Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-11

rate eeuerals, h3if particularly these oi Gener'
I5sa. any arg seustomsd te see European srmis
ia the fi4ls iaunot feii to Be struck with g
great ahsent5 Of al the pomp aod e1eunstanc
If war ia and sfoani their eneauPments. Lee
4 hezdeuaElsTs oonsi5te OF ahous seven o. eigd
/ pole tents, pitchsd si.b thair backs TO q stak
fsnes, epon & piece of groard so rocky that
was unpleasant 70 ride over it, It's only recon-
mendstion being sirsam Of good water Ehie.
flowed close b. tie gsnarafs tent. j
ff0at of fhs tents were some three four
wheeled wagons drawn up without an
reguisrity, and number 0f horse
roamed loose about the field. The servants,
| who were Of course slaves and the mouute,
1 soldiers, called seouFea, who HiHays zccom
Il pany each gsneral Of division ia the aaid were
ungg0vi5ed with tents, aud slept on or under the
wa9ons. Wagons, teatsaud soma of tho horses
were msrksd United States, showing that pa4i
I oi that huge debt 10 the North has gone 70 farm
lishing even tie Confederate generals with camp
+ equipments. No guard CT ssafriss were 20 b
/ seen in the vicinity; no crOad Of 6id-5e-
teamps loiisting abous making themselves agree-
/ ecla 60 visitors, and sHdeaTorinE 70 save
/ tasiz 71cgEls fr'-n receiving those who have no
[ particular business. A large farm house stsnd5
/ close by, which, IN any other aTmy, weald have
/ liberties are allowed 70 be taken Wit personal
property IN Lses sTrny, be is particular IN set
/ ting pOod oxsmple himself ms stat are
c-ow5ed together two or shrss il tent; none
! are allowed to carry more baggage than q small
| box each, and his own kit IS bat very little
larger. Every ons who approaches him
doos so with marked respect, although there
is mona Of thai bowing aad furnishing of
f7rage caps which occurs il the presence Of
/ EurO5san generals and, While al honor him
and plsce implicit faith in his eourags sad sbi-
isy, thnse with whom he is most intimate feel
for bin tho affection Os sons TO 2 father O.d
General Scott vas correct IN saying that when
Lea i0ined the Southern cause it was worth as
mach as the accession Of twenty thousand mea
to the rebels. Sinca than every injury that It
was possible to inlet the N0rihsTBers have
heaped upen him. His houss on Che Pamunkey
Y;vsT wss burnt TO the ground and tho slaves
carried sWay-many Of th9m BY force,
while his residences on the Arlington
highss Wal not only gntied Of It's furniture, but
even tha very relics Of George Washington
wore stolsa ifcm i ard psraded ia triumph Ia
the saloons Of Nov York and Boston. Hotwita'
Standing sll thase personal losses. however,
when speaking of the Yankees. hs neither
eVincsd any bitterness 0f feeling nor gsve ut
teTancs to a single violent expression, bat sl-
luded to many of his former friends and com
panions among them in the kindast terms. Hs
speaks Gs = msn proud Of the victories Won BY
BIS C0u4iEyf dHu euuuurHt ul HAlllltl Sue
cess under the blessings Of the Almighty,
whom hs glOn6sd for past successes and
whose aid be invoked for al fusare opera
tiOns. He regrettsd tha. his limited sppaly Of
tsats aud available accommodations would pre-.
veHt him from putting US up, but be kindly
plaeed at cur disposal horses, or a two horse
wagon, if ne preferred It, 70 drive about in.
UPon leaving hiin We drove TO Banker bill, SIX
miles nearer Msrtipshurs, where "S.oOewsiP'
Jackson. Of world-wido celebrity, had bis
headquarters With him We spent q most pleas
sat hsur, and ware agrssably surprised to tad
him very eifable having bsea led to expect
that he was silent and slHost morose. Dressed
in hissgrey uniform, he looks the hero that
he is and his thin, compressed lips AID
calm TiazSs, which meets yours undinchinglg,
give svldarcs O. shat Grmnoss and decision Of
character fsr which hs is 50 famous. he h1s a
broad, oDsa forehead fom which the hair l.
we'll brushed back G shaPtly nose, straight and
rather long thin, solorlsss chasEs, with only
very small allowance Of wbiskers clsanly-
shaver uupsr lip and cbis, aEd fine Frayish blge
ayes rather suniEen. with Overlapping brows,
which iatsasify the Eesnnsss Of his gazs, but
without imparting heresness TO It. SHch ara Che
general charactsTistcs of his face, aud have only
to add thai a smile seems always lurking about
bis mouth when be spoalSs, snd lhat, though
bis voice paytskas alightlY Of taat hlrshncss
which Ecrcpsans u0justly attributo to al Amer
icar8. taere is n ush uPnistakabl9 cordially in
his rasaner; and TO Us hs taSed most sfsc-
tions.ely Of Englasd and Of his brief bat en-
oTsble sojou-n there. The giou5 element
seems strongly Developed ia him, and, though
his conversation is perfectly free fr0m al Pu
ri.auieal cant, Is IS evident that he is per
ssn who never loses sight of the fact that
tssre is su omniDrs5ont Deity ever presid
Jog ever the naiousst occurrences of life rs well
az svsr the most important. Altogether. es one
Of his soldiers said to ma in talkiag, cha is
glaiiaus fellow - and sftsr I left him I fell
that I had at last solved the mystery of "Stons-
wall Brirade." anddiscoVe-sd why il was that
it had accomplished such almost miraculous
lsets- With aueh leader men would 90 any
where and fsco any amount Of difHenltsS, and,
for myself 1 believe thas, inspired hy the
presence Of 8uoh @ zaaa, should be perfectly
inseBsibla 70 iasigue, and r9ckcn uPOn success as
6 moral certainty While Gen. Lee is regarded
in the light Of infalEbls Jovs, a nan to be rev
eroReed, Jackson IS loved and adored with al
that childhks and tTustlUi affection which the
ancients are said to have lgvi5hed npol the par
ticulsr deity presiding ever their affairs. TIE
sesisog Of the soldiers of General Lee sre-
ssmbles that which Weili8gs0n's troops ea-
lsriaiued for hirn-nsmeiy, Q gxed and anshak
able faith IN al he did, end calm confidence
Of victory whea serving under him. Bat jack
soz, like Napoleon, is idolizsd with that intense
fervOr, which, consisting Of mingled personal
attachment and devoted loyalty, causes them to
meet death for bis sske ard bless him WAsn
dying.