Show A MOT T WAR uw now general kwall outwitted stonewall jaakson OF I 1 FIERCE alt E the sra ga at al D p by W L kilarr a collection of r dirin luring read A little on aoe abt entitled JW dd of da barim inq issued by the amerl american pr frees ess Ab association contains the fal fj lowing account by GOT geo L kilmer of 0 the battle of Kerna Kerns town tolva in which general On eral N athan kimball figured conspicuously toe ton fame of many lea leaders lers in the civil war is yet to be fixed tiled where fly I 1 ir instance stonewall Sn I 1 ewall jaak a n stand it la Is said that the news made Jick aon by y crying bagull up his lettla 16 victories vict onen 0 er ley tha the see I 1 ered bands of anion troop in I 1 a the shanan doth valley the othar eid sidi of 0 his experiences he the adae so ee side pity little or no part in the friendly annals annal c if f his struggles I 1 ilia I 1 is birst firmi formidable dable campaign in the be valley began 1 I h a 9 I 1 disaster lie ile was wag comm ander of the tile dt department WAS vr ta met on ground ot of hia lie own selection by an obscure indiana au colonel and wai roundly whip hip pod and driven from his poet position tion in a total rout t the colonel woo voon a generals by hia his victory and became liter later brevet fijor general nathan kimball the battle was fought on ground sf afterwards ter wards warde made famosi by bloody encounters the tile prize at at ike ake was as the position of tind and the control of the rich vaclev of virginia and calomel kimball undertook to defard it without guidance or instructions from bis his superiors truit 4 ing to pans plans of his lie onn own and the tile prowess of his troops on the morning of the batte balte 7 march 23 1862 jack ou 00 sent a ine age to hia his chief general joseph E johnston saying with the blessing of 0 an ever kind P providence r 0 evidence I 1 hope to t f e n he the vicinity Win winched cheser er this win evening tin ile wa wai in that vicinity with ins his face turned the oler vay ft ay ho however uever and not kind provid nee but plain danel kimball Kiin ball U S A commande I 1 the tile situation the tile forces in stonewalls Stoa Stone aft alls walls at attris this ti time 03 e numbered a about bont in men en a and nd con consisted isted of three brigades of ol infantry and one of cavala cavalry the the union furca in the vall valley s y at L the time consisted of two divisions of banks cor carpi 1 under generals james shields acx and 4 8 williams williams Williar ils c mand was moving out of he the valley and Shi shields eldR troops were ere posted around winchester watching jackson the eme came to be played was this ane Shan andoh valley a generally open 0 a country th by the shenandoah za h river and extending from stan n ton an important important railroad junction on the south to the nue on the north and accessible every few miles by b pa cassea sais fr farm in the country east as t ibid aid west offered admirable biding ground for a AL body of troops adapted to rapid move mean the valley is is broke by sav mv eral ranges of hills on one of which stands winchester thirty miles up the valley from the potomac twenty miles further up 1 I e south near strasburg the valley ie is cut per acroca a by a fork of the river and sud cedar c creek r ee k flowing in from the west and here ridges steep in places form go goal xi battle grounds aarin thirty miles south near new market a pass is formed by two forks of the river bordered with mountains the lite single valley pike baing being along exposed expose ex posed d betheen staunton SL S at the head lead 0 of f the valley is we wel covered tr fr in attack from the north by streams that wind around it on the north east and ard west jackson Jaik sona 8 plate 1 a of roll refina would be staunton fet annton r e rol re enforce ments from other amica could reach him and the railroads from the south could uld bring ann up military supplies from thia this point lie could play hi le ie and seek in and out and up and down the valley ilia his army ra of its tilt n hz ii to ba easily concealed at will to moie move rapidly and to strike bold T V and quickly and be off when banks cronrod the Ilo potomac I 1 early in march to enter the valley the confederates i retired before him olter was ft as abado abandoned ned and to all appe appearances trances jabo jackson VIM con ei 01 lug lite men at the up cpr npr eli end 1 cf I the valley alley backs then sent half liia Us men williams IV illiam divi division siou aero acro a is alio clue line rides to other scenes and ordered shields wilh with the remaining division divi bion va t watch jackson it wa was n w I 1 he latter formed hia its plan to letitie the ille 19 6 to jackson wai the valley tit SIMI i on oil the tile morning of the 1 acton CK ft is near S rash rg the ec see 0 od d lodgment up the valley vally from the loon 10 tomac mc and shelila Si elila nith ith three bri unmade ade one of which wag was led bv CI C A kan i 11 WAS at the first lodgment IV arhe ter the cavalry skirmishers erp ci f both sides bid B were bet