The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-01

'.h"'-' - ''A NiH lf'nlAle't On inc same
field thirteen months after Colonel q
y saussy with the FAN of General j..
T. Johnston at Seven Pines. tho COM
mand OF tho Army OF Northern Viz
hinia devolvod upon General Robert L
Lee. Conditions were critical in the
Confederate capital General Lee
recognized tho necessity OF raising the
investment by the Army OF tho Poto-
mac. before Mcdowell could bring his
corps OF 10000 men 10 McCielian's as
"iBtance lie therefore called Stone
wall Jackson from the valley and
1nassins heavily upon his own left
assaulted the Federal positions. and In
seven days OF fierce battei In fierce
inidsumncr weather. wrcnchcd stronr-
hold after stronghold from Mcclellan
and drove tho Potomac Army under
Goldsborough's guns. in the James,
cXacting loss from Mcclellan OF
nity-two pieces Of artillery $4,000
sthnd Of small arms and by General
McClellans report. 1852 killed anr a.
400 wounded, and General Lee claims
"bout 10000 prisoners approximations
total loes ~ 10000. The Confederate
loss was very severe totaiiins 1853
officers and enlisted mon. Besides Me-
'ioilans heavy losses in mon. small
arms and cannon. he f.i millions OF
dollars worth ~ suhslstance and pop
'riy TO the flames.
\ stroke Of military paralysis fen
upon the Potomac Army It beine tho
main reliance 81 tho Federal yovern-
ineat gloon! prevailed in WASHINGTON.
Meantime. new MENACE was gath
'r!nE force IN the territory bounded by
ino Potomac the Bluo Mountains and
me happahanrock new son OF 0iars
had been called hy General Haucck TO
assume command % TINS territory and
tHe troops gathering there Tho com
'nand Was styled "The ARMY OF Vir-
.inla.' and Major-Gcncral John pope
assigned TO its command
General Pope issued harsh orders
against the nonoombu,tant population
80 bis territory and no small brutality
followed the enforcement OF those
orders
on July t. 1882. General rope as.
tlmed command IN general order
10 tho onlccrs and soldiers OF The
a rmy OF virginia. saying in part Il
haze come from the West. where We
have always seen the back of our
nemies-ffom an army whose bust
ness II has been 10 seek the adversary
and TO beat him when found--w nose
policy has been attack and not de-
tense presume may. been call
- mere 90 pursue the same s.. stein. aui
lsad YOU against the eucmy and
considerable moro bomhast in kecpiue
With the above quotations. a legcnD
prevailed in Lees army OF another gen
'ral orders concluding with. The army
WIN he electrified this morning by
hHowins these headquarters are in the
iaddloH
Ernest appeals came TO General
Ice for relief from the harsh measures
of General pope. Tho scattered Fed
eral forces in the territory Unsigned
General Pope We're massed by him
preparatory 10 an aggressive campaign.
TO guard against this. Gnorai Leo dis
patched Stoncwall Jackson on July -.
with his own ana Ewcli's Divisions, to
prevent tho advance OF General Pope
jackson soon ascertninod the Federal
strength was too great to warrant at
lack with the troops in hand and call
fd FOR assistance. General Lee sent him
inc celebrated Light Division OF A. p
am building Jacksons forces UP to
approximately $1,000. He crossed the
1sap!dan. leaving lawtons Brigade to
Guard his baggage, thus reducing tn
firing line to about $4,000 mon
on August O. Jackson found Banks
a'pon the slopes OF siaughtors Noun.
rain, and in the afternoon. Banks began
the assault his forces numbering 9S.-
300 men. Jackson was waiting the ar.
7lval OF 4. j. hin on the neld Banks
pressed the attack from his left and
overlapped Early. and forced his com
lnand and Taliafcrro's back. I'M com
fnS up at the crisis. jackson personal
ly led the Stonewall and Branches Bri-
,aades, who. inspired by Jackson's per-
sonal efforts, charged with that fierce
Scll that 10 man ever vet heard um-
lnovcd upon the fold of battle. Nor
would the enthusiasts ConIcdcrates
'be denied. Tor they swept tho ncld The
enemy dead and wounded falling into
the Confederate hands. Holding the
field until the lith, jackson learned
Pope was advancing with heavy rein.
dorcenents. lie therefore retired back
TO the line of the Rapidan. advising
General Lee the quarry had been start
iod.
slaughters Mountain Increased thu
Noncern in Washington and provoked
just what General Lee had hopcd Nc
Clellan was ordered to hurry rho nullS
OF his army back to Washineton. and
McDowell directed to CO operate with
Pope. This was the signal for General
Lee to rapidly advance upon Zone be
fore Mcclellan's endorsements could
reach him. There were three armies
confronting Lee-McCiellan and the
Army of the Potomac still a menace to
Richmond at Harrison's landing, Nc
Dowell. with 10000 troops at E'reder-
icksburg. and Pope. with 10000 at
Culpepcr.
General Lee proposed to force a cam
paisn against the latter; yet he had
made less than one half the combined
forces of these throe Federal armies
There had to be force left in obser-
walton of Mcclellan. The division OF
j.. H. IIll and W. Love and two bril-
.sadcs under Walker; also Hampton's
brigade of cavalry, were left by Gcn-
yeral Lee upon the line OF the Virginia
Central Railroad. to guard against
forags by McDowcll's forces from
fredericksburg upon this line of sup
Ily. These were absolute precautions
necessary for the protection alike OF
the capital and the safety OF the army