Of Lee’s lieutenants in battle, Jackson was considered his right arm. The qualities of each man complimented the other, Jackson trusting in his commander to the point of merely nodding his head in agreement with Lee’s plans before carrying them out. He was a master of surprise tactics and rapid movements, his own plans kept so secret that even his officers did not know of them until he was ready to make a strike. Despite that, and despite his many eccentricities, his own men completely trusted him and fought effectively under his command. | Of Lee’s lieutenants in battle, Jackson was considered his right arm. The qualities of each man complimented the other, Jackson trusting in his commander to the point of merely nodding his head in agreement with Lee’s plans before carrying them out. He was a master of surprise tactics and rapid movements, his own plans kept so secret that even his officers did not know of them until he was ready to make a strike. Despite that, and despite his many eccentricities, his own men completely trusted him and fought effectively under his command. |