Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35.
Reverend J. William Jones, Ed.

Soon Andrews was in position; his guns opened, and before long the battery was silenced. When this was reported to Jackson, he said, with a quiet smile: ‘Now, tell General Ewell to drive them.’

In the afternoon at Gains' Mill, June 27th, 1862, the progress seemed not to have been as rapid as he expected, as gallant Fitz John Porter made a heroic defense, and Jackson exclaimed to one of his staff: ‘This thing has hung fire too long; go rapidly to every brigade commander in my corps and tell him that if the enemy stands at sundown he must advance his brigade regardless of others, and sweep the field with the bayonet.’

It was this order that won the day despite the gallant defense. I chanced to be near and heard the order he gave General Early at Cedar Run (Slaughter's Mountain) in the fight with our old friend, General Banks (‘Stonewall Jackson's quartermaster,’ our men facetiously called him), who commanded the advance of General Pope's Army. We had been skirmishing all of the morning, and Colonel Pendleton, of Jackson's staff, rode up to General Early and said quietly: ‘General Jackson's compliments to General Early, and says that he must advance on the enemy, and he will be supported by General Winder.’

Grim old Early replied in his curtest tones: ‘Give my compliments to General Jackson, and tell him I will do it.’

It was on this field that several of Jackson's Brigades were broken, and it looked as if Banks was about to win, when Jackson dashed in among them, and rallied the confused ranks by exclaiming, ‘Rally on your colors, and let your general lead you to victory. Jackson will lead you.’ His presence acted like magic, the broken troops were rallied, the lines restored and the victory won.