The Hillsborough recorder., 1863-07-22
From the Richmond Wing.
GEN. EwELL.

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Early in the war, when a company of
Yankee cavalry. headed bs renegade vir-
ginian, dashed al aight iate Fairfax Court
House, a singular scene occurred. The
gallant Mari was killed. and his men be-
gan 10 give back tpfsre the cavalry. Al
that momeat gentleman rushed out OF a
house, called on Mars men 10 stand firm,
and, with the aid Of ex.Go,ernor, now
Gen. Smith. rallied them. This gentleman
was scantiIy attired. having, indeed. but
one garment On his person, and he was un.
armed. Thus deienceless, he stood in the
middle Of the street. while the balls were
falling thick and fast around him. defed
the Yankees, and rained down upon them
4 torrent II imprecatious such as were
never heard befme. HIS fury and his in
urpiditY struck more terror inia their cra-
ven souls than.al the bullets II our inian-
,ry. They fed, and the much-enraged
gentleman went qulsily TO bed. His name
Va. E~ell.
When next heard from. this gentleman
4as commanding brigade of BrauregsrJ's
army At Manassas. lie vas posted at Un-
ion Mills. on the extreme right. and owing
10 some misrake 10 the transmission of or.
ders, touk noactive part in the fght. Had
lie done, -. We NAV infer. from what we
INV know uf hun. tha, the victory would
have been fac more fruitful. Had Bonhau,
al The eluse Of the day. pressed forward
upon Csnires,lle. and brought Ewrll fair
f, intuaciioa, there can be little dnubt thai
We would have captured 5000 prisoners.
After The brittle Of Manassas. we heara
ul Ewrlrs modssty and unsel6shness.
When tie commission Of Major General
VA rendered him he hesiiated many DAYS
loaccrpi It. saying,Iiat Jubal Early was .
tier man than himself to receive H. Fire,
inireplIuy. mulrstt we're has Characters.
tlss; hi capacity was VET 10 be tested.
Ihs was fully ieseioped ~ Jaekson's greai
e.mpaign N she Valley. where Ne was a..
.Isnrd 10 the aosi ardGeus and importan,
dgucs. all II ~sichhr discharged with en-.
rrgy and ,lating .orthy oi the ndomi,ablC
s:onewall himself. The glatious victor,
II t'ross kess va, won by Esell' alone
Jackson, il We mistake not. taking no part
HI iii
In the battles around Richmond he tool
appointment parl. Az Cedar Run. Bristo.
S.aiiun aud Manass,s No. he fought Iik,
lion. Al Manassas he wa, No sryerel,
wounded that his leg had to be amput4,e,
An operation always dangerous, but par.
fi,ularly 80 IN yne case VI man li@c Ewrll
whose health was not robust. But his ad
amantine will IiumpheI over the,dangeri
lne,deai ioa feeble constitution, and broug Il
MIN once mufs 10 the field. naimed, IN
Iced. bu, willing :. ever 10 peril his lilc II
behalf ai the cause. lleaIways eypresse,
III determination 10 rejoin the army Al III,
earliest moment, mt because be loved war
iare for lts own sake. but betause he iel
II ID be Wis duty. This. We have been a.
.ared, was his own language.
Ewell had reported lor duty before Jack
.nn feH at chaneellorssillc. The luss .
Lat great Chicftain. hi. expressed Pre-
isfenec lnr Eaell a. his successor. aud III
general d,afe III tie soldiers II haze hin
1ltk again. lett fhc War Department ii
eRoirs bni 10 promote bim lle "a. mad
Lieut.. General. Lee showed his cun'i
l.nce in him by placing him IN ,hc van Q
IL great forward nnsrnrni nov beng *
tEuisd, aud he IN turn showed his unsha
tfh appreciation n EarIy ~ as,igning I
am the task of sinrming Nn.hrstci
How well reposed the confidence u bot
-. The triegr.phic dcspaichrs IT til
d laorn,Rg attest. Evell. Early and John
'i"n--three vlrginians. all Of whom ha,,
been severely Woanded--baye taken u
he valley campaign where the hero tina
'ieepsai Lexington leItit. Their achieve
ments At Winchester give promise tha
'Asy Will carry u on in Stoaswall Jack
son's way. hut let not be forgotten tha
iaese slrginians eve their newly won lau
reis TO ihs "valor" is Gen. Lee
swn wsrd-of troops from other States be