Identifier: stonewalljacks01hend (find matches)
Title: Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Henderson, G. F. R. (George Francis Robert), 1854-1903
Subjects: Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Publisher: London (etc.) Longman, Green
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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had died away,followed his troops. Halting by a camp-fire, he stood andwarmed himself for a time, and then, remounting, rodeback to Bartonsville. Only one staff officer, his chiefcommissary. Major Hawks, accompanied him. The resthad dropped away, overcome by exhaustion. * Turningfrom the road into an orchard, he fastened up his horse, andasked his companion if he could make a fire, adding, * Weshall have to burn fence-rails to-night. The major soonhad a roaring fire, and was making a bed of rails, whenthe general wished to know what he was doing. Findinga place to sleep, was the reply. You seem determined tomake yourself and those around you comfortable, saidJackson. And knowing the general had fasted all day,he soon obtained some bread and meat from the nearestsquad of soldiers, and after they had satisfied their hunger,they slept soundly on the rail-bed in a fence-corner. Such was the battle of Kernstown, in which over* Jacksons Valley Campaign, Colonel William Allan, C.S.A., p. 54.
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THE CAMP-FIRE 247 1,200 men were killed and wounded, the half of themConfederates. Two or three hundred prisoners fell intothe hands of the Federals. Nearly one-fourth of Jacksonsinfantry was hors de combat, and he had lost two guns.His troops were undoubtedly depressed. They had anti-cipated an easy victory; the overwhelming strength of theFederals had surprised them, and their losses had beensevere. But no regret disturbed the slumbers of theirleader. He had been defeated, it was true; but he lookedfurther than the immediate result of the engagement. * Ifeel justified in saying, he wrote in his short report, * that,though the battle-field is in the possession of the enemy,yet the most essential fruits of the victory are ours. Ashe stood before the camp-fire near Newtown, wrapped inhis long cloak, his hands behind his back, and stirring theembers with his foot, one of Ashbys youngest troopersventured to interrupt his reverie. The Yankees dontseem willing to quit Winchester, General!

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