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His expression was one of intense interest, his face was colored slightly with the flush of approaching battle, and radiant at the success of his flank movement.

"Tell General Rodes," said he, suddenly whirling his horse towards the courier, "to move across the old Plank Road; halt when he gets to the old turnpike, and I will join him there." One more look upon the Federal lines, and then he rode rapidly down the hill, his arms flapping to the motion of his horse, over whose head it seemed, good rider as he was, he would certainly go. Alas! I had looked upon him for the last time.

While Jackson's column was moving to the old turnpike, my cavalry, supported by the Stonewall brigade under Paxton, moved a short distance down the Plank Road to mask the movement.

Rodes' division-Jackson's advance-reached the old turnpike about three miles in rear of Chancellorsville, at 4 P.M. (General Lee's report.) "As the different divisions arrived, they were formed at right angles to the road"—Rodes in front; Trimble's division, under Colston, in the second line, two hundred yards in the rear of Rodes, and A. P. Hill's division in the third line.

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At 6 P. M., all being ready, Jackson ordered the advance. Howard, commanding Hooker's right, was at that moment at Dowdall's or Melzi Chancellor's, his headquarters. Schurz was with him. Howard's right division was commanded by General Charles Devens. He reported the enemy's cavalry, with horse artillery, deployed in his front at 4 P.M.

Jackson's men burst with a cheer upon the startled enemy, and swept down in rear of Howard's line, capturing cannon before they could be turned upon them. Howard reports as the only fighting that parts of Schimmelfennig's and Krzyzanowski's brigades moved gradually back, keeping up a fire, and that "at the centre and near the Plank Road there was a blind panic and a great confusion." Devens fell back rapidly, very rapidly, upon Schurz, commanding the next division, and Hooker's right flank was yielded up by Howard. Sickles, while trying to cut off Jackson, came near being cut off himself. Pleasonton, who was with him, says he sent back the

Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry, and hurled it at Jackson's corps, with heavy loss to them, but he gained fifteen minutes, which enabled him to put twenty-two guns, double-shotted with canister, in position before the rebels came in sight, supporting them by two small squadrons of cavalry.

(( In the rear of the Eleventh corps the Rebels came on,” says Pleasonton, "rapidly but now in silence, with that skill and adroitness they often display to gain their object. The only color visible was the American flag with the centre battalion. To clear up this doubt, my aid-de-camp, Lieutenant Thompson, First New York cavalry, rode to within one hundred yards of them, when they called out to him, 'We are friends! come on,' and he was induced to go fifty yards closer, when the whole line in a most dastardly manner opened on him with musketry, and dropped the American colors and displayed eight or ten Rebel battle flags. He escaped unhurt!" One of the most wonderful things of this most wonderful battle is this statement that a mounted officer fifty yards from Rodes' line, should be fired at by the whole line and live to tell it!

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In his official report, Rodes says, "the enemy, being taken in flank and rear, did not wait for an attack." Colston's division followed so rapidly, that they went over the works at Melzi Chancellor's with Rodes' men. Both divisions entered together a second piece of woods, filled with abattis. It was then dark and the whole line was halted to reform. was then no line of battle between our troops and Chancellorsville, says Rodes, and so the gallant Crutchfield opened his batteries upon that point. "The enemy instantly responded," Rodes continues, "with a terrific fire, which silenced our guns, but did little execution on the infantry." The fire was probably from the twenty-two guns before mentioned. Hill then came up and his men were deployed in Rodes' front. At 9 P.M. Jackson ordered him to take charge of the pursuit. (Hill's report.) As soon as the fire from the enemy's artillery had ceased, Lane's brigade, Hill's advance, formed its line of battle-the Thirty-third North Carolina deployed in its front as skirmishers; the Seventh and Thirty-seventh North Carolina on right of the road; the Eighteenth and Twenty-eighth

North Carolina on the left. Jackson was eager to push forward to cut Hooker off from the fords of the Rappahannock. Hill came up, stopping a few feet in front of his line. Jackson was then in sight and both some paces in front of Hill.

Sending the only staff officer to Hill to tell him to move forward as soon as possible, Jackson rode slowly along the pike towards the enemy. Captain Wilbourn, of his signal corps, was on his left side, two of the signal corps just behind them, followed by couriers. Jackson was desirous of getting information useful to Hill's advance, thinking perhaps a skirmish line was still in his front. Jackson and his little party had ridden but a few rods, reaching a point near an old dismantled house to the right of the pike, when he was fired on by our troops to the right of the pike, the balls passing diagonally across one musket firing first, perhaps accidentally. Many of his escort and their horses were shot down by this fire. Jackson, Captain Wilbourn and the few who were not dismounted wheeled their horses to the left and galloped into the woods to get out of range, but were then fired on by the troops to the left of the road, when within thirty yards of the line, having been taken for a body of the enemy's cavalry. By this fire General Jackson was wounded. The troops near the road did not fire, because they knew Jackson had passed out.-FITZHUGH LEE.

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THE life of Albert Sidney Johnston contains elements of romance as well as history. A great part of his time, previous to the American Civil War, was spent in the camp, in helping to found new homes, and in daring and determined personal adventures arising from the exciting pursuits of new settlements. He was born in Washington, Mason County, Ky., in 1803. His academic edu

cation was received at the Transylvania University, Kentucky, and his military education at West Point, whence he graduated in 1826, standing eighth in his class. Having received a lieutenant's commission, he served with distinction as chief of the staff to General Henry Atkinson in the Black Hawk War of 1832.

Considering that the conditions and possibilities of a new country offered a better field for a successful career, Johnston emigrated to Texas. In 1836, when that country was struggling to assert her independence, the young soldier, anxious to seize the first opportunity that promised adventure and promotion, enlisted as a private in the Texan army under General Rusk. His superior mental and physical abilities soon attracted favorable notice, and during the next two years he rose rapidly through the different grades, and obtained the

commission of senior brigadier-general. This swift promotion provoked the jealousy of General Sam Houston, whom he had superseded, and was the occasion of a duel, in which Johnston was dangerously wounded. In 1838 he received the appointment of secretary of war from President M. B. Lamar, and showed his fitness for the office by the measures he adopted for the defence of the Texan frontier against Mexican invasion. In 1839 he was chosen to conduct an expedition against the Cherokees, and completely routed them in the valley of the river Neches.

Johnston was an ardent supporter of the proposed annexation of Texas, and when that union was ultimately achieved, he served with distinction in the Mexican War. At the battle of Monterey he had three horses shot under him, and received special commendation from General Butler, for whom he acted as aide-de-camp and inspector-general. His services entitled him to the rank of brigadier-general, and all his superiors recommended his promotion; but for political reasons, their recommendations were set aside by President Polk. Under these circumstances Johnston retired to his plantation in Brazoria County, Texas, where he remained unnoticed until 1849, when he was made paymaster of the United States army, with the rank of major, by President Taylor. In 1855 he received the commission of colonel of the second cavalry, which was then serving in the Texan department.

Towards the end of 1857 Johnston was selected to command the expedition sent against the Mormons, who were then in open revolt against the Federal authority. After enduring great hardships with his troops in the depths of the Rocky Mountains, he brought his little army into winterquarters, and, by tact and moral suasion alone, succeeded in quelling the Mormon rebellion by the following spring, retaining his command with the rank of brigadier-general until February, 1860. In the following December he sailed for California to take command of the Pacific department.

Johnston had been an advocate of the Union in opposition to secession; and his interests lay on that side; but considering the claims of his own State supreme, he resigned his commission at the commencement of the Civil War, and prepared

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