Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

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by S. C. Gwynne


  Civil War’s transformation of, 6–8, 29, 40, 54, 171, 175, 177–78, 179, 185, 334, 390, 482–89

  coat of, 488, 497

  in combat, 49–51, 61, 85–87, 88–89, 90, 91, 103, 105, 106, 107, 217, 224, 292, 293, 294, 324, 379–80, 400–401, 403–4, 406–7, 420, 428, 429, 433, 472–73, 497

  command style of, 5–6, 40–41, 42, 54–55, 111, 177–78, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 190, 191–92, 197, 201, 202, 215, 218, 219, 220, 222, 226–27, 240, 246, 247, 249, 250, 257–65, 266, 296, 303, 304, 317, 333, 340, 355, 356, 388, 390, 391, 399, 406, 409–10, 415, 464–65, 482, 531, 543

  Confederate army commissioning of, 51

  Confederate flag shroud of, 554

  Confederate officers in conflicts with, 182, 185–91, 257, 258–63, 304, 464–65, 497, 503, 515–16

  Confederate soldiers’ love of, 301–2, 310, 321, 322–33, 367, 378, 389, 404, 416, 484, 486, 527–28, 531, 538, 545, 552, 554, 555

  Confederate troops’ admiration of, 296

  Confederate uniform of, 251

  conversational awkwardness of, 121–22

  Dabney’s biography of, 568

  daily domestic routine of, 153–54

  Davis’s fall 1861 meeting with, 171, 172, 387

  Davis’s relationship with, 45, 51, 53, 171, 172, 178, 185, 186–87, 189, 190, 196, 386–87, 392, 552

  death of, 133, 546–51, 552–56

  deserter treatment by, 409–10

  D. H. Hill’s friendship with, 104, 105, 108, 115, 117, 123, 130, 131, 132, 133, 142, 144, 148, 152, 262, 333, 336, 450, 472, 483, 489, 515

  diet of, 15, 55, 112, 125, 140, 225, 258, 338, 390, 473

  drawing ability of, 303, 346

  education of, 15, 127, 138, 139, 303, 341–42, 343–47

  1862 Christmas dinner of, 509–10

  English cathedrals admired by, 483, 511

  Ewell’s relationship with, 5, 246, 247, 250, 260, 266–68, 269–70, 271, 281, 322–23, 473

  exercising by, 112, 125

  extended family of, 137–38, 139

  fall 1861 promotion of, 175

  fearlessness of, 327

  February 1862 reinforcement request by, 196

  female confidantes of, 136

  final rail journey of, 557, 560–61

  1st Virginia Brigade trained by, 52–56

  first Civil War combat experience of, 49–51, 61

  first Civil War command of, 5, 35, 37–45, 47, 49–51

  first combat experience of, 105, 106, 107

  in First Manassas Battle, 4, 6, 69, 73, 76, 79–80, 84–94, 98, 103, 233

  First Manassas Battle orders to, 63–64, 66, 67

  first marriage of, 141, 142–48; see also Jackson, Elinor Junkin (Ellie)

  in Fredericksburg Battle, 494, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 502, 503

  Fredericksburg march of, 492

  gardening skills of, 135, 153, 517

  gifts received by, 389, 465, 486–87, 509, 517

  in Harpers Ferry evacuation, 48

  Harpers Ferry’s retaking by, 453–54, 456, 457, 458–60, 461, 478, 480

  health issues of, 15, 112, 113, 124–26, 140, 198, 344, 484

  heroic status of, 6–7, 8, 73, 100–103, 110, 186, 189, 225–26, 256, 295–96, 298, 301–2, 321, 331–35, 336, 338, 339, 340, 348, 349, 352, 367, 378, 388–89, 391, 392, 404, 406–7, 416, 448–50, 459, 460, 482, 483, 484–86, 527–28, 531, 538, 545, 552–62

  horse of, see Little Sorrel

  at John Brown trial, 23–24, 182, 302

  Johnston’s command over, 47–48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 100, 178, 179, 180, 188, 190, 196, 200, 201, 207, 215, 223, 268, 269, 270, 271

  kindness of, 54–55, 122, 126, 334, 346–47, 465, 503

  Lee’s command over, 336, 338, 339, 348, 349, 352, 354–56, 357, 358–60, 361, 364, 365–66, 367, 371–73, 374–78, 379–80, 381, 382, 386, 387, 388, 392, 393, 398, 399, 407, 437, 448, 473, 503, 525, 529, 530, 544, 545, 546; see also 2nd Corps, Confederate

