Maryland free press., 1866-10-04

~ sG.i BOYD. Publisher .,i.. 80 -
==771f7 -F=7====7 ==T=-=---=4====;-.-,-
'1VOLUMEoI. .s7,2waI lenlpi,s ,s.air,y
Gen, Jacksooqn's flyorite horse Fancy, DR. MS b
was more nmiliarly called Little SeFre and hi
, groom, black Jim, were almost jas, familiar OBJ
jects ab6ut,tbe camp as the General himself
u This, kvrse was purchased in 1861, at Harper
Ferry, and was selected by him chiefly awitk,iet
y erence to Mrs. Jacksoh's use But he learned 1,
stand fire SO quickly and proved to be a horse o
such capital paces, courage and endurance, tha
I he was appropriated to less gentle uses and be
4 came the Generals ftvorite charger Rare mus
:. be the circumstances which weuldindnce him Il
!. ride any horse in actien, Little Sorrel were no
positively bora a,i combdt. His stud was recruit
ed, by present or purc ase, with many other aht
more stately steeds; but 10 the end Of the war
! this horse held his place in his masters prefer
ence and he was on his back, wben, in ths
thckets of Chancelloryi!le, be received the fata
shots which ended his life. After the General
was lifted almost Einting, froih his back, lht
stood quietly beside the groap which surrounded
him end avoring to bind up his wound. When
he was placed upon the litter to be borne from
1 the field, Capt. James Power Smith,. the Gen.
ersl $. aid, having lifted one corner of the pre-.
Ncous burden upon his'shoulder, drew his other
arm through the, bride, snd led the horse b2.lind
u,
| by which q part of the ftter-bearers themselves
Pwere struck down, the animal seemed to be sell
] ,z.d with Uncomfortable terror, broke away and
and rushed through the, woods no one knew
dwhither. Some days after he came into the en-
campment Of Gen. o. E. B. Stnart, minus his
saddle and birdie, and gaunt with famineJl--
There he was recognized cared for. and. sent !to
-Goys Letcher, by whom he was forwarded to the
home of Mrs. I. in North Carolipa. IN 'fhis gut
bet retreat he still lives chershedfo The memory
| of the immortal deeds in which he bore his hum-
BILE, but faithful part, paInp with the green
est pastures, and the biggest ears of Indian corn.
May Little Sorrel live to green old agel May
It be his to face no more hpvtling shells, and to
feel no more the armed heel, urging him with
quvering oarssand fiery dated nostril into the
sulphurous War cloud. But may il be his task
to bear, witk patriarchal pride and heed, the
1.-the form of tbss hefess Of his glorifed master,
along the Shaded green lanes which the Southern
girl Is wont to thEePa, on her. way to the coun-
try school, or the cot of the suffering poor, or
| the rustic sanctuary, .,,.. 4. ,.... =.
! On the night which succeeded the battle Of
fredericksburg little incident occurred which
confirms at once the statements: made above,
and illustrates the kindly relations existing be-
tween Southern master and servants, and the
way in. which the latter often govern the former.
h Long before daylight the friend with whom Jitk-
SON was sharing his cot was aroused by hisari-
ifUtn MS 10 Auo
writing. Of dispatches After q little he called,
| ''JimW (Sir,) "Safdle Little Sorrel for me,
| must ride" Yes, sit.) Very soon he donned
his overcoat and left his tent, when the following
colloquv was heard from without: 'SWhy, Jim,
this isn't Little Sorrel; told you to saddle him "
! eyes, SIR" said jim, ,.but thought you rode
him 50 hard yesterday it was out Of the question
\ for you to ride him again 'to-day.'h" 'tNoP said
\ the General, 81 must have Little Sorrel; you
know neyer ride any other in action" Here
upon the friehd within the tent exclaimed to him
self "Aha So there il going to be another bat.
tie! There is secrecy off his guard for once, at
least.' But Jim replied, 81 declare, General,
Little S9rrel amt ftten for you to ride to-day.
lis is dong knocked up, sir, completely, this
time, c,r rtain.. You 'bleeged to ride sune other
horse to-lay, anyhow, until rub him, and gel
him str r:ighteuel up again Upon this, tue
General raid. in deprscAtory tone, We'll,
well, you inust have your way about it y and
| mounting, rode away. -''4 '''. wv -''''
- General Jackson WAS exceedingly unobstrd.ive
hi .his mansers, and unwilling ts give trouble.
| lie shrunk from receiving attentions which were
paid to his rank, and especially when he suppo-
sd that they were paid at the, cost, of i1Sonveni-
encs 10 Others. An instance Of this feeling was
related, while his corps was upon its march to
<ards Port Royal after the battle of Frcdericks-
| burg Winter had now set in, and the weather
WAS incemsnt. Night overlook him AID his
4,
far from their baggage, and some OF the Younger
members. who had enjoyed the osRimlities Of
layicldS, the scat of Mr.. Taylor, and Moss Neck,
the residence ofMr, Corbin, during their frequent
| errands On army business, suggested to Che Geh-
eral that he WAS not far from these houses, and
wohld be received with honor ut either of Them
But he dnmurred Mt imposing himself With so
large-a suicf on Strangers, and insisted Oh biv-
ouacking for the night. "Why," he asked,
'shonld they think TIA hardship 10 do so, when
so many thousands of brave comrades were do
ing it nightly? Besides it was snldiefiy and
picturesque way of resting and no siecp was
more healthy or refre hing than that Sun Do,
beside a glowing camp fire." q, The staff &C nies
/ ced an | in a manner savoring vgrg little of en-
ttnsiasm, selected place iu the forest, where
they tethered their horses, and kindled n fse-
They then prepared such accsmmodatr ois for
sleeping as, their saddles furnished, arc went
,suppcr!css to bel-but not to sleep. The night
became increasingly stormy, and'a chifiia nor
wesicr rose to perfect gale. lf.they yehtured
near the fire the smoke, ashes and embers were
blown into their eyes !, if they kept at distance
they were nearly frozen. AT. length between
eleven and IL o'clock, at blast of unusual So
veritv, an enormous dead pine cam. Numbering
down across the fire, scattering the brands afar,
and falling very near whcreairr General was ly-
ing ifaxsasy slumber. Tho advent Of this new
enenS seemed TO revoutionize at once his admi-
! railoH toT tHc DlfouCk anu WHcl " heW SuSSVs-
ton wds thtdc to adjourn, 'at that Unreasonable
hour, to Moss Neck, and ask shelter, hh.rcceived
it posf.approvingty.> About midaight the par
ty arrived there, thoroughly CHILLED and dispri-
/ ted. The house was occupied then only by its
mistress and some female friends, refugees from
Fredericksburg; and a Summons at such an hour,
| ffoma group of armed men, .was received, as may
be supposed :, with no, little trepidation. But
when They learned who their visitor was, their
alarm was changed into delight. This visit re-
suited in the selection Of Moss Neck as Head
CHARTERS for the remainder of the winter. Blu
General jackson, when he removed thither, wa:
too considerate to accept of quarters in the noble
mansion, and insisted on combining himself to
hunting lodge Mt the edge OF the lawD!- - h"'
,stAstSt 70 -:l=AZ 2a....-Ll----z-. 10 a,ts5
-nIIello, there, capting," said Green Noun
tain Yankee to the captain Of packet on th'
Eric canal, show much do you chsrgeofor pas
!. , "Three cents mile and boarded, F" said TIN
/ captain.
'wall, guess 1'll fake passage, scapsing, see
issers L s,der ,,yal,i far