Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the warStephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the war
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
On Sunday morning, when it was apparent that he was rapidly sinking,
Mrs. Jackson told him he was going to die. He said: “Very good: very
good. It is all right.” He had previously said: “I consider these wounds
a blessing. They were given me for some good and wise purpose. I would
not part with them if I could.” He expressed a wish to be buried in
Lexington, in the valley of Virginia. During delirium his mind reverted
to the battle-field, and he sent orders to General A. P. Hill to prepare
for action, and to Major Hawks, his Commissary, and to the surgeons. He
frequently expressed to his aids his wish that Major-General Ewell
should be ordered to command his corps. This wish was subsequently
fulfilled. He died on the afternoon of Sunday May 10th, and on the 12th,
was honored with a public funeral in Richmond. The press, at the North
as well as the South, rendered eulogiums upon his character and
achievements. Posterity will remember him as a kind of Cromwellian
soldier, an enthusiastic devotee of religion, and a man who fought
bravely in a bad cause.
THE REBEL INVASION.
The battle of Chancellorsville resulted, as we have seen, in a
substantial reverse to the Army of the Potomac. The Unionists did,
indeed, capture many rebel prisoners and standards, and munitions of
war, besides covering themselves with glory by their dauntless courage,
and their heroic achievements. But the generalship of Lee, and the
desperate fighting of the rebels, ultimately resulted in checking the
advance of the Union army. This advantage, however, as we shall
presently see, was soon lost to the Confederates at the great battle of
Gettysburg, fought in the early part of the following month of July.
General Lee, meantime, projected a descent upon the rich soil of
Pennsylvania, hoping to replenish his wasted stores, and to smite the
North with panic. His policy in this respect was very bold, and in some
sense it was successful. He commenced his movement on the 3rd of June,
advancing in the direction of Culpepper Court-House. The troops were led
by General Longstreet, General Hood, and General Ewell. General A. P.
Hill was left in command of the rebel forces confronting General Hooker
at Chancellorsville. By the 9th of June, the design of Lee became
apparent to General Hooker, who put his army in motion on the 14th, on
parallel lines with the rebel advance, and arrived by forced marches on
the banks of the Potomac. The intense heat of the weather, and the rapid
march of the army, was extremely exhausting. Hundreds of men fell daily
in the ranks, overcome by the severe task imposed upon them, and many
lives were thus lost.
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