"In the Army of the Shenandoah you were the First Brigade! In the Army of the Potomac you were the First Brigade! In the Second Corps of the army you are the First Brigade! You are the First Brigade in the affection of your general, and I hope by your future deeds and bearing you will be handed down as the First Brigade in this our Second War of Independence. Farewell!"
Jacksons farewell address to the Stonewall Brigade.
“The men of that command will be proud one day to say to their children; 'I was one of the Stonewall Brigade.' I have no right to the name Stonewall. It belongs to the brigade and not at all to me."
From: They Called Him Stonewall, Burke Davis,Burford Books
WINCHESTER:
Fire flashed through the night, almost in their faces. Horses reared. Yankee skirmishers had ambushed them, lying behind a wall as Jackson's party came. These men fled, to make another stand in the night. Jackson was sitting with some cavalry when a volley came. The horsemen reined in.
"Charge them! Charge them!" Old Jack yelled. And when the riders broke for the rear under another volley, all but riding down Jackson, his thin voice rose even higher in anguish: "Shameful! Did you see anybody struck, sir? Did you see a man hurt? Surely they need not have run, at least until they were hurt?"
Later in the night...after 1 a.m., Colonel Sam Fulkerson found Jackson:
"General, if I may be permitted to make a suggestion, I think the troops had better be rested for an hour or so; my men are falling by the roadside from fatigue and loss of sleep. Unless they are rested, I'll not be able to put up more than a thin line tomorrow."
Jackson did not cease to resist even then, though he was exceptionally fond of this brigade commander.
"Colonel, I do not yield even to you in my feeling for these gallant men. But I am obliged to sweat them tonight, sir, so that I can save their blood tomorrow."
"Just south of Winchester there is a line of hills - they must not be occupied by the enemy artillery. Our people must be there, and by daylight. I will give you two hours' rest."
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What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death. --Stonewall Jackson to an officer who had requested a leave to visit a sick relative.
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Through the broad extent of country over which you have marched by your respect for the rights and property of citizens, you have shown that you were soldiers not only to defend but able and willing both to defend and protect. --Stonewall Jackson to his troops, 1861
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If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in battle lead them well. --Stonewall Jackson to his commanders, 1861
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So far as I can see, my course was a wise one; the best that I could do under the circumstances, though very distasteful to my feelings; and I hpe and pray to Our Heavenly Father that I may never again be circumstanced as on that day. --Stonewall Jackson after fighting a battle on Sunday, Winchester, 1862
To move, strike vigorously, and secure all the fruits of victory is the secret of a successful war. --Stonewall Jackson, 1863
Arms is a profession that, if its principles are adhered to for success, requires an officer do what he fears may be wrong and yet, according to military experience, must be done, if success is to be attained. --Stonewall Jackson, in a letter to his wife, 1862
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We have whipped them! They ran like sheep! Give me 5000 fresh men and I will be in Washington City to-morrow morning!
"Stonewall" Jackson to President Davis following the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) 1861.
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Union Ancersor: Pvt Arnuah Norton, 60th Ohio. (G-G-G Grandfather) Died at Salisbury NC, November 3, 1864
Confederate Ancestors: Captain Thomas A. Morrow, 29th Texas Cavalry (G-G-G- Uncle) and 2LT George W. Morrow, 31st Texas Cavalry (G-G-G Grandfather). Both survived the war
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