Heat at Catharine Furnace
Stonewall Jackson and JEB Stuart
May 1, 1863 |
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General Thomas J. Jackson and General James Ewell Brown Stuart
could not have been more different in personality and persona.
Stoical and methodical, Jackson had been a professor of philosophy
and artillery tactics for the Virginia Military Institute. Carefree
and jovial, Stuart had been a cavalry Lieutenant on the frontier
before the war began. As a Confederate commander Jackson paid
little attention to his dress, and was often described wearing
a kepi pulled down covering his features. General Stuart on the
other hand was always superbly mounted. Wearing thigh-high boots
and upturned hat with a plume, he made a very striking and handsome
appearance. Although both men came from humble beginnings, the
two would become close friends and rise to become principal players
in the War Between the States.
In the spring of 1863 the Army of Northern Virginia under the
command of General Robert E. Lee maneuvered to deliver a crushing
blow to General Joseph (Fighting Joe) Hooker's Army of the Potomac.
The two great armies found themselves in the tangled heavily wooded
area called the "Wilderness," located near Chancellorsville, Virginia.
Scouting Federal positions at 5:30 p.m. on May 1st, Jackson and
Stuart followed a small path in the dense growth of Catharine
Furnace. Not far from the two general's position a Confederate
artillery piece fired one round in the general direction of the
enemy. The shot gave away their position and the Federals returned
fire with a barrage from hidden batteries that made the woods
explode with fire, splintered trees and shrapnel.
Shouting above the explosions, General Stuart exclaimed, "General
Jackson, we must move from here!" As the scouting party quickly
moved off, shrapnel from one of the explosions hit Stuart's adjutant,
Major R. Channing Price. Refusing aid, and saying he was not seriously
injured, he rode off with the group, but shortly the dying young
Major fell from the saddle.
With the information gathered this day, General Lee, Jackson
and Stuart would devise a plan, which would give the Army of Northern
Virginia one of its greatest victories.
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