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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter3 (search)
dition of the country south of the Potomac and east of the Blue Ridge would have made them extremely difficult-indeed, almost impossible. The quantity of rain that fell, and of snow, always melting quickly, made a depth of mud rarely equaled. The Confederate troops fought bravely and well wherever they encountered those of the United States, in 1861. At Bethel, under Magruder and D. H. Hill; at Oakhill, under Price and McCulloch; on the Gauley, under Floyd; on the Greenbrier, under H. R. Jackson; on Santa Rosa Island, under R. H. Anderson; at Belmont, under Polk and Pillow; on the Alleghany, under Edward Johnson, and at Chastenallah, under McIntosh. On all these occasions they were superior to their adversaries, from greater zeal and more familiarity with the use of fire-arms. The thorough system of instruction introduced into the United States army gradually established equality in the use of fire-arms, and our greater zeal finally encountered better discipline. Had the C
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 4 (search)
Chapter 4 General Jackson proposes to resign. interference of Secretary Benjamin with the army. proposition to of the army. movement to the Rappahannock. orders to General Jackson. battle of Kernstown. army moved to the Rapidan. apesident. its result. In the beginning of the year, General Jackson moved from Winchester with four brigades of infantry aribution of the troops of the district, agreed upon by General Jackson and myself, General Loring's three brigades were statiA week or two after these dispositions were completed, General Jackson received the following order from Mr. Benjamin, actin to Winchester immediately. After I had received from General Jackson information of this singular interference, it seemed tdirectly to me, for a copy came to my office then. General Jackson thought himself so much wronged, officially, by this ps subject on the 5th: I have just received from Major-General Jackson a copy of the letter of the Secretary of War to him