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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 1 (search)
. Within an hour the commanding officer, Colonel Jackson, Who became so celebrated as lieutenant-f it has been published. In Dabney's Life of Jackson. Governor Letcher had taken possession of Hhe garrison of Harper's Ferry, and placed Colonel Jackson in command there. On extending its contr's company, temporarily attached to it by Colonel Jackson--in all, about five thousand two hundred equently rose to high distinction : Stonewall Jackson; A. P. Hill, who won the grade of lieutenant-was preparing to cross the Potomac again, Colonel Jackson was sent with his brigade to the vicinityay. It has been said In Dabney's Life of Jackson. somewhat hastily, and I think harshlly, thConfederacy, and the military commanders, General Jackson and myself. I presume that all were gove cavalry that Stuart was able to gather. Colonel Jackson directed his brigade to retire, accordingut to be turned. He lost in this affair General Jackson's report. two men killed and six or eight[3 more...]
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 2 (search)
usly requested General Beauregard to send orders for me to Bee and Jackson to move their brigades to the left and place them near the Stone Benemy that the troops on the ground and those of Bee, Hampton, and Jackson, that we could see hastening toward the firing in the order given, operation. On the ground where he intended to reform, Bee met Jackson at the head of his brigade, and they began, the one to reform, and the other to deploy, simultaneously; Jackson on the left. In the mean time, I had waited with General Beauregard, on an eminence near thattle well reestablished. It was during the efforts for this that Jackson and his brigade are said to have acquired the name they have since borne-by Bee's calling to his men to observe how Jackson and his brigade Those in sight of Bee's troops were lying down by Jackson's order,rd's capacity and courage, the high soldierly qualities of Bee and Jackson, and the patriotic enthusiasm of our Southern volunteers, would ma
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 4 (search)
to fight. Under these instructions, when General Banks, approaching with a Federal force greatly superior to his own, was within four miles of Winchester, General Jackson March 12th. fell back slowly before him to Strasburg — marching that distance, of eighteen miles, in two days. After remaining there undisturbed until the 16th, finding that the Federal army was again advancing, he fell back to Mount Jackson, twenty-four miles, his adversary halting at Strasburg. General Jackson's report, showing these relative positions, made with his usual promptness, was received on the 19th, when I suggested to him that his distance from the Federal army was this division and a regiment of cavalry, in observation on the Upper Rappahannock; and Major-General Longstreet was directed to march with his to Richmond. Major-General Jackson was left in the Valley to oppose greatly superior Federal forces, and authorized to call Ewell's division to his assistance in case of necessity; and Gener
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 5 (search)
road; and Smith's in reserve, behind Hill's left and Magruder's right. Generals Jackson and Ewell, the former commanding as senior officer, were then opposing Gen to Branch and J. R. Anderson. On leaving the Rapidan, I had requested Generals Jackson and Ewell to send their letters to me through the Adjutant-General's offithe army had reached the neighborhood of the Chickahominy. Then, one from General Jackson, written soon after his return from McDowell, was delivered to me. In it hnemy too strongly intrenched. Instead of moving directly on Strasburg, General Jackson took the road by Front Royal, to turn the Federal army. His movement was oyal, and pressed on to Winchester, by the direct road, with his troops, while Jackson, turning across to that from Strasburg, struck the main Federal column in flanna and Georgia, and above sixteen thousand from the Valley in the divisions of Jackson and Ewell, which the victories of Cross Keys and Port Republic had rendered di
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 6 (search)
g his own act. Major-General C. L. Stevenson was ordered to move by railroad, without delay, to Jackson, with his own division increased by a brigade of Major-General McCown's. These troops were names division were sent to that place as they arrived by railroad. The last of them did not reach Jackson until the 7th of January, although the management of the railroad trains was at least as good ain the defense of its soil, Mr. Davis returned to Richmond. Being convinced, before he left Jackson, that my command was little more than nominal, I so represented it to him, and asked to be assid my presence seemed to me more proper in Mississippi than in Tennessee, I left Chattanooga for Jackson, on the 9th, and at Mobile, when continuing on the 12th the inspection interrupted by the Presihirteenth turned into the road to Edwards's Depot, however, while the Seventeenth kept that to Jackson, followed at an interval of a few miles by the Thirteenth. On the 5th, as Lieutenant-Genera
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
ws of the fall of Vicksburg. army retires to Jackson. I set out for Mississippi on the first trey's brigade, he added, was expected to reach Jackson in the course of the next day, from Port Hudss, was on the Raymond road, twelve miles from Jackson; and, soon after, intelligence was received tur rear-guard and reconnoitring-party between Jackson and our camp. Fortunately, Major Mims, the chrman's and McPherson's corps were moving upon Jackson, McClernand's divisions were ordered to Raymbe able to prevent General Grant's forces, in Jackson, from obtaining supplies from the East; and tt, after the battle of Baker's Creek, reached Jackson on the 20th, and Maxey's brigade, from Port body of cavalry was commanded by Brigadier-General W. H. Jackson. The Federal army was receivi cannot relieve Port Hudson without giving up Jackson, by which we should lose Mississippi.... Tr Edwards's Depot. The cavalry, under General W. H. Jackson, was placed in observation along the r[4 more...]
