The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-17


Ginia than those which had
u-14 confronted Il q year previ-
ously. Tho victories Of Cold Harbor.
Cedar Run. the second Manassas and
Fredericksburg had inspired new en-
thusiasm. In Virginia. two years of
hard struggle had passed. and still the
Federal armies held no ground below
the Rappahannock.
The Confederates lay entrenched along
the southern banks OF that river, their
long lines OF plckcts on the qui vive to
give warning that any attempt to cross
would be met as Burnside's had been In
December. Meanwhile. Burnside had
been replaced In tho command OF the
Union forces by 0cn. Joseph Hooker.
sometimes called Fighting Joe"
Hookcr's well-conceived plan for the
spring campaign was to fsnk tho Con-
federate left with four OF his seven
army corps at Charlottesville. sons
eight or ten miles up the Rsppahannook
west OF Fredericksburg while the re-
naming three corps crossed the river In
Lees front. a Ia Burnside. at Freder-
icksburg. and stoneman's cavalry made
a wide detour around tho Southern left
and rear. throwing 10000 sabres bet ween
Lee and Richmond. cutting his COM
munications. stopping his supplies. and
being in a position to obstruct the Con-
federate retreat while Hooker admin
istered the coup de grace
Don't stop him." said Lee to Jack
son. when the enemy 10 busy making
blunder. he must not under any cir
cumstances DO interrupted"
They readily perceived that with
Hooker at Chancellorsviile and eeds.
wick three miles below Fredericxsburg,
the two wings OF the great Federal
army would be thirteen miles aAprt. with
Lees army directly between them.
On May !. Hooker. having crossed to
tho south OF the Rappahannock. started
TO hurl his army Of four divisions on the
enemy's nank; but Lee was too quick
for him. and after sharp encounter
at Tabernacle Church. half way be-
tween Charlottesville and Fredericks-
burg, Hooker was forced back into the
woods. there to adopt the defensive tao
ties that were to lead to his destruc-
ton. For then and there the Confcd-
crates conceived the bold idea OF turning
right.
\ glorious sunrise next morning illu-
mined what was destined TO he the last
meeting and parting. In this world, OF
Lee and Jackson. Fun OF ardor and ex-
element. Jackson was astir at earliest
dawn, preparing to start on the great
movement which he had mapped out In
his brain By the midnight camp fire.
lie was to march with nearly 5000
troops along the entire front OF tho
enemy and In close proximity to their
lines, without being discovered; to make
his way by unfrequented roads and
through dense thickets to their flank
and rear. there to attack the force OF
Gen. Hooker. three times outnumbering
hts own.
Gen. Lee. meanwhile. was TO hold
lIooker's front with only N.ooO men.
Srch was the bold strategy OF the
Confederates at Chance llorsvills. They
fought that great battle In the only
way II could have been won. and risked
everything on the military genius OF
Jackson, which In mastery II his men
and In the rapid audacity OF his move
ments rssembled that OF Bonaparte.
o. OF Caesar
At 3 o'clock 10 the afternoon Jack
sons van had safely reached the plank
road three miles 10 the west OF Chan
cellorsville. The march had been OBJ
served by the Federals, but owing 10
the roundabout direction It had pur-
poscly taken. they supposed 1t was a
r, treat, not an advance.
Toward 6 o'clock IN the evening all
vas I'm readiness and Jackson ordered