. The great American book of biography . HARPER S KERRY. as many here, and I will wait. And he forthwith sat down on the bank of alittle stream near by, and positively declined any assistance until his turncame. In October, 1861, Jackson was commissioned a major-general, and sent totake command in the Shenandoah Valley. In the course of the winter he drovethe Federal troops from the district, and early in the following March was therewhen Banks was sent against him. He fell back before Banks some forty miles,then suddenly turned, and with only thirty-five hundred men attacked him sofiercely th
. The great American book of biography . HARPER S KERRY. as many here, and I will wait. And he forthwith sat down on the bank of alittle stream near by, and positively declined any assistance until his turncame. In October, 1861, Jackson was commissioned a major-general, and sent totake command in the Shenandoah Valley. In the course of the winter he drovethe Federal troops from the district, and early in the following March was therewhen Banks was sent against him. He fell back before Banks some forty miles,then suddenly turned, and with only thirty-five hundred men attacked him sofiercely that he retreated with all his troops. His campaign in April, 1862,
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