Blog 6

Antietam.  A complete failure for the confederates, but they are not phased.  Their morale is high and they are loving their great general Stonewall Jackson.  I liked how this chapter started, because it started with a song that one of the men wrote about Jackson, called "Stonewall Jackson's way."  This chapter is mainly about how much Jackson was loved by his men and superiors.  Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart even gave Jackson a gold braided uniform.  Now Jackson fought with his men, ate as his men did and dressed as his men did, in rags.  So this new change in uniform was a rather large sight for the confederate army.  Now it is november and the army has moved back into the valley, where they are greeted with much praise. Even Englanders came to meet the now international phenomenon.  During the winter, there was not much fighting and the army was resting and enjoying Christmas.  Jackson's wife and baby daughter came  out to visit him.  This was very special for him.  I liked this chapter a lot, because it showed how beloved Jackson had become.  The soldiers crack jokes about him and his superiors are praising him.  I think the great humble Jackson deserved this praise. This chapter made me really happy seeing Jackson so happy.