Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-04

cnce OF his soldiers. the answer which
VIII be confirmed by any who serve un-
der him and knew him well in war 10,
that he won the confidence and love OF
his soldiers by his intelligent attention
10 providing for the wants, and as far
as consistent with the arduous service
which he eXacted Of them. for the COM
fort and welfare of his soldiers: by his
sharing with THEM any hardships which
he called upon them to endure. and by
the slecplcss. urcleSs, and sometimes
fierce and incXorable energy with
which he directed against the enemy.
and by the skilful and brilliant STRAIT
cEy with which he outgcneraled his
| opponents and surprised both friend
and Zoe. y very brief service under
him convinced his soldiers that "Old
Jack knew what he was about" and
was a cOnsumInate master of the art
of war.
MADE DEErEST IMPRESSION
ON FIELD Or nAI'rIf r.;
But ii was upon the field of battle
that he made the deepest impress on
! upon his men. There was tina; I'm his
presence, his personality and his bea--
| ing. Il lighting up OF his countenanca
! with Il glorious enthusiasm, that seemed
| TO Utmost transfiGure his usually placid
| features. which inspired his soldiers
in,lCmitable purpose to triumph.
II was, in no small measure the in
! sriratioE of his glorious personality.
which impelled the brigade when was
! houcred by his leadership and affccr; IN
! L" deeds OF valor which have enshrincd
! its name in history with that of It's;
! immortal commander, and given the
| S.onewall 3rigad." some right 10 lNc
| through coming ages along with the
/ Macedonian PhalanN of Alexander. tho
! forth Legion OF Caesar. the Pa,"dins
II Charlemaene. The Ironsides OF Crom-
| '"l; and the Old Guard Of Sapo; ,on
! No one can carefully stud: the s,or,'
! % Jackson's life, rs sweetly told by his
( devoted wife. or by his .:.:r.ru and
"omrade in arms. Rcv. DR.. AID Niger II,
I Dabney. or as graphically and more
/ fully narrated by Colonel hendnrs n.
Ia. greatest biographer, with"ut being
! mI ressed with two facts n reference
! t. his mental characterised. FIRST.
| that his intellectual! developments. an.l
! or with were stctiv, gradual am; per
sstcnt from his youth Onwar,is. and
! wCi" very marked during the last years
OF his life. and particularly after re
/ entered upon his service in the Wa
| between the States Both N. extent
! ana the ratio OF his mental growth
/ were apparently greatly accelerated
! curing those two years IT ncessan:
occupation and great responsibility.
! DtN EI.OPED POWERS
F; WHEN OCCASION AROSE
/ Ike Cromwell and other men whose
/ m|rvclous abilities have bean Hrst
! slown after they hid reached :he PRIME
/ a. manhood, jackson scein1, nrti: the
/ oc' aston for their exhibition arnS.. slrw'
! In manifcstinE some OF the wonderful
4 capabilities with which he was, en-
dow ed-chiely doubtless because the
: occasion for their display had not
: sooner arisen. One thing is certain.
/ namely. that in the last two crowded
| years of his life he manifested won
! dcrful vigor, capacity and nuickness OF
! intellect. OF the existence OF which few,
! If any. of his acquaintance had any
| conception before his entrance upon
| that war. With some the circumstance
! that some OF these powers were not
exhibited by him In equal measure dur
ing his previous career has been taken