  Lee’s promotion of, 393, 489

  Lee’s relationship with, 35–36, 41, 44, 45, 244–45, 263, 270, 271, 367, 375, 388, 448, 509, 512, 517, 525, 528, 529, 530, 544, 545, 546, 550

  Lexington burial of, 550, 560, 561–62

  Lincoln’s concerns about, 288, 289, 299, 300

  Lincoln’s valley campaign strategy against, 7, 299–301, 305–9, 312, 313, 326

  logistical skills of, 41

  Longstreet’s relationship with, 334, 337

  Lost Cause movement’s praise of, 572

  McClellan’s relationship with, 99, 345

  McGuire’s writings about, 567

  Maggie Junkin’s relationship with, 143–44, 145, 148–50, 151, 152–53

  Maggie Preston’s writings about, 566

  map-maker for, 265; see also Hotchkiss, Jedediah

  in Maryland march, 451

  math and science aptitude of, 127, 138, 341

  memory of, 128

  Mexican-American War service of, 16, 29, 33, 34, 36, 80, 104–9, 117, 121, 130, 143, 345, 404

  military protocol breaches by, 113–14, 269–70, 406

  military secrecy of, 5–6, 181, 184, 185, 197, 201, 219, 220, 222, 226, 227, 246, 249, 250, 257, 266, 296, 333, 355, 356, 399, 406, 415, 543

  monuments to, 133, 568

  nicknames of, 4, 49, 90, 103, 129, 181, 324

  Northern invasion plan of, 172–74, 303, 336, 338, 388, 396, 448

  Northern mourning for, 558–60

  Northern reputation of, 8, 24, 288, 289, 299, 300, 301, 308, 312, 319, 332–33, 334, 339, 356, 361, 369, 389–90, 405, 407, 449, 459, 460, 558–60

  Northern soldiers’ admiration for, 332–33, 405, 407, 449

  orphaning of, 137, 139

  personality of, 6, 14–16, 34, 39, 41, 47, 55, 105, 111, 112–17, 118, 121–24, 125, 126, 128–29, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135–50, 151–54, 157, 180–81, 184, 197–98, 258, 260, 303, 305, 334, 340, 342, 344–45, 346–47, 390–91, 449, 465, 482–89, 509, 510–12, 516–18, 527

  personal wealth of, 154, 514

  physical appearance of, 4, 5, 14, 34, 38, 55, 119–20, 251, 366–67, 374–75, 398, 404, 416, 427, 459, 482–83, 484, 497, 548, 553

  physical exhaustion of, 317, 322, 323, 355–56, 360, 376, 377, 382, 398

  political views of, 17, 21–22, 27, 28, 30–31

  Pope criticized by, 396

  post-Romney political troubles of, 185–91, 260–61, 387

  in pre-Antietam planning, 453, 455

  pre-Chancellorsville movements of, 521–22, 523, 525–27

  pre–First Manassas troop movements by, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65–66

  pre–Second Manassas flanking march of, 413–18, 449, 527

  pre–Second Manassas movements of, 413–18, 419–22, 439

  prewar reputation of, 33, 38, 45, 51, 109; see also Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Jackson’s reputation at

  private persona of, 135–50, 151–54, 157, 180–81, 184, 197–98, 334

  public speaking fears of, 123, 126

  religious faith of, 15, 17, 18–19, 24–25, 50, 55, 79, 101, 103, 106, 111, 112, 114, 122, 123, 126, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 140, 141, 142, 146–47, 148, 150, 154, 156, 157, 225, 236, 255, 256, 258–59, 269–70, 294, 325, 327, 333, 355, 380, 389, 392, 401, 407, 414, 483, 484, 486, 487–88, 500, 511, 513–15, 518, 527, 537, 544, 546–47, 549, 557–58, 562

