Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-08

the hrlaidi ~ Y aI|lIE + around n
. curis, sent Rt t orfikhsed Wi
rnadens q II ora advancel aee. howeve
- tie someap say Generl was less
his ease. S.sfl4, near the same hea
a. quarters, fltii is9out The same time Il
9 hOspitabiN Niai i,fis' were one day visit,
2 Dy Gems. f4etl jackson and Stuart, vht
y little daiS.se of fourteen connded
her friend t9eu. Lee her strong desire
= kiss Gen. Jackson. Gen. Lee, alwal
fond Of a ~ ssalntTy, at once informe
b Jackson "a l1'a young lady's desire, an
. the snlafss-s tace was covered Wit
~ bushes ard confusion. An amusing p'
: ture, to, Is Jrawn of the General Whe
he fell mVS ne hands of the ladies
Marthlsisuic and they cut oil almo-
q every llufis3w his coat as sDHreHt3H
lf The beles; rl-rei hero would have pre-
/, feTred stOlSping line of intrenchmenu'
Jack=on' Had little humor lie was NO
,r sour or glnciuy, nor did he iook gflnll.
upon IF : ~ a. something Wnlch goo
e presbvte. s s;sould avoid. He wa
perfectly 'cul, liberal ana rational p
e this as I'M e., wing, but he had no ca
= for humSr, :, ME persons have non
for music. A Sic was MYSTERIOUS sffai
= 10 him. Onfy Fhen 50 very broad an.
staring. that h6 who ran might read il
, did humOr IS 6Dy sort strike Jackson
. Even his tliok iating Of matter Of fac
was occasionally pierced, however. 4
Port Ranulil4 soldier said % his com
Dsniop. al Wisd these Yankees were il
hell,n whersdpUI the other replied:
! donii, for II they were old Jack wOul,
/ be " thin half a nile Of them, with thi
St0nswall Brigade in 'front.'" When thi
, was Old 10 Jackson, he IS said To have
E burst out into a hearty gufaw-mos
! unus1al Of sounGs upon the lips Of th'
Z sssioils soldier Eat such enjoyment O
, fun was rare with him. 1 was nevel
more struck wi.n this than one day al
I Frederjcksburg, at Gen. SJuart's head
J quarters. There was an Indifferent bro
; chure published il those days STYLED
"A Dram, a poem, in the comic preiact
TO which jackson was presented ln
..aa5t ludicroas light seated on stumI
! st Oxhiu and glia's-iiIg away at q roasting
ear. while a whole North Carolina bri-
gade behind him IN line Of battle was
doing likewise. Gen. Stuart read 10 with
bursts Of laugh ier TO his friend, and
Jackson also lsa2hed with perfect good
hunlor, but no sooner had the book been
closed than he seemed 20 forget its eN-
istence, and ssid with an lrrezlsulbiy
matter Of fact expression, which made
this writer retire 10 indulge his own
laughter:
EBy the 6y 10 going 10 C,s,pepper
/ Jrlere did gON cross the RapidUi.' His
nnuner was unmisJakable. IL said :
.aIy dear Stuart all thai Is, no doubt,
very amusing 10 You, and l laugh be-
cause you do, but il 5on't interest me
/ On one occasion only, 70 the knowledge
! OF the present writer, did Jackson betray
something like dry humoE II was at
! Harper's Ferry, in September, eighteen
I hundred and siXry-two, Just after the sur
I render Of that place and when Gen.
I Lee was falling back upon SharpsJurg.
/ Jackson was standing on the bridge over
I the Potomac when courier, out Of
breath and seriously 80 demOralZed, ''
I gallOped up &c him, and announced that
1 Mcclellan was within an h0ur's march Of
the pisee with an enormous army. Jack
sol. was c0nversing with a Federal officer
at The moment, and did not seem to hear
the courier, who repeated his message
with every mark Of agitation. There
upon jackson turned around and said:
% Has he auy cattle with him @' The
replv was that there were thousands.
Vel" said Jackson, with his dry
smile, You can 60. Ny men can whip
any army that comes well prOyisiOned.' ''
OF wit, properly speaking, ne had little.
But, at times, his brief, wise, matter-of-
fact sentences became eepigrdmmatic. Dr.
Hunter Mcclure, his medical director
once gave him some whisky when De was
wet and fatigued Jackson made a wry
face in swallowing it, and DR.. Mcguire
asked if /, was not good whisky. Oh,
YES, replied Jackson, 81 Ike liquor, the
taste and the effect-th0t's Wty don't
drink e." A cool sermon on intem per
anee.
As a writer, he was commonplaee-
not dun or involved. bat not compact.
