIs ald not possess which appealed
~ the people of the south. and gave
.nem sublime confidence, Thia was
- .Ghectlon OF his absolute faith
LA. the hand Of Providence was
guiding him on.
ChrIstened "stonewaIIn at Ma,,s,.s
oeoheWall Jackson, as every school
ooy KNOWS, was plain Thomas ]. Jack.
son until In the battle of Manassas
wnen the day seemed to be going
against the southern forces, Gen. Bee
rooe UP to Jackson and in DESPAIR
exclaimed: "They are beating us
Dack," and Jackson replied: Then we
VIII give them the bayonet." Catching
Inc inspiration of Jackson's indomit.
aDle VIII, Bee galloped back to his
command and shouted: There is
Jackson standing like stone VOL
haiiy behind the Virginians. Follow
me-. Gen. Bee charged at the head
u MS men, and in a little while fell
aortaily wounded with his face to the
'front.' From that time Jackson was
known as "Stonewall," and his COM
mand became immortal as the Stone
wall brigade.
Stonewall Jackson's ancestors had
lived In Maryland and Virginia for
more than 100 years and were of
Scotch-Irish descent They were all
honest. God-fearing people, and they
we're OF fighting blood. taking a con-
splcuous part, first in the Indian
troubles, and then in the revolution
airy war.
Not Robust In Boyhood,
The boy who was to become
one OF the greatest military command
ers the world has ever known. was
born In 1924 in Clarksburg among the
Deautlful mountains of what was then
virginia, and now West Virginia. He
was left an orphan at an early age
by the death Of his father, and his
mother being unable to support him.
ne lived with an uncle, through whose
Kindness he was given the benefit of
the best schools of those times. With
out showing any special aptness as
scholar, he by perseverance mastered
whatever he undertook, and through
hard study learned his lessons well
Like all geniuses of war he excelled in
mathematics. AS boy he was not
strong physically, and in his early
years suffered a partial paralysis,
which later disappeared through the
strenuous exercises at the military
academy.
Served az County Constable.
Partly for the healthful outdoor
work that the Office would give
and partly to obtain funds to aid in
his further education, he secured the
appointment as constable in his dis
trict He was under age at the time.
but was In such general favor that no
one raised the question as to the legal
ity of the court appointing a minor to
the Office. He performed the duties
Of this place with industry and fldel-
ity, though the kind of people he was
thrown in contact with officially, were
not such as to aid in the DEVELOPMENT
Of character.
AS he approached manhood he
did not display that sober, seri-
GUS nature that afterwards domi- |
mated him. The capitalization of
everything he did, and his rule of |
making every act Of his life a re-
ligious act came later At this time
he was little different from other
young men in attending horse races,
house raisings and country Dances |
His truthfulness and aggressive hon
esty remained untarnished from child |
hood He was always modest, self |
reliant and full of dignity and cour- /
tesy.
Success In Mexican War.
At the age of IS he obtained q |
West Point cadetship and entered
that institution. His literary educa-
ton had not been thorough, and he
progressed with difficulty. In the ex-
aminations which closed the first half
years novitiate, he came within
fraction of failing. He steadily i'm
proved, however, through his earnest
application and untiring perseverance,
and graduated at the age of %. in
1916, seventeenth in class of about
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