  Richmond funeral of, 553–55, 557, 561

  in Romney Expedition, 178–79, 181–85, 187, 260, 331

  Sabbath observance by, 18, 145, 216, 511

  in Second Manassas Battle, 423–38, 440, 442–45, 473

  Second Manassas defensive positions of, 422, 424, 427, 431–34, 435, 437

  in Second Manassas planning, 411, 413

  second marriage of, 15, 152–54; see also Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison (Anna)

  sense of duty of, 14–15, 16, 25, 40, 47, 55, 106, 109, 130, 132, 133, 182, 188, 189, 190, 192, 236, 240, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 270, 304, 409

  sense of humor of, 465, 488

  in Seven Da
ys aftermath, 386–92

  in Seven Days campaign, 336, 338, 339, 348, 349, 352, 354–56, 357, 358–60, 361, 364, 365–67, 369, 371–73, 374–78, 379–80, 381, 382, 407, 473

  Seven Days difficulties of, 354–55, 356, 357, 358–60, 363, 364–66, 371–73, 375–78, 399, 407, 473

  Seven Days flanking marches of, 338, 339, 352, 354–55, 356, 357, 358–60, 361, 364, 365–66

  Shields’s Valley campaign contest with, 205–7, 209, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216–17, 218, 227–28, 234, 306, 308–9, 310, 312–13, 315, 316, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 334

  single war council of, 201–2

  sister of, see Arnold, Laura Jackson

  slavery views of, 15, 17, 22, 142, 154–56

  sleeping habits of, 123–24, 258, 317, 355, 376, 392

  Southern mourning for, 552–56, 557, 560–62

  Spanish fluency of, 135, 150, 512

  spring 1863 position of, 521

  staff of, 4, 42–43, 180, 264–65, 398, 509, 511, 512, 515, 553, 555, 568

  strategic maneuvering by, 7, 256, 281, 282, 284, 291–92, 297, 335, 349

  Stuart’s relationship with, 43, 406, 417, 488, 497, 509

  supply lines of, 173, 207, 209, 245, 279, 300, 305, 414, 415

  tactical prowess of, 7, 50, 178, 209, 216, 217, 218, 219, 249, 297–98, 315–16, 335, 464

  temperance of, 305, 421, 459, 479, 489

  total war philosophy of, 19, 45–46, 166, 170–71, 172–73, 396

  travels of, 135, 145, 151, 483

  troop training by, 37–42

  US Army postings of, 111–18

  in valley campaign, 6–7, 8, 204, 205–7, 209, 211, 212, 213, 215–16, 217, 218, 219–20, 221, 222–23, 224–25, 226–27, 228, 233, 234–36, 239, 240–56, 257–65, 266–73, 275, 277, 278–81, 282–87, 290, 291–98, 299, 300, 301–11, 312–21, 322–27

  valley campaign proposals of, 172, 178–79, 183–84

  valley campaign strategy of, 204, 207, 209, 244–46, 255, 256, 268, 271, 301, 303

  view of war of, 17–19, 29, 106, 178, 190, 191, 503

  at VMI, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29, 88, 89, 105, 111, 117–18, 119–26, 127–34, 135–36, 140, 141, 143, 146, 148, 151, 154, 155, 175, 180, 182, 185, 260, 344, 511, 531

  water cures taken by, 125

  “Winchester” portrait of, 484

  Winchester retreat of, 200–201, 202, 203

  winter 1861 weapons request of, 195–96

  in winter 1861 Winchester quarters, 184, 189, 195, 196, 197

  in winter of 1862–1863, 508–18

  Jackson, Warren, 136, 137, 139

  Jackson, W. L., 180

  Jackson’s Mill, Va., 137–38, 139, 235, 341

  Jefferson, Thomas, 556

  “John Brown’s Body,” 513

  John (slave), 509

  Johnson, Andrew, 558

  Johnson, Edward, 196, 240, 245, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 567

