Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . t risk tbe lives of bis men. Hismost brilliant cbarges were made after careful planning and close calcula-tion of bis own and bis enemys forces. As a man be was modest,uprigbt, and remarkably pure-minded. His loss, it bas been said, was tbegreatest tbat eitber party bad yet bad, in tbe fall of a single man. General Tbomas J. Jackson was born at Clarksburg, Virginia, Jan-uary 21, 1824. He died at Guineas Station, in tbe same State, May io>1863, a few days after be was wounded
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . t risk tbe lives of bis men. Hismost brilliant cbarges were made after careful planning and close calcula-tion of bis own and bis enemys forces. As a man be was modest,uprigbt, and remarkably pure-minded. His loss, it bas been said, was tbegreatest tbat eitber party bad yet bad, in tbe fall of a single man. General Tbomas J. Jackson was born at Clarksburg, Virginia, Jan-uary 21, 1824. He died at Guineas Station, in tbe same State, May io>1863, a few days after be was wounded by bis own men. QUESTIONS. Wbere was General Jackson educated ? Wbere was be sent after begraduated? Wbere was be made military instructor? Wbat was bisfirst command in tbe Civil War ? Wbat Nortbern general did be twicedefeat ? Can you describe bis brilliant successes ? In wbat battle did belose bis life ? By wboni was be sbot ? Wby did be receive tbe name of Stonewall Jackson ? Wbat were bis traits of cbaracter ? Wbere wasbe bom and wben did be die ? &E]^EEAL PHIL SHERIDAlSr THE DASHIISTG OAYALEY OOMMANDER. - ENBRAL SHERIDAN, said Uncle Frank, was oneof tlie bravest and most successful commanders weliad during tlie Civil War. Was it he, asked Elsie, that made the famousride we have heard so much about ? The very man, replied Uncle Frank, and hisstory is a thrilling one. I must tell it to you. While the Confederate General Lee was at ColdHarbor, in the summer of 1864, he detached GeneralEarly with 8,000 men with orders to attack the Federals in the Shenan-doah Valley. General Early appeared close to Martinsburg on the 2d ofJuly, and the Northern General Sigel left the place, losing some of hisstores. Early continued to advance, and Sigel continued to retreat, untilacross the Potomac, when he took up a position on Maryland Heights. GREAT ALARM IN ^VASHINGTON. Early now advanced into Maryland, opposite the heights on whichSigel had intrenched himself Great alarm was felt in Washi
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