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

impression upon Jaclssons line. at
+. NJ. withdrew from tho connict
Ticket and his division were Loft to
hoid tn key point at Thoroug;hfare
Cap. Longstrcot arrived there tho ar
tcrnoon OF the eSth. LonEstrect at
once advanced -. u. Joncs's Division
TO dispossess Rickctt But his position
was too strong for a direct attack
ms artillery swept tho gorge But
JacksoHs poril forced I.oncstrcct TO
prompt measures AS Jones failed To
force the pass Riclctt advanced ana
attacked Joncs's lott under "Old Ti-c.'
Anderson. who haudson.ly rcpuiscd
inc Federal assault But Rickctt must
be unloosed from the pass Hood with
two brigades. threaded "a narrow path
TO the loft, while Wilcox. with his divi-
zion, sought tho east face Of tho Bull
Kun mountains through Iiopcwei Gap
three miles away
Before these movements could be
fuzzy executed Richctt fearing his
communications with the main Federal
army were endangered. abandoned his
strong position and handed Longstrcct
tho key.
Early on tho aath Lonsstreet resumed
his march. and his advance connected
with Jackson's right AS carly as 10
o'clock. almost his entire corps being
VOL up by y " jackson had formed
hne OF battle along tho unfinished rail
road cut his right on tho Warronton
fikc. MS Loft AZ Sudleys Ford. his old
dlNision, under Starke on the right.
r"e4l Division under LAYTON. in tho
centr" and \. J. Hill forming his left
Jacks s previous tactics Impressed
f"p" with tho idea he was attempting.
TO retreat. Under that Impression on
the morning OF the gath Pope ordered
sigel. with his corps. and Reynolds's
HiNision TO bring Jackson 10 a stand
II II were possible To do so" Now. II
Pope had transmitted that order to
General Banks inc would have replied
Don't worry. Jackson viii be found
both ready and willing to stand.
IN the severe action the evening be
fore both Ewcll and Taiiafcrro had
been wounded. thus impalring the ef-
iectiveness OF Jackson by the loss Of
their valuable services.
About 10 o'clock A NJ SiEcl opcned
the ban pith his batteries Iackson's
guns replied with spirit. the nring CON
tnuing until noon. when Pope. with
Reno and Heintzelman' corps. Joined
sigel.
stuart. anticipating LonEstrcot's ar
rival. had caused some Of his troopers
to cut large branches from the nearby
trees and to drag them over the dusty
roads. thereby raising CLOUDS Of dust
which assembled above tho troetops
This ruso caused Fitz John Porter to
f"ar Longstrcct was moving toward
his left flank and thus put him on the
defensive
Pope. until arel developed Jack
sons line, was in iguorance OF his true
position. When he arrived at Sigels
position at noon Longstreet was got
ting into line. with Hood on his loft,
connecting with Jackson's right and
u. r Jones on tho right.
popes order Of battle was TIein,zol-
man on his right Bcno and siscl In
tho centre. and Reynolds forming his
left At p. " Hooker assaulted
jackson's left fIe broke a portion OF
HIS line. gaining part OF tho railroad
cut. for while isolating GrerEs Br-
eadc on tho extreme left Tho Forty
ninth Georgia aud Fourteenth south
Carolina were ordered UP 10 retake tho
part ~ tho line wronched from Hill
ROCKERS men made 2 stubborn resist.
ance, but tho Cracker and South Caro-
lima regiments would not be denied.
and the whole Federal limo fell back
with severe loss Perhaps nc better
description can be given than that
recorded by Major Bob" stiles I'm his
charming -Four Years Under Marse
Robert" Major stiles SAYS he quotes
Captain Edward Willis. then on stone
wall Jackson's stan. later tho gallant
colonel OF the gallant Twelfth Georgia
infantry, and who received his death
wound two DAYS after promotion to
brisadier- general. Soon Willis began
70 talk Of the campaign against Pope
which ne regarded as Jackson's mas
terpiece. He first oXpatiatcd upon the
nasterly-I had almost said dastardlv
way in which Jackson managed TO
find out Popes plans and purposes and
yet elude and dolude and deceive and
defraud him in the most heartless and
malignant fashion as to his own move
ments and designs.
Part OF the time while waiting for
Longstreot and Lee. Jackson was in
extreme peril lodging between and
against the huge Federal army corns
rushing bindly like an avalanche 10
crush him.
On one or two occasions. think.
willis said. he even went so far as to
sacrifice his skirmish Tne---that is. ar.
range 10 have them captured by loopcs
troops in a particular positlon--from
which the skirmshers themselves as
well as their captors would naturally
infer that "Old Jack" was marching IL.
a certain direction while quite the
reverse was the actual truth In short
II must he admitted that all of Jack
sons dealings with Pope about this
time We're disingenious in the extreme
Some one has said substantially that
they embodied continuous. 4ortuous
twisted, aggravated, protrac ted lie over
nfty miles long.
But al last. Willis said all these
tactics of deception were exhausted.
Jackson was straight in front of the
railroad cut and Pope's whole army
moved upon him. They advanced in
imposing array with several lines Of
battle. bands playing. flags flying. and
their artillery following. tn second
hnH slowly firing as they approached.
Just as his ispositions-fhe best
he could make for resisting such an
onslaught-wcre completed. jackson
heard from Longstreet. who promised