  Johnston, Albert Sidney, 104

  Johnston, Joseph E., 42

  Anna’s introduction to, 175

  Beauregard’s First Manassas strategy disagreement with, 67, 68

  Benjamin’s relationship with, 187

  communication methods of, 269

  Davis’s relationship with, 172

  early 1862 position of, 2, 201, 202, 203, 207, 244, 290

  Ewell’s valley campaign orders from, 268, 269, 270, 271

  at First Manassas Battle, 75, 76, 78, 84, 87, 93, 166

  Harpers Ferry command assignment of, 47–48; see also Army of the Shenandoah Valley

  Jackson’s service under, 47–48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 100, 178, 179, 180, 188, 190, 196, 200, 201, 207, 215, 223, 268, 269, 270, 271

  McDowell’s prewar service under, 57

  Mexican-American War service of, 48, 104

  mid-July 1861 Virginia position of, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 72

  military reputation of, 47, 48

  Northern invasion proposal of, 173

  post–First Manassas force of, 167, 170, 175

  post–First Manassas hero status of, 99, 100, 110, 338

  Richmond departure of, 349

  Romney Expedition’s endorsement by, 178, 179

  wounding of, 3, 335, 338

  Jomini, Antoine-Henri, 170

  Jones, D. R., 75, 76, 476

  Jones, John R., 466, 468, 469

  Jones, J. R., 568

  Jones, J. William, 326

  Junkin, D. X., 142

  Junkin, George, 28, 141–42, 143, 145, 152, 236, 438, 558–59, 566, 569

  Junkin, George G., 180, 216, 236

  Junkin, Julia (daughter), 147

  Junkin, Julia (mother), 143, 146

  Kansas, civil war in, 26

  Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, 21

  Kearny, Phil, 369, 382, 423, 432, 433, 436, 442, 445

  Kemper, James L., 555

  Kenly, John R., 274–75, 280–81, 283, 288

  Kentucky:

  Confederate losses in, 7

  Union support in, 168

  Kentucky long rifle, 230

  Kernstown, Battle of, 212–28, 236, 237, 252, 258, 331

  casualties in, 217, 222, 223, 226, 231, 236

  Garnett’s retreat in, 224, 226, 258, 259, 260

  Sandy Ridge fight in, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220–25, 226–27

  strategic importance of, 227, 228, 234, 301

  troop movements after, 234, 238, 239, 240–44, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250–51

  Kernstown, Va.:

  Army of the Valley’s camp near, 201

  Ashby’s attack near, 209

  Keyes, Erasmus, 345, 369, 374

  Kimball, Nathan, 212–13, 216–17, 218–19, 220, 223, 224, 227, 318

  King, Rufus, 427, 430

  Knoxville, Tenn., Union defense of, 572

  Lacy, B. Tucker, 514, 517, 518, 529, 530, 544, 545, 546, 550, 568

  Lander, Frederick, 185, 191

  Lane, James H., 128, 130, 499, 531–32, 539, 540

  Law, Evander, 368

  Lawton, Alexander, 466, 467, 468, 469

  Lee, Custis, 554

  Lee, Elizabeth Blair, 4

  Lee, Fitzhugh, 528, 529, 535

  Lee, Henry “Lighthorse Harry,” 337

  Lee, Mary, 351

  Lee, Richard, 223

  Lee, Robert E., 337–38

  Army of Northern Virginia appointment of, 3, 335

  Burnside’s campaign against, 504; see also Fredericksburg, Battle of

  Chancellorsville plan of, 528–32, 534, 535, 536, 538

  Chancellorsville victory of, 545

  Confederate officer treatment by, 259

  confusing Seven Days orders of, 354–55, 358, 359, 360, 372, 373, 381

  as Davis’s military adviser, 3, 44, 172, 244, 335

  early command problems of, 335, 352, 378; see also Seven Days campaign, Lee’s mistakes in

