The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-04
Il S henand oah
az Romance of She,fdans Ride l
By Henry Tyrrell


new Confederate capital likewise ~
ing with activity. ~,
Lee was exercising All his snsSGRs
sagaeity. skin and experiences In q
tour de force Of sending an equipnod
army TO Johnston and Beauregard b
the nsld, At the threatened points. nm
ono Of those threatened points. t.
great valley Of Virginia lying bstvvGn
the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Mou0r
tains, he had called Col. Thomas -
athan Jackson. an sccentrie Prssby3epp
ian professor ct tho virginia Miiitasy
institute In Lexington. and who n -
first brief month since the breaking out
Of the war had developed aggrsssseS
qualities calculated TO attract the ~
tention OF the authorities At RichmonA.
Lieut. ElIinsham. promoted 10 -
tain. naturally grav!tatod to the new
BRIGADE Of Jackson. who was nov ~
waited TO the rank of brigadier- general
Of volunteers. The regiments Of kls
brigade we're composed OF the vGpy
flower and pride not only Of the valley
but Of the whole commonwealth Of VIZ
ginfA: and even before Jackson's trees
took the deid they had already begun 70
receive the impress Of the iron hand Of
their leader.
Their nrst destination was MauaSo0S
Junction. the point of union Of the re-
road coming into Virginia from WASH
ington with . branch road leading ~
the Shenandoah Valley. Gen. Lee ~
pointed out that this strategic pdt1f
would In all probability be the nrst ~.
uehcld In the move to check the yod.
sral advance towards Richmond, 60
he now concentrated all hvaiisnle
forces there. uD
On . email stream called Bur -,
some thirty miles southwest Of WaSh-
shgton. BsaureGard awaited the sry1SH
of Mcdowell The banks of mis- stresa
are abrupt and denseiy wooded, but k
10 fordabls In numerous places. anAIrR
that time was crossed on the Cenkrs-
vile and warrcnton turnpike nosd. -
low sudlcy Church. by Q stone brian.
II was on . bright. suitry sun68S
morning Of mid-July that the -
armies OF brothers-disrupted msmbesS
OF . famiiy-repubii that had held -
esther for three genera ions-arst
smsrssA In ssrrisd battle ifnes six miles
long from the mysterious viru1niA
forests on either side Of Bull Run. aS1
rushed forward 70 dEht breast 10 bconal
for victory. q,
The Federal plan Of operations. o&&
tied to the still masterfui lieut.. o.
Winfield Scott. started with the plant
ing OF an entire division. Of FUZZY -
men, In the rear At Centrevifle 10 -,
tecs the communications. Coz. Hs96&
hrs regiment to his intense ohs4son
was here hsipieasiy detained AnotSSr
division. In which Gen. BucktheetS
brtsads was included. marched ahead -
make the opening demonstrations q eAe
stone Bridge. while two Others $780,
~ the sudisy and other fords, . -.
centrsts on the southern bank 81 -
stream and nanh Bsauresard's len.
Tmh seemed an admirably oisas 63I0
simple plan. st . o'clock IN the ~
inR. Before noon Il was an obiiterats6
memory. and the wide arid plateau -
which the bsotle spread IKE Q are -
the brushwood swarmsd with confisX
masses OF Northern and eouthepo
troops. reelinS to and fro. aitsrnateiy
taking and losing and RETAILING -
same positions half dozen times over,
all lines indfstin suishable In denss ana
lurld clouds of smoke. through wSacS
artillery guns and caissons dashod
madly. while the thunder OF cannon IN
the sustained crash OF muskstry rsver.
bcratsd IN diaboiicsf concert from M
low-lying hills around. and near 80
far arose mingled with the human. Ifke
neirhinK OF horses. and the hoayS
shouts. yells. cheers and commanAa
the horrible shrleks and groans -
"ohHu'u anu uylng. rnn
Before his horse was killed ana hs,n.
self knocked senseiess by tho explosoba
OF shell Heartsease saw Gen. Buck
thorn fall In the grand charge thNt
drove back the South Carolina iesfons
OF Hampton and Bee. He also became
aware Of another brigade near the
enemy's centre that did not give wSsk
but stood It's ground stubsoruIy, "a
then turned assressor. II flashed OVER
Heartsesse's mind at the time that o.
or two more commands like this we
would make Beauregsrd hard TO whtnr-
not knowing that this was the uniou.
FIRST Brigade OF the Army OF the shsS-
sndoah. under Jackson.
Rob Ellingham, galloping along tbS
little wooded crest on the other side az
the Stone Bridge. knew all about Inn
brigade. He saw Gen. Bee check ana
rally his acattered forces by pointian,
with his sword and shouting: n
"i.ooa< at Jackson. there, standing uhe
. stone WALL"
Jacsson's brigade on the artiliery-svsnk
plateau OF Manassas was playing IL
part Of the Imperial Guard OF Napoleon
at Austeriits. but without the presti2&
or the inspiration OF apparent succeGE
Al a late hour Of the afternoon neitHbr
side knew whether II had lost On. wop~
In point OF fact. one had about the same
right 10 he routed as the other. HeAure.,
gard was tearing about the field, AT
every portion OF the lines. his da.k
Creole face burning with animation -H
he shouted encoura cement to his grth4X
savage looking troops who RESPOND
with the blood-curdiins ''Rebsl yslr' -
the Southern swamp-rangsrs. u1