Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-10

Prom BeCkWcoeE MaEazina, for Jaauafy.l
In visiting the kosdgusrters Of the Confeder
ate Generals. but particularly those Of GeEeTa
Lee, anyone accustomed to see European srmie
in the field, Cannot fail to be struck with tb
great absence Of al the pemp aRd circumstance
ef war in sad arouni their aneaRpnents. Leet
headquarters consisted Of shout seven or eiPh
nsle tents pitched with thsir sacks to q stsk'
feac0, upsu piece Of ground so rocky that !
/ was unpleasant to ride over it, its eniy commen
aetisn being little stream Of gooi wster Whici
hswed close BY the Generars tent In front o
the tssts were same three fsur-Wheeisd wagons
drawn up without any regularity, and q number
Of h0rses roamed loose about The Geld. The ser
wants who were Of course slaves and the mounse
/ soldiers, called "courisrs," who always occom
I Psny each General Of Division in the fed, werc
unPfsvide3 with t0nts, aud slept in OF under tha
i wsgoBs. Wagons, tents, aud some Of the
horses were marked u s showing that part OF
that huge debt in the n orth has done 70 furnish
even ihs Confederate generals with camp
! equipments. No guard or sentries wars to be
seen ia the vicinity no crowds of aids-de-esmp
lettering about mixing themselves agreeable to
visiteTs, and endeavoriBg to save their generals
from receiving those who have no saaeial busi
ness A large farm bonse stands near. which. in
any other srmy, would be the generals residence
pro TEN, but as no liberties are allowed to be
taken with personal property In Lees srmy, be
IS particular in setting good example himselE
Il IS staff are crowded together two or three in a
tent; none are allowed 70 carry more than q
email hex each, and bis own kit is very little
larger. Every one who approaches him does so
with marked respect, although ihere is none Of
that bowing and q urithlng Of forage caps
which occurs in the presence Of Earopaan gen
eFals; and, while all honor him and place i'm.
plicit faith in his courage and ability, those
With whom he Is NEST intimate feel for him the
affection of sens to father O'd Gen. Scott
was correct 10 saying that when Lac dnsd the
Southern cause it was as much as the aceession
Of twenty thousand msR TO the rebels Since
then every injury that it possible to ipict the
E0riherneTs have hesped upon him. Hi house
oB the Pamunkey river WAS burnt 10 the ground
and the slsves were carried sway-mauy ofthem
hY force while his residence on the Arlington
Hights was not only gutted Of its furniture but
even the very relies of George Washington
were stolen from it and psraded in triumph in
ihe saloons OF New York and Boston. Not
withiaHding all lhese personal losses, however,
when speaking of the Yankees, he neither
evinced any bitterness of feeling, nor gave ut.
terauce to 3 sisgle violent expression. but allu-
de5 to many Of his former fienis and compan-
ions among them in the kindest terms He
spoke as man prond Of The victories
won by his country, aud conf 8ent Of ulti-
mate success, under The blessings of the
Almighty, whom he glorifsd for past successes.
and whose aid he invoked for all future opera
tons. Hs regretted his limited supply OF tents
aud accommodations w0nli prevent him
from putting us up, bat he kindly placed at our
disposal horses, or & twO-horsed wagon If we
preferred it, 70 drive about in Upon leaving
hin we drove to Bunker hill, six miles nearer
at which place Stone vail " |
JscEsOn. now Of worldwide celebrity had his
Aura WITH -t.,1e.
ant hour, end were sgrsssbly surprised TO fad |
him velY tfflbla, having been led 70 expect the. /
ho was silent a1d almost m0Tose Dressed in 4
his grey uniform, he looks the hero that he is
AID his thin, eompressed lips and calm glance, 1
which msats yours nnf nehiEgly, give evidence /
Of that hrlEess and decision Of character tor 4
ghies Be is so famous. He had a broad, open 1
ieIehssd, from which ths hair is well brushed 4
back shspsly nose straight and rather long !
thin, eolorless chetks, with a small allowance of
whiskeT; eleanly shaveven upper lip and chiH; 1
and pSlr Of fac greyiSh-blue eyes rather 4
sunkeR, with Overhanging brows, which in
tsnsify the Beenness Of bis gszs, but without /
mpaTting any Bercensss TO il. Such sre The
general ebaTaetsTistics Of bis face, and have
lnly to add that a smile seems always lurking
about his mouth when he speaks, and that,
though his voice psTtakes slightly Of that harsh
ness which Europeans mi justly attribute 10 all
Amcriosus, there is much unmistRkabla ceriiul-
ty in his manner and to us be talked most
Of England and Of his brief bus
srj0ysbls 81 'urn thsTe. The religious element
seems strongly developed in him. and though J
his eonVerssti ais perfectly free from PuritBui.
,sl cant, tits evident that he is a person who
aevor loses sight OF the fact that theTeis an om-
liprssent Dsity ever presiding over the minutost
Of life as well as over the most i'm
D0TtsRf. Altogether rs one Of his soldiers said
10 me in talking Of him. " he Is a glorious fol-
Ow and after / left him. / felt that 7 had 81
asst solved the mistery Of "sionewall Bdgado,"
md discovered why it YVES that il had accom-
Diished such almost miraculous lests With
ueh q lesdSr men would 90 anywhere and face
my amount Of difficulties aud, fer myself I
believe that inspired BY TIE presence Of such
J man, l sheOld be perfectly insensible 10
atigue, aa3 reckon upon success as mo'al
certainty. While General Lee Is regarded
d Ihs light Of nia1ibls JOvo, man
9 be TeveTsnced. Jackson is loved aud adored
vita all that shildl ks and trustful sf .ction
which the aneieBts are said to hsye lavished
Ipon the particular deity presiding over their
fairs. The feeling Of the soldiers for General
80 resembles that which Welipgtsn's troops
Entertained for him-namey, fixed and uu-
hRksble faith in all be did, sn3 a csIm co Fl
enee Of victory when serving under him Bat
Jackson, like Napoleon, is idoliz3d with that
intense ferveT, which, consisting of mingled
sTsonal attachment aud devoted LOYALTY
auses them TO meet death for his sake and
less him when dy ing.