  early war strategy of, 68

  Ewell’s description by, 247

  fame of, 337, 363, 367, 448, 450, 528

  in Fredericksburg Battle, 496, 501, 502, 519

  Fredericksburg deployments of, 494, 496

  in Fredericksburg prelude, 492, 493

  in Gettysburg Battle, 560, 570, 571

  in Harpers Ferry strategy debate, 44, 45, 48

  in Hill-Jackson dispute, 515, 516

  Hooker’s spring 1863 movements against, 519–20, 521, 522, 526, 527

  infantry charges by, 231

  Jackson mourned by, 554

  Jackson’s Confederate army commissioning by, 51

  Jackson’s death announcement by, 552, 553

  Jackson’s promotion by, 393, 489

  Jackson’s relationship with, 35–36, 41, 44, 45, 244–45, 263, 270, 271, 367, 375, 388, 448, 509, 512, 517, 525, 528, 529, 530, 544, 545, 546, 550

  Jackson’s service under, 336, 338, 339, 348, 349, 352, 354–56, 357, 358–60, 361, 364, 365–66, 367, 371–73, 374–78, 379–80, 381, 382, 386, 387, 388, 392, 393, 398, 399, 407, 437, 448, 473, 503, 525, 529, 530, 544, 545, 546; see also 2nd Corps, Con
federate

  Jackson’s value to, 560

  John Brown’s capture by, 23

  Lincoln’s command offer to, 58

  Longstreet’s relationship with, 337, 437, 448

  Lost Cause movement’s praise of, 572

  Mexican-American War service of, 3, 36, 56, 104, 337

  military reputation of, 3, 47, 48, 337–38

  nicknames of, 3, 338

  Northern invasion plans of, 46, 336, 411, 447–48, 573; see also Antietam, Battle of; Gettysburg, Battle of; Maryland, Lee’s invasion of

  offensive strategy of, 46, 166

  peace proposal of, 447

  Pope criticized by, 396

  postwar life of, 569

  pre-Chancellorsville repositioning by, 522

  religious faith of, 337, 515

  Richmond’s defense by, 1, 5–6, 8–9, 244–45, 268, 312, 327, 335–37, 338–39, 410, 411, 521; see also Seven Days campaign

  at Second Manassas Battle, 422, 424, 430, 431, 434, 436, 437, 443–44

  Second Manassas plans of, 410–11, 413–14, 416, 417, 429, 431, 432, 434–35, 436, 437, 442, 443–44, 445, 448

  Second Manassas victory message of, 446

  in Seven Days aftermath, 386, 387, 392, 393

  Seven Days success of, 383, 384, 385, 397

  tactical brilliance of, 371, 448, 453, 464, 502

  at time of Jackson’s wounding, 543

  total war tactics of, 46, 354

  valley campaign strategy of, 244–45, 246, 268, 271, 301, 312

  weapons supply problems of, 196

  in winter of 1862–1863, 509, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517

  Lee, Rooney, 351

  Letcher, John, 30, 35, 36, 38, 45, 188, 189, 190, 195, 196, 553, 555, 574

  Letterman, Jonathan, 115, 117, 118

  Lewis, Jim, 437, 438, 478–79, 488, 509, 546, 555, 562, 566

  Lewis, William C., 479

  Lexington, Va.:

  African American community in, 156

  Civil War preparations in, 13

  Civil War’s effect on, 236, 438

  Jackson monument in, 133

  Jackson mourned in, 556, 557

  Jackson’s burial in, 550, 560, 561–62

  Jackson’s civic life in, 154, 156–57

  Jackson’s home in, 153, 174, 236

  Jackson’s reputation in, 111, 135, 136

  Lee’s burial in, 569

  pre–Civil War, 120–21

  see also Virginia Military Institute (VMI)

  Lexington Colored Sabbath School, 156–57, 566

  Lexington Gazette, 103

  Life of Moses (Hunter), 511

  Lincoln, Abraham:

  April 1861 troop proclamation by, 30, 31

  Banks’s planned reinforcement by, 289, 291, 300

 

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