Upon this point, however the world viii
be better able TO form an opinion when
his letters are published.
/ have eudeavored to draw an outline
of Jackson on hOrseback-thes stiff, gauut
figure, dingy costume, piercing eyes, the
large firm, iron mouth, and the strong,
fighting law. A few more words upon
these personal pecularities. The soldiers
face was one of decided character, but
not eminently striking. One circum-
stance always puzzled NICHOLSON
lofty forehead seemed 20 indicate uumls-
tskeably a strong predOmiu8nCe or the
Imagination and fancy, and very -llght
tendency or aptitude for UJOtheUQtirs. It
was the forehead Of q poet the state
ment IS almost q Jest. jackson, the stern,
intensely matter Of fact mathematician,
q man Of fancy Never did forehead
40 contradict phrenology before. a man
more guiltless Of poetry IN Thought or
deed, l suppose never lived HIS poetry
wes the cannon fash, the rattle Of mus
kerry, and the livid cloud of battle. Then
Il is true, his language, ordinarily so curt
and cold, grew eloc1ent- almost tragic
and heroic at times, from the deep feel
ing of the man. At Malvern Hill, Gen
- received an order from Jackson TO
advance and attack the Federal forces IN
their fortified position, for which pur-
pose lac must move across an open nelc
swept 5y their artillery. Gen --- was
ALWAYS 4" impraCliCabie,h though thor
onghly brave, and gallOping UP 10 Jack
son said aln2Ost rgdely: Did You send
me an order 10 advance over that held.
4" I did sir, " was the cold reply Of Jack
son, IN whose eyes began TO glow the
light Of a coming storm. Impossible,
So - exclaimed Gen. - IN q tone a.
most Of insubordination, my men will
be annihilated !-annihilated I tell you
sir - jackson raised his finger, and in
his cold voice there was an accent Of
menace which cooled his opponent like
hand Of ice.
q General -.n he said, always
endeavOr 10 take care of my wounded
and to bury my dead. Obey that order,
Siri"
The officer who was present 81 this
scene and related il to me, declares that
he never saw q deeper suppression OF con-
centrated anger than that which shone
In JacksOn's eve, or heard human voice
more menaclng.
There were other times when Jackson,
stunp and aroused, was driven from his
propriety, or, at least, out Of his coOlness.
The winter Of eighteen hundred and
sixfy-one and siXty-twO was such an oc-
casion. He had made his expedition 10
Morgan eOGnty, and, in spite OF great
su1feringS among the troops, had forced
I thr Federal garrisOns at Bath and ROM
ney 70 retire, and accomplished all his
ends. Gen. L0rinE was then LETT at
I Romnev and jackson returned % VIM
/ chester. All this is vel known. What
i follows Is notwell known 10 many. O'en.
{ I,orfng conceived an intense cuHntN Tor
Jackson. and made such representations
Z at Richmond, that an order was sent 10
/ LsrinQ direct, not through JACKSON b.
: ,mnlanding IN the Valley, reeallIng
nfu. Jackson at once sent IN bus reslg-
/ nation. The scene which took place be-
Z tween him and his friend, Col. -,
I thaTeupDn. was q stormy one. lhe
I Colonel III vain tried 10 persuade nhl
that he ought 10 recall his resignation.
7 8 No. Sir exclaimed Jackson, siriolng
4 fercelv up and down viii not hold a
command upon terius Of ibat SORT.
4 VII not have those people &c ltiohihgila
interfering ia my plans, and sending
orders ID an officer under me. No sol
dier can endure it. l care not for my sell.
I III j knos myself J DO not act from anger
but # / Yield BOW tnfy Vill tfeal Detter
men IN the same way! 1 ana nobody
bat the protest must be made here oi
/ lee and johnston will be neddled with
a. am II was only after the resi- igila-
tioD had been Withdrawn by the OoF-
erHor Of Virginia without his authority,
and exTlanations apologies Pfotesta-
tons came from the head u the wax
Office. that the design was given up
such IS a little aqOrceag Of private ms
tory. shosiaQ hCW Jackson eanle lieal
not commanding iu tbevalley Ia eignteeA
hundred and siXty-tWo.
With the exception Of these rarepcca-
sioas when his great passions wer'
aroused, jackson was a commonplace
aart OF person, and his bearing neither
striking, graceful or impressive. He rode
tmgracehiily, walked with an awkward
. stride snd wanted ease Of manner. he
never Lost a certain shyness in company
I and 7 remember bis ali Of bOyisii con-
straint, one day, when In leaving an
apartment fall Of friends. he hesitated