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Medford&Tribune Another Service SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1962 PAGES 1 to 8 By DICK WEST Washington - H'PP - The re cent primary election in Lou isiana was my signal to per form another g e nealogical service of the type rendered last year when I suc cessfully ex plained the difference, as well as the con nection, between the Biddle Drexels and the Drex- Biddles of Pennsylvania. I shall now attempt to sort Ml MM I L CM! ORDERED TO MOVE On Aug. 9, 1862, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks was ordered to move his forces "to the front". He re ceived the order at Culpeper, Va., and moved out. He was opposed to Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, who, by Aug. 9, had his troops lined up near Cedar Mountain, seven miles south of Culpeper. Jackson saw In Bank's maneuver a chance to duplicate his earlier success in the Shenandoah Valley strike quickly, than turn to strike another part of the Federal force. It was Banks, however,- who struck first at Cedar Moun tain. He broke the left side of Jackson's line and rolled it back.- Jackson then pressed A. P. Hill's Light Division into service and the retreat stopped. The armies fought into the night but no further advantage was gained. The next day the armies faced each other without action. On the night of Aug. 11-12, Jackson retreated in an effort to draw Banks into a more vulnerable position. Banks ignored the move. Despite early set backs, Jackson actually won a victory of sorts. Percentagewise, the North suffered many more casualties than the South. Yet, Jackson had failed to make Cedar Mountain a major Confederate success. This drawing, from the Library of Congress collection, shows the action at Cedar Mountain. (UPI) mand. While he was directing his rtillcry a Federal shell sheared off his left arm and mangled his left side. In keeping with the custom f the times which required that a fatally wounded man must be told that he would a chaplain spoke to Wind- "Lift up The Battle of Cedar Mountain By MERTON T. AKERS UPI Correspondent A Union staff officer rode up to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on August 9, 1862 and delivered a verbal order. The order was complicat ed. To make sure he had it right. Banks ordered it writ ten down. It read: "General Banks to move to the front immediately, as sume command of all forces in the front, deploy his skir mishcrs if the enemy advan ces, and attack him immedi ately as he approaches and be reinforced from here." The order came from Maj. Gen. John Pope, commander of the new Union Army of Virginia. The order came to Banks near Culpeper, Va., a small town just east of the Blue .Ridge Mountains and about 35 miles southwest of Man a?sas Junction. Banks, a pol tical general who was brave and aggressive but unskilled in warfare, led the advance forces of Pope's army bout 8,000 men which was demonstrating toward the Confederate communica tions lines while the Army of the Potomac was being moved from near Richmond, Va., back to the northern Virginia area. Opposed to Jackson Banks was opposed by Maj. Gen. Thomas J. (Stone wall) Jackson with about 16, 000 men. Jackson apparently sensed in Banks' southern movement a chance to dup licate his earlier succcssee in the Shenandoah Valley against Banks to strike him quickly, rout him and then turn on the other parts of Pope's army which was strung out for miles north of Culpeper. Jackson's men had won the name of "fool cavalry" in the Valley because they marched as fast as horsemen but on Aug. 7 and they moved at a slow walk, their march snarled by wagon trains and criss-crossing units. So it was 4 p.m. on Aug. 9 before Jackson was lined up near Cedar Mountain, about seven miles south of Culpep er, ready to attack. Prelimin ary skirmishing along the lines had failed to develop the strength of either side. But Banks, instead of Jackson, attacked first in force. The bluccoats hit the left side of the Confederate line, enveloped it and rolled i f 1 '001 CI r. 801 . a tcnl i,u. W S r d i 8 J . .' h, " : . , .," "j """", 1- ' ' 4.' ' - . :. - : V a-'-.' Temperature... just right! And you'll know it the moment you climb aboard an air-conditioned Greyhound bus. Greyhound air conditioning is always comfort-balanced for cool traveling pleasure in any climate. Next trip take an air conditioned Greyhound bus .. .and leave the driving, to us. Enjoy an air-conditioned Greyhound trip to places like these: SEATTLE $1 1 .40 PORTLAND . 7.45 SAN FRANCISCO , ?'?? SALT LAKE CITY .... 26.65 IOS ANGELES .. - 14.65 r PHOENIX - 26.35) ' TOMJACK. A,, CHICAGO $58.30 1 Sih tnj I in I tit 772-2201 jfjjf m n il- back in a spirited drive Some of the Rebel units broke in panic, including part of the famous Stonewall brig ade. Appeared Beaten At this point in the battle Jackson appeared to be beat en a new experience for him. But some of A. P. Hill Light Division was entering tne field and "Old Jack' pressed them into service. 