before stated, this was a most brilliant campaign. Not only was McDowell
prevented from joining McClellan, but McClellan became alarmed as to his
own safety, and resolved to change his base from the York to the James.
This forced upon him the Peninsula campaign, which resulted in the Union
army being driven back to Washington. For this and other important
services he was made a major-general. Being placed in immediate control
of nearly half of Lee's entire army, he made one of his characteristic
movements; gaining Pope's rear, fell upon the Union forces with a
terrible ferocity which carried all before it. By a rapid movement in
the Antietam campaign Jackson captured Harper's Ferry and eleven
thousand men, and then, by a forced march, rejoined Lee in time to take
an important part in the battle of Antietam two days afterward.

At Fredericksburg he was made a lieutenant-general. He soon controlled
two-thirds of the Confederate forces, and at Chancellorsville he made a
secret march of over fifteen miles mostly by forest roads, and gaining
Hooker's right fell upon it by surprise, and drove it in rout upon the
main body. The engagement being apparently over he rode into the woods
to reconnoiter, having with him a small escort. Upon his return they
were mistaken for Union scouts and fired upon by his own men. Several of
the escort were killed, and Jackson received three balls, one through
each hand and one which shattered his shoulder. He was at length carried
to the rear where his arm was amputated. Pneumonia set in, however,
which was the immediate cause of his death. His last words were, "Let us
cross over and rest under the shade of the trees."

Stonewall Jackson was considered by the Confederates to have been their
most brilliant commander, and his death had much to do with the
overthrow of their Government.

GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.

Robert E. Lee was born in Virginia, at the town of Stafford, June 19th,
1807. He was son of Colonel Henry Lee, of revolutionary fame. He had a
commanding military bearing, was a most graceful horseman; he came from
good "fighting stock," and as there never was a braver man drew sword,
he was well calculated to become the beau-ideal of the Southern
Confederacy.

When eighteen years of age he entered the military academy at West
Point, where, after a four years' course, he graduated. One thing,
General Lee, as a cadet, was an example well worthy of imitation, as
he, during his wh