The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-07

conjecture A. 10 our uesttnas
- ton. Den. jackson keeps his
secrets so well A. to deceive not only
the enemy but ourselves"
Without losing any time. Jackson now
set out with nercer energy than ever
TO surprise tho Federal garrison under
Gen. Kelly at Romney The weather
was fearful. even for ordinary travel.
to say nothing OF forced military move
ments. Men ana horses fell on the Icy
roads. their guns going OF all along the
line. tho knees and musIiss Of the AMI
mails lacerated, the men iimping along.
leaving trails OF blood on The frosen
snow. The march was comparable TO
Napoleon's p6ssass Of the Aips--and not
alone IN It's hardshfps. but likewise In
Its results. For. bsfors the nrst Of
February. Gen. Kelly had evacuated
Romney. and for tho moment there vas
no Federal force left In the entire low
er valley.
With the opening OF spring. four Fed
crai armies--under Fremont, Banks.
Mcdowell and Mcclellan respectively
were ready to close IN upon Richmond.
Fremont and banks. IN tho north and
west, expected 10 unite their forces and
drive Jackson up the valley, cutting the
| Confederate communications. and then
! sweeping down upon Richmond from the
| mountains. while Mcclellan marched up
] the Peninsula between the James and
York Rivers. and Mcdowell advanced
| from Frederick sburg.
| Early In March Stonewali Jackson
| was back In Winchester, with Banks
and an augmented Federal force at his
heels on the north. and Shields with an
other army reported at strasburE. TO
/ the southwark.
Here Rob Elilnsham nrt made the
| acquaintance OF Col. Ashby. commaud-
ing Jackson's cavslry-a w0ndrous cav.
aller from Fauauier County. mounted
on n mllk-white blooded horse, this most
, dashing rider In the whole state Of
Virginia, and A. q leader OF partisans
dc stined soon to rank among the fore
most OF his contemporaries Ashby
| looked like a Moor and had the chival-
rous soul OF saladin.
| They struck Shields near Woodstock,
some forty miles up the Pike. and on
: March q attacked him--nt Kernstown--
and were repulsed. This was one Of tha
+, few setbacks Jackson encountered In
his campaign and the furious Impulse
! Of his rebound that followed Immediately
after made 1t n costly victory for his
opponent ~ lF'hsg oiu otoh'-
wall" ana his mon. and made them In
Nlncible, Irresistible. The iimitiess re-
source. ~ the now thoroughly aroused
Warrington government were brought
20 bear IN earnest upon this bold rebel
The whole valley was alive with
marching and counter-march,ng. ad-
vanc'ng and retrsatlnS armies. Jack
gon's desperate game was 10 present a
nenacing front in several directions at
Cuce. while awaiting reinforcemen 3
sorr.y needed. Con. Banks came over
from Manassas. bent upon his destruc-
ton. AZ tho same Tine Blenker. on his
way with l0t0O men 10 join Fremont.
WIS instructed 20 report to him as ma
followed Jackson mp tho valley. Jack
So stood at bay a. Swift Run Gap n
g.. Blue Ridge Mountains. with the
Shenandoah River IN Mis- front and his
TANKS protected by the foothills. Ewell.
with a handy Confederate force. was
10, 'lr away, but on the other side OF
tho mountains In Jackson's rear. at Cor
donsy!lle.
In this tight place. Jackson called upon
Cen. Lee at Richmond 20 reinforce him
with 800 men. Lee could not spare
any from the defense OF Richmond. but
suggested that unioL might be er-
Z
hls $3.50 troops a: Stsunton. Ewell was
.Np. ted to move eastward asainst Me-
Doweirs Federal army at FredeT!cks-
nurg Mcanwh!le Banks. with hts large
f1rrc. was watching Gen Edward John
Nh at iIarrlsonburg The Federal
Generals Milroy and Schenck had
moved up west OF the mountains, In
front OF Johnson. awaiting the arrival
OF Fremont from the north.
Il was now the end OF April. and
Stonewall Jackson started in to do
the theoretically impossible. EvadinG
Banks az HarrisonburS. he moved with
Incredible swlftness 10 stanton. jolned
his force with Johnson's, and defeated
, Miiroy aud Schsnch at one fell blow
This great advantage had 10 be fol-
lowed up. so Ewell marched over int1
the valley from Gordonsvillc. compel
uny Banks to fall back ~ StraspuTy