The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-02-22

only the enemy. but ourselves"
Without losing any time Jackson now
set out with fiercer energy than ever 10
surprise the Federal garrison under
General Kelly ut Romney The wealth
er was fearful. even for ordinary trav
Ell. to say nothing of forced military
movements Men and horses fell on
the icy roads, their guns going Off all
along the line. the knees and muZZleS
of the animals lacerated. the men limp
ing along, leaving trails Of blood on the
frozen snow The march WAS compar-
| able to Napoleon's passage of the Alps
and not alone In its hardships. but like
wise in its results. for before the LIST of
February General Kelly had evacuated
Romney, and for the moment there WIS
no Federal force left in the entire low
er valley.
With the opening of spring four Fed
eral armies under Fremont. Banks, Me
Dowell and Mcclellan respectively
were ready to close in upon Richmond
Fremont ana Banks in the north and
west expected to 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 aud York rivers. and Mcdowell
advanced from Fredericksburg.
Early in March "Stonewall" Jackson
wits back in Winchester with Banks
aud an augmented Federal force at his
heels on the north. and Shields with
another army reported at Strasburg to
the southwark.
Here Bob dillingham; first made the
acquaintance of Colonel Ashby, com
handing Jacksons cavalry-a won
drous cavalier from Fauquier county,
mounted on Il milk white hlooded
horse. the most daShlng rider In the
whole state of Virginia, and as a lead
err Of partisans destined soon to rank
among the foremost Of his contempt
rnries. Ashby looked like Moor and
had tile chivasrotis sonl of Il Saladin.
They struck Shields near Woodstock
some forty miles up the pike. and on
March - attacked him, at kernstown
and were repulSed, This was one OF
the few sethlckS Jackson encountered
III his campaign. ana tue furious i'm
pulse Of his rebouud that followed i'm
meiliately after made it costly vic
tory for his opponent A frenzy seized
"Old Stnnewall" and his men an(
made them invincible. irresistible. The
| l;,,,tf l,,.4A Of Ina hnI
aughly aroused Washington govern
nent were brought to bear in earnes
upon this bold secesSiunist.
The whole valley was alive wit
marching and commemorative. nc
vanciug and retrcatng armies. Jack
sons desperate game was to present
nenacing front IN several directions a
once, while awaiting re enforcement
sorely needed, General Banks cam
: Lover fran Manassas, bent upon his d,
struction At the same time Blenke
on his way with 10000 men to ioi
Fremont, was instructed to report
him ms he followed Jackson M tn
valley. Jackson stood ut bay at Swit
Run gap in the Blue Ridge mountains
with the Shenandoah river in his froi
:. md his tanks protected by the foo
i, hills Ewell with handy Confederat
= force. was not far away, but on tn
:, pther side of the mountains IN Jacl
/, sons rear. ut Gordonsyille.
In this tight place jackson Gale
- upon General Lee at Richmond to r
;, enforce him with 5000 men. lee cou
a, not spare any from the defense
n. Richmond. but suggested that nnit
-. might be effected With General E
80 ward Johnson and his $500 troops
,o Staunton. Ewell was expected
~ move eastward against Mcdowell
70 Federal army ut Frederlcksbul
- Meanwhile Banks. with his large fore
-, was watching General Edward Jon
- son ut HarliSonhurg. The Feeder
:. Generals Miiroy and Schenck b