Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-05-12
Pio,ure 6. of ,hs Confederate ed q &C Generals.


graphic descriptions ofthe Confederate Generals Lee
Jackson and Longstreet: sF aa. :. fit,
Gen. Leo is, | believe, between 90 and SO years
Of age, but wears his years well, anu strikes you
as,the incarnation of health and endurance, as ne
rears his erect soiderke form from hs seat oy tne
FIRE side 10. greet c0urteousy the stranger dis
mInner is calm and stately, his prcseRce Impressive
and imposing his dark brown eyes remarkably Oh
rect and honest as thsysaneet you lully ao& hrniy
and inspire plenary confidence The share anu
type of the head little resemble Garapalols' cut
the features are those of a much handSsmeF man.
On the rare occasions, when he smiles, ana On Tue
still RAJ er,pScasiops when he laughs heartily as
closiAg hne unbroken row Of white firm set teeth,
the confidence and sympathy which ne inspires are
irresistible. child thrown among knot OF stran-
gers would be inevtablySdrawn to Gen. Lee nrst IN
the company and wouldrun to claim his protection.
The voice is fine and deep, but slightly HOMOGENEOUS
in its tone. Altogether, the most winning attribute
of the General is bis unaffected child like guiieless-
ness 1t is very that man Of his age, CONVEX
SAINT with important events and thrown 70 the sur
face of mighty commissions, retains the impress of
a simple, ingenious nature to so eminent degree.
1t is impossible to converse with him Tor ten min
utes without perceiving how deeply he has medita-
ted upon all the possible eventualities of the cam
paign in Virginia, and how sound and we'll consld-
cred are the positions which he advances. 1t is OBJ
vious that the most entire and trusting confidence
is placed in Gen. Lee by his subordinate otncers,
whose respect anO Affection ne seems thoroughly W
have won. The General is still crippled IN his
hands from the effects Of fall, which he sustained
so long ago as the 30th Of August AT dawn OF
that day, he rode across the historical stream OF
Bull Run, and observing a'patch Of herbage he dis
mounted and allowed his horse to Craze recollecns
that tho animal had carried him the whole prece
ding day almost without food. The General himself
sat down u STUMP. There -~sso nnly lou cav
airy pickets Of Confederates between General Lee
and the enemy. Suddenly charge Of large body
of Yankee cavalry drove in the Confederate pickets
a1d came close up to the spot where Gen. Lee was.
The General ran forward to catch his horse, and,
grasping at the rein as his horse sided of, he fell
heavily forward entangled in his cloak, upon both
hands, and Jared the nerves Of the arms right up
to the shoulders. His horse was caught by one OF
his staff, and the Yankee cavalry, not knowing what
valuable prize was close at hand, fell back with
out approaching more nearly. The General rode
throughout the whole OF that eventful day. the Both
of August but for many days and nights he suffered
agonizing pain; and even now, on the 2lst OF No
vember, he is far from having wholly recovered the
full use of his hands, though not for one day or hour
has he permitted himself to be absent from duty.
similar abnegation Of self is visible in every
thought and act Of Gen. Lee. "If only | am per-
mitted to finish the work have on hand, would
be content to live bread and beef for the rest Of
my life. Occasionally we have only beef, occasion
ally only bread; but it we have both together and
salt is added to them, We think ourselves Sybartes
Upon this occasion, 1t was necessary to stop and
procure food for some Of the younger men, These
are some Of the characteristic utterances which
struck they came from Gen. Lees lips. In
reference to the last, it would seem though the
ordinary demands Of human appetite were in him
subordlnated and subjected presence of the impe-
rious exactions required from his brain. In all the
varied attributes which go to make up the comman-
der-in-chef Of great army, it is certain that Gen.
Lee has no superior in the C"nfederacy and it may
fairly be doubted whether he has any equal.
Gen. Lee has three sons in the aTmy-the one .
General under Gen. J..E. B. Stuart, the second q
Colonel the third "a lad of lS) who IS a private at
tached 10 one of the batteries Of Gen. Jackson's
corps. In reference to the last Gen. Lee told me a
story which seemed to me, for the first ard only
time during many conversations, to have ELECTED
from the narrator faint traces Of emotion Most Ger.
tainly it difficult to listen to the story without
ones self experiencing such emotion. 1t appears
that al the most critical moment Of the battle Of
Sharpsburg when Gen. Lee was ordering up every
man TO meet the heavy masses Of Federal artillery
pressing the centre, he observed q single gun
harnessed and ready for action the sole survivor Oh
battery which had been engaged earlier in the day.
ard had been roughly handled by the FedGrals.-
Gen. Lee Immediately ordered the gun to the front
As it passed to the 'front.' coming close to the spot
where Gen. Lee was standing he recognized in the
postiliion mounted on the leading horses his young
SON. The boy turned and smiled brightly on his
father excaIming $50 see that you are sending
in again" 1t is pleasure to add that although
slightly wounded, the boy lived to come safely out
of The terrible engagement
Alta distance of seven miles from General Lees
headquarters, the little village of Bunker HILL
the headquarters Of the hero Of heroes Of this
struggle, General Stonewall Jackson. We had been
taught to expect a moroSe, reserved distant recep-
ton we found the most genial courteous and forth
coming Of companions. A bright piercing blue eye,
a slightly aquiline nose, thin, tall, sinewy frame,
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dress and appearance-these the characteristics
of Gen. JackSons exterior There is also about him
a very direct and honest look. The disappointing
circumstance, is, that his voice. which is rapid in its
utteTance, is weak and urimpresSye. Passionatcly
attached to the Valley Of Virginia, which has for
so long been the principal scene of his achievements
idolized by the inhabitants Of Winchester and of
the Valley, General Jackson has acquired such a
fame in that entire neighborhood that it is sad to
think what would happen if the one life round which
such prestige clIngs should yield to a stray bullet
or to the chance Of disease. Sinewy and wiry as
the General seems, is impossible not to fancy that
he is wearing himself terribly by his restless sleep
less activity, by his midnight marches, and by the
asceticIsm Of his life. The respect and conscious
ness Of his presence and what that presence MEANS
exhibited by his staff, impressed me very strongly,
and seemed to exceed the respect exhibited towards
Gen. Lee He spoke few hearty words of adrni.
ration Of Gen. Lee, saying that he never should wish
to sefve under an ADLER commander. But his hear
test and most enthusiastic uLterances were in ad-
m.ration Of the Cathedral edfces of England and
notably of York Minister. lie d8elt with great an
imation upon the vibration Of the air produced by
the deep notes Of the organ in York Minister, and
which he had never heard equaled elsewhere 1t is
to find in Presbyterian such appreciation and
admiration Of Cathedral magnifcence.
It remains for me to say few words respecting
other Of the most valuable officers Of the Con-
federacy-an emiDently cumulative man-General
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countenance ford and cherry, and eminenty Eng.
lish in appearance. In every position which he has
occupied-first. as commanding brigade; secondly,
as commanding division thirdly, corps Gdrmie
he has grown in the affections of his men, and in
the confidence Of his commanding officers. AS
brave and im2erturbable under fire as in his tent,
remarkable for his prorlptitude in thinking correct
" when in the Creata,st danger his Yalua To the