Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-01-07
Gen stonewall jackson.

cepted. d.-Richnon9 Enquirer.
, Gen stonewan Jackson.
Tho name of Stonewall Jackson is famil.
lar as household words, yet thespeople ney-
er tire Of ofroadiug Of his exploits and pecn.
liarities. This iustifes the republication
of the following extract from the P. W.
A., correspondence ofthe Savannah Repub.
licdn::
1T is said the hero of the Shenandoah
made his assuranceon on the. field at Frede.
rioksburg, in bran new uniform, including
fine dark blue overcoat; and handsome
cap, with the requisite quantity Of gold
lace aboutit. His disguise was complete
-so much SO, indeed, that: he was hardly
recognizable byhis, intimate sassooiates.---
This suit was, doubtless, the gift Of some
admiring friend since his ordinary appa.
rel is very plain, and his tastes and habits
exceeding simple. 81 r. 1.s'
On horseback his appearance is anything
but prepossessing, as it is under almost any
circumstances; and one who should meet
him On the road, would be apt to take him
for aquiet farmer, with full barns at home
and creditor abroad, going to the Court
House !; or, better still, for country school
master who, though all unused to the sad
die, had undertaken to ride over to neigh.
boring patrons house on Saturday, and was
meanwhile engaged insome difficult mathe.
matieal calculation, as he logged along
But place him on the battle feld-!et the
cannon begin to thunder, the small arms to
rattle, and the sabres to fash 10 the sun
highland the quiet farmer, the awkward,
calculating spedagogue, becomes hero
calm and self possessed it is true-but full
Of fire and energy, quick as lightning and
terrible as the thundcrbolt.
Though it is the boast of GenJ ackson's
friends thst he has not spade in his whole
army, .yetgit would be doing him injustice
to suppose he is unmiudful of the adVau.
tases Of strong position, or that he neg.
lects any honorable means which may con.
tribute to his success. No officer in the or.
my is more attentive to his duties, or labors
harder and longer than he does. He is
very careful to ascertain the strength and
position of his adversary; and having done
this, he swoops upon his prey like the eagle
from his eyry. ,-' - D. -
It is said that the bold chieftaiu has but
one weakness, and that relates to his middle
name. 1t is generally supposed that his
name is Thomas Jefferson Jackson but
this is mistake. The J. does not stand
for Jefferson, nor johnson, nor Jeremiah,
nor Jeroboau, but for name more ugly
and hated than either or all of them.-
What, then, do You suppose it is reader?
Why Jonathan the namc Uncle Jona.
than) by which the United States are per.
soniGed. The General does not want it to
get out that he bears any such name, and
it is hoped, Mr.. Editor, that your readers
will say nothing about it.
The following is told of Jackson's habits
in the Hermes correspondence of the Mer-
cWry. 1t is, doubtless, an exaggeration,
but will pass as an anecdote:
The following is told Of Jackson's habits
On Sunday night friend of Old s,onewalI,
invited to share:his tent, turned in about
II, and wrapped up snugly iu,the blankets.
At o'clock Jackson entered, and just as
he was, bran new uniform, boots, spurs and
all, pitched into the pallet, was snoring in
fifteen minutes, and in fifteen more had
robbed his friend of all the blankets AT.
ter hard struggle this friend managed to
get back enough cover to keep him from
freezng-the night was very cold-and
slept, as he supposed, FIVE minutes. He
was aroused by Jackson, who spraug up,
divested himself of every particle of raj.
ment, opened the door of his tent, and went
forth ip p~ris maturaJibus. lie called for
his old negro man-the same who knows
when battle is going to come off, by the
fervor of his masters prayers-aud made
him dash over him two buckets of water,
which had been standing iu the freezing
air. This done, he returned to the tent,
rubbed himself dry with coarse towel,
donned his new uniform, and went out to
attend the disposition Of his forces, fully
expecting the attack to>begiu at daybreak.
1t was then just half past three; about sew.
en- o'clock Jackson woke up his friend, aud
told him to come to breakfast, the Yankees
were clean gone.