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The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle of Friday last, and particulars Connected Therewith. (search)
d Therewith. The following interesting account of the operations of the corps commanded by Gen. Jackson, from Monday the 25th to Friday the 29th, including the severe fight on the latter day, has burnished us by one who actively participated in that engagement; On Monday, at daybreak, Gen. Jackson's corps, consisting of Gen. Ewell's division, Gen. Hill's division, and Gen. Jackson's old diGen. Jackson's old division, under command of Gen. Taliaforro, and a force of cavalry under Gen. Stuart, marched from Jeffersontown, in Culpeper county, and crossed the Rappahannock eight miles above that place, and marchs on that side of Muddy, Run, and no wagon was ever captured. After sunset on Thursday General Jackson accomplished one of the most beautiful and masterly strategic movements of the war. He foun, and that they intended to pass a part of their force over the Stone Bridge and Sudley ford. Gen. Jackson immediately ordered Gen. Taliaferro to advance with his division to attack their left flank,
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the Seat of War. (search)
re the wind. It is, at this moment, either hiding behind its ramparts at Alexandria, or cowering under shelter of its gunboats at Occoquan, or flying for life before the avenging squadrons of Stuart and Robertson, or the fleeting of infantry of Jackson and Longstreet. Let us, then hear no whining, no whimpering, no excuses for cowardice, on the plea of being overwhelmed by numbers. That has always been the apology for Yankee defeat heretofore. Let it no longer be made, since here is a boast that they outnumber us two to one. But it seems it was "impossible to cross the Rappahannock." Yet the Rappahannock has been crossed. There was not "one chance in ten" of Jackson turning Pope's flank. Yet he did turn it. According to the showing of the Times, when read by light of subsequent events, our troops have performed impossibilities. This is more than we claim for them ourselves. Marvels, they have performed; miracles, if you will. But impossibilities! they are a horse of a