between weon about 4 0 lok that day fLy stonewalls Stone walls caval ashby advanced vancel ad on win chae ter aid and opened sith cannon wa shields feh ields immediately moved 0 out ut of his bin campa ant and dr drove ova ashby hut was wag himself hini relf temporarily tempO Mrily in tha the encounter the troop le i by form d part of col brigade and on return ing ng irom from the tile front the fw en rat ormerod orl erod aniball to advance with ft ith all ill hin hil toce e alad il take command eon imand at a tho front on e wound illIC of shields depended tile llie fate of ja ju jat k t on in hie his firt fir lir t I 1 mi chend ni ba tio during the tile night ent veit i word to kumhall to V 0 ferard at dav daylight light aid dravo ff r capture the general alvid ll Vid that the ali cavalry a valry of the tile latter litter all tile enemy on an lna front went forgard promptly alir 1 l t th alin valley pike leading south and 11 tact the ills Confederate ii on the hills overl king tie tilt of 4 korns 10 n three ree and anti a bak halt milos from on I 1 the he a little athearn running at a right anglea angles ava a va t he va vail d V K ambill mabll planted a battern on on jf A I 1 he cepil pilo aid and dt n eed red 0 on tile lie other ride and dr lr v t the e enaid i fore liia him into the valley beyond yond the little stream in thu thin ku ko the ganfi deratto liotis 1 wl tho thi kiy P alon and Kiru ball proc proceeded ceded to stabling stab linh liim litin self gelf in it I 1 onn thielda now ant bf nt word to hie his ull ordinate to advance col kirn kim all sent back answer be le hd a trong enemy to contend with and I 1 t 1 I 1 I 1 1 4 T 1 11 r I 1 needed re shields agila ordered an alva advance nl 0 cyan ln in kimball to pend egid a IT body dy of 1111 m ja with cannon to break through 1 the ene yon confer divid ba I 1 and apt cap ure ore it in detail e ta hal kim M md ha 11 obeyed he would h have I 1 I 1 f fallen ilen into the trap jackson I 1 wa r p ax for hit him a kim ball rightly r 4 t i y believed e evell that his superior itu I 1 lying in his bed fire miles distant dist ii stint Apt I 1 could not know what was taking place lacern n the battlefield batile field and decided fi to hold lna his ground lie now had bin own brigade and col 1 C sullivans also on learning of kimballs Kiin Kim balls bail a deci sion ion gen shields cent pont up his other brigade under ool I 1 U B tyler and 1 left ft the affair in the colonels bands hands the man who was to t 0 b ba pitted 1 itea against aga inet stonewall in ta the I 1 first battle ta of wi in nc chester hester had not the his opponent in military training jackson was a west wast 11 lot officer who had been much serie ser ie K kimbirl had bad been a volunteer captain in the mexican war and el in comand of the fourteenth india indiana ila lad d madil ma 1 one are campaign in ami at midday jackson lia hit I 1 aloyed us A hole force of infantry acres s tle t ie valley s iley sout south h of 0 Kerne lown with ash bya yon cavalry for a movable column on I 1 his right flank kimball hid had his file 0 own ala and sullivans brigade deployed along the enemas trout front with the val valo of of j the tile creek and the tile hamlet of kerna kerns town between the confederates I 1 the battle by a tempting to rout kimbill kimball by an assault on his left i flink using tile cavalry as fla flankers akers ard also to make makes a show of strength kimball sent out single regiments to meet the attack aud and repulsed it then jack a on to thoe tactic which on other fields made him farour leaving ashbes cavalry and a batry ahre tery to keep up a duplay d beplay on the tb fiella where his first a tempt hid had been made he moed moved all his ir it fantry and three batteries bv iv a c route r i far to the lett left f in n order to peize a b height eight along the west neit side of alf vs val I 1 iry py on the right of kimball and overlooking I 1 at fair range rant be whole union T position 09 meanwhile ashby ade m ide a feint ei anton on the left of to cover jacksons flanking m bit kimball believed in ii jacksons pes pe p e es ence on the belli field ad and had hai proper respect for hia abilities in the oil rici pation of some such m maneuver heuver on the pi pa t of his opp opponent ment be he bent word to tyler who ws was ad advancing along tha the ralley valley pike i its from froin winchester Vin heeter to turn off to it the pl s right and oc apy the gi gerund rund blat tl at jackson was aiming to ooze ro ZA abe tl u confederate artillery hal had already bakon good pl itliong and was can cannon non abing Kim kimball balls a lines tue fi n ll IJ tow irl which jacksons three Conte drate brigades and ty r lera lers union co mand wera were hi ill en from was walto to be ke tie scene ot Stone walls stunning aln nning defeat is and a veritable betone wall was there to ply its pirt as a bulwark against the tides aidt adf of battie battle the Ther aroud omd wag was a plateau preventing pree enting on its northern edice a lice line oblin nine southeast and northwest to Kim kimballs balls position