Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-31


nate fighting once more to guard tn
TANKS OF Lee on his way to Gettysburg
the march across the Potemsc; the nd
vance to within sight of Washington
- and the invasion of Pennsylvania wit
the determined fights at Hanovertown
Carlisle and Gettysburg, where he me
y and drove before him the crack cavalr.
8 | of the Federal army; the retreat there
o after before an enraged enemy; the oh
5 stinate stand he made once more on tn
old ground around Upperville as lie
again fell back the heavy 7Defifes 0ueTre
Of Culpepper the repulse Of Custer whel
Q he attacked Charlottesville the expedl
ton TO the rear Of Gen. Meade when n
. came over to Mine Run; the Ditte
r struggle in the Wilderness when NTeil
. Grant advanced; the fighung a.
slong the Po in Sretsyiyanls tmL' m
headlong gallOp past the So9lh - Una ma.
and the bloody struggle near tie eIioN
Tavern where tn. cavalier, who had
passed through a hundred battles un-
touched, came to his end at last-thest
. are few of the pictures which rise ~
before the minds eye at these Wofusl
~ the career Of Stuart" In the brlei
space of an article like this, It Is lmpos-
sible 10 attempt any delinlation OF these
crovVnipg scenes and events. They De
long 10 history. and will sooner or later
ba nlseed up0n recOrd-fOr n thousand
octavos cannot bury them 81 long as one
forefinger and thuTab remains 20 write OF
them. All that is here designed IS a
rough cartoon Of the actual msn-not q
fancy figure, the work of a euiOgist, but
q truthful Likeness, however poorly ex-
4 ecuted.
| have thought that the reader would
Z N.ls n
! than in Stuart the Major General COM
mandinC. History viii paint the latter
my page deals with the former chiefly.
I II is in dress, habits, the tone Of the voice,
| the demeanor in private, that mems
characters are read; and | have never
seen a man who looked his character
more perfectly than Stuart. He was the
cavalier all over; and everything which
he did, OF said, was Z" in character We
know clergyman lsOmetimes) by his
mild address, black coat, white crsvat,
and tone Of moderation; a merchant by
his quick movements and 'businesslikey
manner; a senator by his gravity; and
poet BY his dreamy eye. You saw in
the same manner, at a single glance, that
Stuart was a cavalryman-in his dress,
voice, walk, manner, everything. All
about him was military, and, fine as his
costume undOub ubtedly was, it looked like
work. There was no little fondness, -
have said, for bright colOrs and holiday
display, in disappearance and he loved
the parade, the floating banner, the ring
nf The bugle. ladies eyes"-all the
glory, splendor and brilliant cOlOring Of
life but the soldier Of hard fiber and
hard work was under the gallant. Some
dsy generation will come who will be
anxious 10 know all about the famous
"Jeb. Stuart" Let me linn him a. he
appeared in the years eighteen hundred
and sixty-twO and three. His frame was
low and athletic-close knit and Of very
great strength and endurance, as you
could seeat q glance. His cJuntenance was
a striking one, and attracted attention,
theforehead, broad, lefty and indicating
imagination; the nose prominent, and
inclining 10 Roman" with large and
mOabile nOstrils; the lips covered with a
heavy brown mOustache, ,icurled upward
at the ends; the chin by huge beard of
the same color, which descended upon
the wearer's breast. Such was the rather
brigandish appearance Of Stuart-but l
have omitted TO notice the eyes. They
were clear, penetrating, and of q brill
liant blue They could be soft or fiery
would fill with laughter or dart flame.
Anything more menacing than that
flame. when Stuart was hard pressed, il
would be difficult 10 conceive; but the
prevailing expression was gay and laugh
ing. He wore brown felt hat lOOped up
with a star, and Ornamented with an
ebon feather: a double-bre9Sted Jacket al
wsys open and buttOned back, gray waist
coat and pantaloons; and boots to the
knee, decorated with smallspurs, which he
wore even in dancing. To proceed with
my catalogue OF the soldiers accOutre-
ments: on marches he threw over his
shoulders his grey cavalry cape, and on
the pOmmel of his saddle was strapped an
OilclOth overall, used as a protection IN
rain, which, Instead of annoying him,
seemed to raise his spirits. In the midst
Of rain storms, when everybody else was
riding along, grum and covering heneath
the flood pouring down, he would trot on,
head I'D. and sing gahv His arms were,
a light French ssber, balanced by pistol
in black holster; his cCveringat nights
red blanket, strapped in an oilcloth behind
the saddle. Such was the "Oater man" OF
Stuart in camp and field. Ms fondness
for bright cOlOrs, however, sometimes
made him dol additional decorations.
