"Stonewall Jackson": The Life and Military Career of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Lieutenant-general in the Confederate ArmyCharles T. Evans, 1863 - 240 pages |
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A. P. Hill advance Antietam Creek artillery attack Banks Banks's batteries battle battle of Antietam battle-field Beauregard bridge brigade Bull Run Burnside captured cavalry Centreville Chancellorsville Chickahominy Colonel column command commenced compelled Confederate army corps Court-House Creek crossed D. H. Hill distance division enemy engagement eral Ewell Federal army Federal force Federal right fell back field fight fire flank Ford forward fought Franklin Fredericksburgh Fremont front Front Royal Gordonsville guns Harper's Ferry Heintzelman Hooker hundred infantry Jack Jackson James River latter Longstreet loss main body Manassas McClellan McDowell ment miles military Mountain moved movement musketry National forces night o'clock occupied officers passed plateau Pope Port Republic position prisoners proceeded railroad Rappahannock rear Rebels reënforced regiment retired retreat Richmond river road scene Shenandoah side skirmishers soldiers Sperryville Strasburgh Sunday THOMAS JONATHAN JACKSON thousand tion town troops turnpike Valley Virginia whilst Winchester woods wounded
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Page 229 - He's in the saddle now. Fall in, Steady the whole brigade! Hill's at the ford, cut off; we'll win His way out, ball and blade. What matter if our shoes are worn? What matter if our feet are torn? Quick step! We're with him before morn — That's Stonewall Jackson's way.
Page 170 - Then, as the messenger was riding away, he called him back. " Tell him if he cannot hold his ground, then the bridge, to the last man ! — always the bridge ! If the bridge is lost, all is lost.
Page 33 - Jackson with the pathetic exclamation, " General, they are beating us back ;" to which the latter promptly replied : " Sir, we'll give them the bayonet." General Bee immediately rallied his overtasked troops with the words : " There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer.
Page 198 - It is with heartfelt satisfaction, that the Commanding General announces to the army, that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.
Page 69 - Potomac river on the west; second, an attack on the enemy's flank on the Front Royal road ; third, a rapid movement direct upon Winchester with a view to anticipate the occupation of the town by...
Page 215 - If I had not been wounded, or had had an hour more of daylight, I would have cut off the enemy from the road to the United States Ford, and we would have had them entirely surrounded, and they would have been obliged to surrender, or cut their way out. They had no other alternative. My troops sometimes may fail in driving the enemy from a position, but the enemy always fail to drive my men from a position.
Page 171 - Vii'ginia shore of the Potomac, and morning found a wide river separating the contending forces. The Federal loss in the battle of South-Mountain was four hundred and forty-three killed, and one thousand eight hundred and six wounded ; and in the battle of Antietam two thousand and ten killed, nine thousand four hundred and sixteen wounded, and one thousand and forty-three missing ; making a total loss, in the two battles, of fourteen thousand seven hundred and ninety-four. We have no data from which...
Page 36 - M., our reinforcements pushed forward, and directed by General Johnston to the required quarter, were at hand just as I had ordered forward to a second effort for the recovery of the disputed plateau, the whole line, including my reserves, which, at this crisis of the battle, I felt called upon to lead in person.
Page 38 - His prompt, timely arrival before the plateau of the Henry house, and his judicious disposition of his troops, contributed much to the success of the day. Although painfully wounded in the, hand, he remained on the field to the end of the battle, rendering invaluable assistance.
Page 219 - The daring, skill, and energy of this great and good soldier, by the decree of an all-wise Providence, are now lost to us. But while we mourn his death, we feel that his spirit still lives, and will inspire the whole army with his indomitable courage and unshaken confidence in God as our hope and our strength.