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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Stonewall Jackson and his men. (search)
rles, and Frederick the Great. General Jackson was never elated by victory, nor depressed by disaster. It might be said of him, as it was of Massena: He was endowed with that extraordinary firmness and courage which seemed to increase in excess of danger. When conquered, he was as ready to fight again as if he had been conqueror. Always victorious, with one exception, General Jackson was not often called upon to illustrate this virtue. But at Strasburg, when he determined to wait for Winder, as Napoleon did for Ney in Russia, while Fremont and Shields were closing in on both flanks, and escape seemed almost impossible, his face was as pale and firm as marble, his thin lips shut, his brow thoughtful and hard; or at second Manassas, where his little corps struggled for hours and days against the army of Pope, and Longstreet did not come; when the sun seemed to stand still, and night would not fall, Jackson spoke not a word of hope nor fear. If he sought counsel of heaven, he ask
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign. (search)
his retreat by ordering all his troops, except Winder's Brigade and the cavalry, to fall back to Winwhole of the army except the rear guard, under Winder. Jackson reached Strasburg on Saturday aftr hours, holding his two opponents apart until Winder could come-up, and the last of the long train Ferry, had only followed the rear guard under Winder for part of one day, and then went into camp ethe South river, at Port Republic, and ordered Winder to move his brigade at dawn across both rivers move at an early hour to Port Royal to follow Winder. Taliaferro's Brigade was left in charge of tward the enemy, and when he found him, ordered Winder to attack. The Federal General Tyler had postanding position and protected by dense woods. Winder attacked with vigor, but soon found the Federath a stubborn resistance and varying success. Winder was forced back until other troops came up andber. Taylor next attacked, but the repulse of Winder enabled the Federal commander to concentrate h[4 more...]