The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03


aud the Seven Days ut Hichinond had
"usiled hin TO lIarrison's Landing on
The james aud placed him under tho
care of Dr. GoldsborOuph with n
MARINE corps TO aid IN MccieIlan's re-
@uPerhiinu General Lee aud tile Ariry
of Northern Virginia were RESPONSE
BILE Tor this severe n.uiady now az
tcctinE General George Is. Mcclellan
Leaving Mcclellan to tile care OF
br. Goldsb9r0ush. General Lee had his
attention called to another trouble
some visitor TO "oId Virginia. This
enjoying and unlimited guest. this
real trespasscr, was one General John
Pope. He had brought along n great
crowd OF people with arms and horses
and wagons and cannons. He was
getting quite unruly in Culpepcr and
needed restraint In his waywardncss
50 General Lee. on the 18Th OF Ju,y.
1892. directed ono S,onewuI. Jackson
to move UP IN Popc's vicinity jack
CONS men had also within the past
three months been doing some excel
lent practice at the butts. aud were
ready now TO qualify as shRrpshooters.
Stoncwall took along with him OH this
excursion to CordonEyille Il boon COM
panion named Dick Ewcil. EwclI had
some people who had also been IN the
game ~ith JacksoD's boys and were
fast getting IN the same class as the
Stoncwsll crowd.
week after Jackson's departure
The patien; at HarrIson's Landing
wrote Mr.. Lincoln he had learned by
the grapevine telegraph that Jackson
had gone trnpseying off either 10 Cor
donsSillc or fredericksburg; and Gen
cral Iinlleek came down from Wash
n,.ton TO iiarrisop's Landing 10 see
how Commodore GoIdsborough's pa
tent was progressing. That visit re-
suited in, forming a BRIEF mutual adj
. mirntion society, for Halicck said to
Little Mack; There is no one In the
army under whom I could serve with
greatcr pleasure, to which Goldshor-
ough's patient replied. Had I been
consulted N to was to take my place.
would have advised your appoint
lncnt; that IL we ca are permitted to
DO so, believe that together we can
save this unhappy country and bring
this war to a comparatively casv t.
:nInatton The doubt in my mind is
whether tho selfish politicians will
allow us 10 do So" Certainly, there
Was self -complaisnnce and 6elf-conti-
dcncc, but Il WAS not permanent "r
lasting: for In II week Halieck changed
his mind as to Mcclellan and also the
plan OF working out the problem they
had proposed together.
Well. Jackson arrived at Gordons-
Vile and at once proceeded to invesu-
gate General Pope and his s1tuat on.
Finding from the latest reports OF
Pope's corps commanders. Sigel. Banks
and Mcdowell. there were $1,000 troops
to contend with, ne requested further
easintance OF General Lee.
Accordingly. General Lee dispatched
the famous Light Division of General
y p. Hall. which Increased Jackson's
command to ls.se3 troops.
Jnckson'S scouts found his Valley
commissary In command OF Pope's adj
vance nctsr the northwestern slope
Of SlauGhters Mountain, and on the
9Th Of August, jackson delivered bat
tie, driving Banks toward Cuipeper
but at tile cost of some 1900 OF his
troops, including the brilliant General
Winder. an officer OF much promise.
Mcclellan expressed his dsaprroval
OF Jacksons movements In letter
to President Lincoln wherein he wrote:
IL do not like Jackson's movements.
lie Will suddenly appear when least
expected" We may write thai down
as an axiom or n truism and believe
Mcclellan was not alone In this dis.
like OF Jackson's eccentricities. All TIN"
Washington authorities heartily coal
cscGd with Little Mae" in this dislike
to the erratic movements of the great
Stonewnll. Learning that Pope was
rushing reinforcements TO Banks an6
knowing these would greatly outnum-
Der his own command, Jackson wisely
retired 10 the neither bank of the
Fapidan and wired General Lee to come
on the game was started.
Four days after Jackson's battle
with Banks, General Lee put Long
street, with Kemper's, Jenkins's, VII
coNs, Pryor's, Featherstone's, Jones's,
Toombs's, Drayton's and Eyans's bri-
gades In motion for the Rapidan and
in addition, dispatched Hood and Whit
ing for tho same destination.
Two days later. General Lee pro
ceeded to the Rapidan. He was some
what loathe to leave, with Mcclellan
and his massive army almost within Il
days march OF Richmond. Reasoning
from cause to effect, General Lee as
sumed the responsibility OF the rapid
transfer of the bulk of McCiellan's
army from the James TO the Potomac
as soon as the Washington authori-
ties were certain the Army of North
ern Virginia was on tho Rapidan.
Then began the race, which should
connect with Pope first, Lee or McClel-
Ian; for 1t became an. absolute neces-
sity that Pope DC disposed Of before
the Potomac army should reinforce
him.
Pope, also had an appreciation of this
. tVlultipH.I WHSIl S:leTal Leo pun
his army in motion, he withdrew to
the northern bank of tho Rappannock.
. General Leo considered McDowcli's
strong corps as an uncertain quantity
IN this operation. Therefore, 1t he
camo necessary to guard against con-
tingencics that Mcdowell might create.
Anderson and McLaws with their d.
visions and Hampton's cavalry were
lott along the Virginia Central watch
ing Fredericksburg-M Dowelrs base
TO prevent that Federal corps assailfng
this needed artery, or sudden advance
TO connect with Mcclellan to menace
Richmond. and require General Lees
recall, Tho summer rains proved q
4 potent airy to Pope, and put doubtful
fords out Of thcsquestion, leaving him
.,gFto guard only those General Loe could
4. possiblys use, M 81 III l53 Il II
This condition couple ed with the need