The Life of Gen Thomas J Jackson Stonewall Jackson
The Life of Gen Thomas J Jackson Stonewall Jackson
Sarah N Sarah Nicholas Randolph
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His position, the magnificent rep6se of his figure in the midst of such stirring scenes, and the glow of his countenance already beaming with the assured hope of victory, made him the impersonation of patriotic devotion and military zeal. No wonder that when the advancing column caught sight of him an outburst of cheers rose from his devoted soldiers. By a gesture to the officers, he at once tried to suppress it, as to observe silence was one of the most necessary means to conceal their movemen...ts from the enemy. When the officers made his wishes known to the men, instantly the words ran along the line, " No cheering, men ; the general requests it. " The noisy outburst ceased, but the far more touching silent cheer followed, for, amidst a silence broken only by the dull sound of the soldiers' weary tread, their heads were uncovered and their caps waved in the air as they passed their beloved commander. As regiment after regiment and brigade after brigade made this unwonted display of devotion, Jackson turned to his staff, and exclaimed, with emotion, " Who could not conquer with such troops as these?" SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS.
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