'He personally sent Brig Gen. Lawrence O' B r y a n Branch's brigade into action. Branch wrote in his journ- al four days later: "General Jackfon came to me and told me his left was beaten and broken, and the enemy was turning him and he wished me to advance. I was already in line of battle and instantly gave the order, forward March,' I had not gone 100 yards before we met the celebrated Stonewall Brigade utterly routed and fleeing as fast as they could run. (Actually it was a regi ment rather than a brigad fleeing.) "After proceeding a short distante farther we met the enemy pursuing. My brigade opened upon them and quick ly drove the enemy back . . On the other side Union Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Craw ford reported: "Onward these (Union) regiments charged, driving the enemy's infantry back through the wood beyond . . But the reserves of the enemy were at once brought up and thrown upon the broken ranks ... the support I look ed for did not arrive, and my gallant men, broken, decimat ed by that fearful fire, that unequal contest, fell back again Under Full Moon The battle went on far into the night under a full moon but neither side gained fur ther advantage. The next day found the armies facing each other without action. Banks had been reinforced over night but seemed willing to let events rest where they were. Jackson, too, was con tent to remain on the battle field and glean it for small arms. "God blessed our arm with victory," Jackson mes saged to Lee. Banks sent the same sort of victory message to Wash ington. Actually Jackson had won a victory of sorts but had fumbled a big one when he had a 2 to 1 advantage over Banks. On the night of Aug. 11-12 he retreated south behind th Rapidan river, attempting to lure Banks into another vul ncrable position but Banks ignored the bait. Union casualties wer heavy in relation to the num ber engaged. Killed number ed 314; wounded 1.445: miss ing 534 (400 of them prison crs); total 2.353. Confederate casualties killed 231: wounded 1,107 total 1.338. Banks' losses were almost 30 per cent of 8,030 engaged, Jackson's only about 6 per cent. But buried In the cold cas ualty figures were two battle deaths which symbolized the way Civil War soldiers died. Promising Officer Killed Among the Confederate dead was a promising lieuten ant of Jackson's. Brig. Gen. Charles Sidney Winder, 32, Marylander and West Point er who had shown much mill tary ability in the Shenando ah and at the Seven Days battles. Winder was ill the day of Cedar Mountain, but left his ambulance to go to the front to lead Jackson's old com- West Attempts To Sort Out, Label Louisiana, Non-Louisiana Longs Weil out and label the Longs. It would perhaps be well to begin this ta?k by scper ating the Louisiana Longs from the non Louisiana Longs. This will help t h e reader to keep them straight in his mind. Since the founding of the republic, there have been a total of 15 Longs in Congress, plus a Longfellow, a Long necker, a Longworlh and a Longyear. Longs with appendages, however, are not germane to this study and the reader is advised not to let them mud dy the water. Of the 15 short Longs, there have been 11 non-Louisiana Longs and 4 Louisiana Longs. Next year, if all goes according to form, the Louisi ana Longs will get No. 5. Non-Louisiana Longs in clude two present members General," he said your head to God." "I do. Winder replied, 1 do lift it up to Him." A young staff officer went to the rear with Winder. , . he asked me how the battle was going," the officer, McHenry Howard, reported, 'and seemed gratified by my reply . . . . . we stopped in a grove and at sundown, with my arm around his neck and sup porting his head, he expired, so quietly that I could scrace- ly mark the exact time of his death." Both Lee and Jackson mourned Winder's death and wrote eulogies into their re ports. But across the way in a Union camp another officer died without benefit of dis patches. He was the youngest lieu tenant of the 1st New Jersey Cavalry, Alanson Auslon. He was hit by an artillery shell and one leg almost severed at the thigh. Oh, chaplain, if I could only pray," the youngster told Chaplain Henry R. Pyne, as he lay on a stretcher ready for amputation. As the chaplain prayed with him, Austin's leg was re in o v e d with Confederate shells hitting the fence behind which the surgeons worked. "As his life ebbed away. Payne wrote, "his mind wandered ... he feebly waved his arm, and gave some or ders, as If still on the field. "Then, with a half-articu late cry of 'the Star Spangled Banner,' his voice was hushed in death." of the Senate, Edward V. of Missouri and Oren E. of Hawaii. The only Louisiana Long currently in Con gress is Sen, Russell B. As is widely known. Rus sell B. is the son of the late Huey P., the only Louisiana Long to serve both as gov ernor and senator. In addi tion to that, Huey P. was call ed "Kingfish." Less widely known is the fact that Russell B.'s mother also once served in the Sen ate. Although she was Huey P.'s wife, she was not called "Queenfish." Her name is Ro.e M. Rose M. never served as governor, which may have been an oversight on some one's part. The olher Louisiana Long to serve as governor was Earl K., brother of Huey P. uncle of Russell B. and brolh er-in-law of Rose M. 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He posted $2,000 bail on the Lane county charge. The recent indictment charges him with the armed robbery of a Safeway store near Eugene on Aug. 2, 1959. The store was robbed of $5,- ISO. He is scheduled to enter a plea to the recent charge Aug. 10 in Lane county. Medtord Attorney Robert Duncan, who represented Thompson in his second trial in Medford, is expected to represent him at the Friday proceedings. again include a Louisiana Long, this time Gillis W., cousin of Huey P., Russell B., and Earl K-, and cousin-in-law of Rose M. Gillis W. won the Demo cratic primary contest last week. Since there aren't many Republican Longs in Louisiana, or Republican any thing for that matter, Gillis W. appears a cinch for elec tion in November. Meanwhile, the ranks of the non-Louisiana Longs are in jeopardy. Oren E. plans to retire at the end of the year and Edward V. faces a fight for reelection. 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