along this line was a stone wall wilh with broad open fields south of it where jackson was advancing and having on the north a strip of wood obos the vie V t ward winchester Vin cheater when the confederate lina line reached the stonewall atone wall and sent pent ek into the wood were a ere advancing to seize the fantai ground jacksons Jack done infantry and artillery combined now n held hod off tier tyler and hie his batteria bal bat terie tener ek w re placing havoc wih with kimballs Kim balle balls line along the tile opposite bide side of 0 the valley Kim balla balls I 1 tactics were at this jariett iio cure ire unique I 1 lie ile bad had fought three caf interior I 1 actions QUIS in order to hold bold the ground rv he then occupied and with ashby and he be knew not how much b sides standing ready to pounce upon him there wag was loth to leive it und bended fended his ilia force wv wap divided into regiments and one a by one these regiments were moved oty oar b by t he lie right flaak flank to the front of th the 0 jo confederates a moderates fode rates to assiat tyler in maintaining bin in in front of the atone wall the effect that thin style of fighting hid on the southerners is ald t id in jacksons rep rl he ile bays says that the tile repulsed rexi manta mants with which he fought at the htone wall ft all wera were replaced by fresh ones drawn from a large re erve the 0 confederate gebera ge general aera garnett chofe brigade was in the center of the atone wall all beri believed eved that he lie was greatly ere atly outnumbered outnumber eA because use he saw pix FIX different union flies flags on his front tie ile also saw union cavalry moving mo ing around on his lett left flick and ibis ibis bugaboo was simply a few weak de do fach menti writ split out by kimbau kimball as flankers Ilo however wever garnett aban done douei i the stone wall and eiery every effort put ut forth by abe the confederate coro com nander mandera and nd ins is lieutenants to ward off d easter was nas unavailing the confederate troops on the left of 0 f garlett garnett fulk raiona brigade were ere 10 by garnetts Oar netta withdrawal al from froin ohp hp line and the role n ie ties alese activity of Kim balia inn men alba id no respite for the recovery of lost gr nod und the stone wall became the prize of the union men as did also two of 0 jack bona sons it wai was now nearis g eitl and kim bals alla line wag was very much confused contu eed on hia ilia new now front there was a wide stretch of open konn 1 wit with it a wood on the tile littler side off ring a god g od rally ng point for barkson but the pat t of kind providence bad had suffered a complete corn rout bia life troops retreated to their trains and ald A libys cavalry was w a a drawn upon ti 0 do picket duty along Kim bills front in hia his formal oh lat ial report intended for eyes in Mch it mahmond chi nond mond jackson wroe wrote that though Win was not covered recovered r and though the tile contested field bald remained in pm emon of mhd enemy yet tha the moil essential fruita of the battle are oars thia was penned femoral daa dayi alter after the tile fact which he lie made do duty uty as 11 essential fruit imely tha the retail recall of f williams iliam union divi division to banks arav in the valley aa as a re greult tilt of 0 the confederate altsen a tack at kernstown Krna Kerns town but on the day fol folio loving ting liia his overthrow by kimbal stona stone plat upon r corl a other iother phae of hia his mental essee at tha time in a dist dispatch di patch to general johnst no n dated march 21 24 he lie appealed for 6 more infantry a doub diablin do ablin linit up of his force to al ad him t ki kimball m ball alone tha the latter advance dl lie was wag himself at that moment retreating south and in the e earn am lisp ach lie h anel patit e to ilia hi chief after begging for the heavy heay to help him stand ott kimball I 1 will arv and remain on an thin side Sirsa hurit just how jackson aoud wilie Kernit oan count as an e fitial gan g in for or bin his eide side be because vanes it ft re allej in the return of a union division divi tion to reena re enforce banka ill in the valley when J ja k sona on column needed to bo be doubled la in or ler to withstand kimball alone is la one ORO of he military w teries euma nUng the tile fame of this Is remarkable remar kabe southern idol if numbers counte 1 for anything then the addition to williama williams division to K ra balls would bairo have isatel the doubling of ja kaona koons a second set ond time and that would have meant the depict dep levon on of tha confederate armica out outi jile ile of the alley valley in order to furnish the men inen to jackon jack on A no her cause for congratulation a q jackson pored re Vo WAS his hi B belief that Kim balla balls I 1 ww seen at Kernst wn excel el I 1 his own in point of fact jackson jacksons loaa loss was as the greater by over twenty per cent crent 1 vi dently stone adl met bifi lie peer when accident threw throw him afoul of col kimball in hia his first ah campaign |