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
rawn to Morton. enemy, after burning much of Jackson, retire to Vicksburg. relieved of command ofer's between that road and Loring's. Brigadier-General Jackson was directed to observe and guard thssed. By the division reports our loss in Jackson was seventy-one killed, five hundred and fourwn accounts, were asleep when the troops left Jackson, rejoined their regiments. They said that thn its march from Bruinsburg by Port Gibson to Jackson, and thence to Vicksburg, the Federal army drrman, moved from Jackson to Vicksburg, General W. H. Jackson's division was advanced to the line frsses. At Canton, on the 27th, Brigadier-General W. H. Jackson informed me that his scouts on th Canton from the direction of Vernon; but General Jackson, coming from Livingston, interposed Whitf Brownsville — very slowly, however, for General Jackson, with a part of his division, was opposinthese troops had reached Canton, however, General Jackson reported that the enemy had turned back ([5 more...]
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 11 (search)
day the division of cavalry commanded by Brig.-General W. H. Jackson joined the army at Adairsville. It had bppi in the afternoon. Next morning, when Brig.-General Jackson's reports showed that the head of the Federaloads, than were brought away. In the mean time Jackson had given information of General Sherman's march toarly in the day. Intelligence was received from General Jackson's troops soon after, that the Federal army was as many horses, and five standards and colors. General Jackson made no report. Soon after the army was esthan the number of British veterans that fell in General Jackson's celebrated battle of New Orleans, the foremosing the withdrawal of the right and centre, and General Jackson that of the left. After the infantry and artily Moore's bridge, opposite to Newnan. But Brigadier-General Jackson, who had observed its movement to his leftge, on account of which he was selected by Brig.-Gen. W. H. Jackson, was detached, with a hundred men, on the
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 14 (search)
This caused him to fall back to Jackson; which place he represented to be of importance, and worth defending at all hazards. But after remaining there for — he telegraphed to the Government that the works were feeble, badly arranged, etc., and Jackson indefensible; although he had first telegraphed that it was well fortified. Losses of stores, army dispirited, confidence of people weakened, followed the evacuation. After this, while his troops were unemployed, a brigade of Federal cavalree on special service. When I was returning to Mississippi after having performed it, he ordered See page 163. me to return to Tullahoma and take personal command of General Bragg's army. This made it officially impossible for me to return to Jackson; so that all my absence from Mississippi, in 1863, was compelled by the President. I went to Mississippi in May only in consequence of a positive order, because I had been deprived by the President of the power to go without one. On arriving a
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
l Longstreet's brigade, supported by Brigadier-General Jackson's brigade, will march via McLean's Farters, Centreville, January 28, 1862. Major-General Jackson, Commanding Valley District, Wincheste .... In a letter dated February 12th, Major-General Jackson informed me that, since the evacuationI respectfully submit three notes from Major-General Jackson, and one from Brigadier-General Hill, thousand infantry (without their wagons) from Jackson to Tullahoma, would require more than three w cannot relieve Port Hudson without giving up Jackson, by which we should lose Mississippi.... J dispatch of General Joseph E. Johnston, from Jackson, instructed you to advance and attack in the burg, May 11, 1863. Brigadier-General Walker, Jackson: Enemy is reported advancing in heavy forccorps under General Sherman from Clinton upon Jackson, nor does he say how the troops here (at Jackg troops at a point forty or fifty miles from Jackson, and General Maxcey to return to his wagons a[20 more...]