Tag Archives: Stonewall Jackson

Jackson & Lee

Posted on January 8, 2013 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 8, 1863: Testimonial to Lieut. Gen. Jackson. The citizens of the county of Augusta, in appreciation of the services of this distinguished chieftain, have presented him with an elegant horse and equipments. The following … Continue reading →

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Tom Jackson’s Shoeless Troops

Posted on December 10, 2012 by SUMPTER

Federal attack at Fredericksburg not imminent – plenty of time to get shoes to Stonewall’s soldiers For about three weeks the Richmond Daily Dispatch has published a daily paragraph “From Fredericksburg.” News has leaked back that Union General Burnside had … Continue reading →

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Heroes Three

Posted on October 27, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 27, 1862: Pictures of Southern Generals. –The Columbus (Ga.)Times publishes from the pen of its army correspondent, the following pictures of three of our prominent Generals: Gen. Lee has, I believe, won his way … Continue reading →

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Friday Three Pack

Posted on October 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

It’s been a shooting war cum blockade for well over a year. Nevertheless, on a Friday night in Richmond 150 years ago this week you could still catch a show at a local theater – and in this case ticket … Continue reading →

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Stonewall Drafted?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times August 31, 1862: GEN. JACKSON. “Stonewall” JACKSON replied as follows to a notification that he had been made a Life Director of the Confederate States Bible Society: HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, July 21, 1862. Rev. E.A. … Continue reading →

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“grayish beard … all over his face”

Posted on August 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

Sketching some CSA leaders From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 1, 1862: Camp Notes. –A letter from near Richmond to a Southern paper says: We saw Gen. Lee on the field, the 27th June. We have hitherto spoken of the … Continue reading →

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Separated State Trumps Church

Posted on July 16, 2012 by SUMPTER

Sorry – you’re a United States Presbyterian A little news from Charlotte, North Carolina. Things are going pretty well a good distance away from the Federral incursion. Similar to Wall Street in the North, cotton prices are tracking Confederate military … Continue reading →

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With a Determination Like Julius Caesar’s

Posted on May 31, 2012 by SUMPTER

And a fatalism like Napoleon’s On May 25, 1862 Stonewall Jackson’s Confederate army won the First Battle of Winchester. As The Civil War 150th Blog points out Jackson had “had become a national hero”. Here’s some evidence for that from … Continue reading →

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A Most “Instrumental” Brigade

Posted on July 22, 2011 by SUMPTER

General Thomas J. Jackson writes his wife about the First Battle of Bull Run, where Jackson earned the “Stonewall” nickname: Manassas, July 22d. My Precious Pet, — Yesterday we fought a great battle and gained a great victory, for which … Continue reading →

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