unicornforge
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2007
- Location
- Near Gettysburg, PA
Reference is a book titled, "American Military History, Army Historical Series", Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1969, Maurice Mailoff, General Editor. Page 200.
"Brig. Gen. Barnard E. Bee's brigade was pushed back from its advanced position toward the flat-crested hill behind the Henry House, where Jackson's newly arrived brigade had formed. In rallying his routed troops, Bee shouted: 'Look at Jackson's Brigade; it stands like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!' ) Out of these words came the nickname that Jackson would carry to his grave..."
Those sentences appear to be a great deal different than I have ever read anywhere. According to this book Bee was referring to Jackson's brigade not Jackson, and Bee sounds like he was alluding to Jackson's brigade as a place to rally that was as good as behind a stone wall. And according to this book Jackson's men had recently arrived and formed thus just getting ready to do battle.
Attachments show the cover page as well as page 200.
"Brig. Gen. Barnard E. Bee's brigade was pushed back from its advanced position toward the flat-crested hill behind the Henry House, where Jackson's newly arrived brigade had formed. In rallying his routed troops, Bee shouted: 'Look at Jackson's Brigade; it stands like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!' ) Out of these words came the nickname that Jackson would carry to his grave..."
Those sentences appear to be a great deal different than I have ever read anywhere. According to this book Bee was referring to Jackson's brigade not Jackson, and Bee sounds like he was alluding to Jackson's brigade as a place to rally that was as good as behind a stone wall. And according to this book Jackson's men had recently arrived and formed thus just getting ready to do battle.
Attachments show the cover page as well as page 200.