Among these was a beautiful yellow
sash, whose folds he would carefully
wrap around his waist, skillfully tying
the ends on the left side, 50 that the tas-
sels fell full in view. over this he would
buckle his belt; his heavy boots would
be cha:ged for a pair equally high, but
Of bright patent leather, decorated with
gold thread and then the gallant
Jeb Stuart was ready to visit somebody.
This love Of gay cOlors was SHOWN
in other ways. lie never moved
on the field without his splendid red
battle flag, and more than once tins
prominent object, Haunting in the wind,
has drawn the fire Of the enemy's ar.il-
lerv on himself and STAFF. in October
eighteen hundred and siXty-three, when
he was advancing upon Gen Meade ia
Culpepper the flag thus drew IRE where
il fiuttered beside him on hill, and the
shell that was sent TO salute il struck and
burst within 8 few feet Of him. Among
flowers he preferred the large dazzling
t,Giant OF Battle" with its blood red
disc. But he loved al blooms for their
brilliance. Lent was not his fayorlte
season Life in his eyes was best when
it was all flowers, bright eolors, and
carnival
lie was bold and expert rider, and
stopped at nothing. Frequently the
headlong speed with which he rode saved
him from death or capture as at Sharps-
burg, where he darted close along the
front Of q Federal regiment which rose
and fired on him. The speed Of his horse
was 50 great that not ball struck HIM;
At HanoyertOwn, in eighteen hundred
and sixty-three, and on hundred ocea-
sio,,s he was pursued, when almost un-
attended, ~ Federal cavalry but, clear
| ing fence ana fGyine, escaped. lie was
a q horse man. in 49, knowledge OF
| hoFses, but had no passion for them I;
| uTeferrt,d animals Of medium size, which
| wheeled. laaTsd and moved rapidly (;
and, mounted upon his " "Skylark' or
a. I.ily Of the Valley" he was the pic
/ ture Of a bold cavalier, FreF2rRd TO 90
] into a charge, or TO take gailep by
! moonlight-ready for a fight or frolic.
! II was out Of the saddle, however, that
4 Stusrt was most attractive. There he
| was ts4ss in his tent, when his work
was once owes, BE was as dasOucioiat as a
boy. Never was there human belng OF
reader laughter. He dearly lGse ~ Joke,
and would have one upon everybody.
| They were not mild either. de loved a
f.! horse Joke and a horse laugh. But the
/ ecgs cf as satire, although Keen, was
! never e,,veuomed. The uprOariOus
bumor Gf the R.su took away anything
! ike sarcasm from his VT, s.l'5 he liked
| son 10 "strike back" What afe easls-
! sgreat people" sometimes break Their
iests upon lesser persOnages, with taciJ
1 understanding that the great parsonage
shall not be iesUe4 p in return. such
Difference to his rank was Ghhorrent 10
Stuart. He jested roughly, but yo1 were
welcome 10 haadle him az roughly u re-
turn. II you could turn the laugh upon
hin, yoa were perfectly welcome so TO
do. and he never liked you the less for
il. In winter quarters his tent was a
lazae affair, with a good chimney and
| ire plaee. j the summer, on active ser,
vice. q mere bEea.ltll Of canvas stretched
owe: rails, against ttee, and open al
both ends. Or he had 10 tent and SEPT
I under n tree. The canvas "hy " only
came ito requisiticn when be rested ioi
few days sSosr the march. I'm
der t6is slight shelter, stuart wa
IA a king Of rangers. On one sidS
was his ahsir and desk, on the other
bis blankets sg1ead on the ground al
/, lie feet his two setoesz Nip anC
GTuck , whom be had brouga. OF o
CitY,,,,-y5.sor. on the saddle, a. he fell bach
before the enehsy. When tlred OF VII
ling. he would throw nih1ss,,st upon IN
blankets, play With his pets, laugi .. q.
, l,,as. provocation, and burst INTO SOM
/ gay song. Rs hsd a strong love lor ll,l hlu