. Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war . im with a bold front; todelav him to the utmost; and to take advantage of everyopportunity that might offer for offensive action. Shortly before their departure the troops received areminder that their leader brooked no trifling with liquors were forbidden in the Confederatelines. But the regulation was systematically evaded, andthe friends of the soldiers smuggled in supplies. W^henthis breach of discipline was discovered, Jackson put a stopto the traffic by an order which put the punishment onthe right shoulders. * Every wa
. Stonewall Jackson and the American civil war . im with a bold front; todelav him to the utmost; and to take advantage of everyopportunity that might offer for offensive action. Shortly before their departure the troops received areminder that their leader brooked no trifling with liquors were forbidden in the Confederatelines. But the regulation was systematically evaded, andthe friends of the soldiers smuggled in supplies. W^henthis breach of discipline was discovered, Jackson put a stopto the traffic by an order which put the punishment onthe right shoulders. * Every waggon that came into campwas to be searched, and if any liquor were found it was tobe spilled out, and the waggon horses turned over to thequartermaster for the public service. Nevertheless, whenthey left Winchester, so Jackson wrote to his wife, thetroops were in excellent spirits, and their somewhat hypo-chondriacal general had never for years enjoyed moreperfect health—a blessing for which he had more reasonto be thankful than the Ha/itr &■ Boutall sf- 215 NOTE The Evils of Civilian Control It is well worth noticing that the interference of both the Unionand Confederate Cabinets was not confined to the movements andlocation of the troops. The organisation of the armies was verylargely the work of the civilian authorities, and the advice of the soldierswas very generally disregarded. The results, it need hardly be said,were deplorable. The Northern wiseacres considered cavalry anencumbrance and a staff a mere ornamental appendage. McClellan,in consequence, was always in difficulties for the want of mountedregiments; and while many regular officers were retained in thecommand of batteries and companies, the important duties of the staffhad sometimes to be assigned to volunteers. The men too, at first, wereasked to serve for three months only; that is, they were permitted totake their discharge directly they had learned the rudiments of theirwork. Again, instead o
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