Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson by Mary Anna Jackson

Author:Mary Anna Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prentice Press, Courier-Journal Job Printing Co.

"My darling wife, I am just overburdened with work, and I hope you will not think hard at receiving only very short letters from your loving husband. A number of officers are with me, but people keep coming to my tent—though let me say no more. A Christian should never complain. The apostle Paul said, 'I glory in tribulations!' What a bright example for others!"

After ascertaining that the enemy were in large force under General Pope, combining the united commands of Fremont, Shields, Banks, and McDowell, making an army of at least fifty thousand men, Jackson applied to General Lee for reinforcements. The division of A. P. Hill was immediately sent to him, and, with this accession to his small army, Jackson had no intention of remaining idle or of awaiting an attack from so powerful a foe, but determined to strike a blow himself before the enemy had time to concentrate all their forces. He therefore advanced towards them on the 7th of August. Before taking this step, it was observed that he was much in prayer, but this was his custom previous to every battle. Even upon the field he was often seen to lift his eyes and raise his right arm as if in earnest prayer, and sometimes it seemed that while his soul was thus lifted up in supplication, the Lord of hosts heard and answered, giving him the victory.

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