. History of the campaign of Gen. (Stonewall) Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia : From November 4, 1861, to June 17, 1862. azing thickets, the great column creptalong the main road like a lazy serpent, the general often far inadvance of its head, in his eagerness to overtake the foe. He declaredthat this smoke was the most adroit expedient to which a retreatingarmy could resort to embarrass pursuit, and that it entailed upon himall the disadvantages of a night attack. By slow approaches andconstant skirmishing the enemy were driven to the village of Frank-lin, when the double d
. History of the campaign of Gen. (Stonewall) Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia : From November 4, 1861, to June 17, 1862. azing thickets, the great column creptalong the main road like a lazy serpent, the general often far inadvance of its head, in his eagerness to overtake the foe. He declaredthat this smoke was the most adroit expedient to which a retreatingarmy could resort to embarrass pursuit, and that it entailed upon himall the disadvantages of a night attack. By slow approaches andconstant skirmishing the enemy were driven to the village of Frank-lin, when the double darkness of the night and the fog again arrestedhis progress.^ Gen. Schenck says: From McDowell I fell backby easy marches on the 9th, 10th, and 11th to this place (Franklin), ^ He was not aware how large a portion of Bankss troops were about to goto reinforce Gen. McDowell at Fredericksburg. * The blockading of these roads was one of the causes which subsequentlyprevented Fremont from marching on Harrisonburg when ordered to go to therelief of Banks, and induced him to go by a circuit to Strasburg. ^ Dabneys Life of Jackson, p. M<^DOW ELL. 81 the enemy cautiously pursuing. . While awaiting the arrival ofthe general commanding (Fremont), with reinforcements at this point,on the 11th, 12th, and 13th, the rebel army having advanced withintwo miles of our position, we were kept constantly engaged in watch-ful preparations for an expected attack. ^ On Monday morning. May 12, Jackson, finding Schenck stronglyposted, and knowing that affairs in the east would not admit of hisprotracted stay in the mountains, determined to withdraw from theFederal front without further battle. He had found it impossible todo any considerable injury to an army retreating in such a the Federals were within reach of Fremonts main body, andhaving taken a stand at Franklin in a strong position, might eitherhold him in check until the reinforcements arrived or continue theirretreat until
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