The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-30
War Anecdotes,
From the Land we Love for July.


. Rev E. c. near Washington, D. c.. tells
an incident of retreat of the army of cur North
ern brethren, after one of the great disasters in
Virginia. He heard demoralized squad of blue
coats recounting their adventures and misadven-
lures, when one of them said:
'Well, boys, there are only two persons on the
earth or under the earth, | fear, and they are
Stonewall Jackson and the Devil
We would say editorially, to the speaker on
this interesting occasion it is well that children
do not always inherit the terrible qualities of
their parents; otherwise you would have to fear
Stevens, Stanton, Bing ham. and many other
legitimate Of the numerous family of the
latter individual, named above.
Mai. G.. of Staunton. Virginia, gives an anec-
dote of Stonewall Jackson
After the first battle of Fredericksburg. the
General was riding with one of his Division COM
manders past an encampment at Corbin's Neck.
The weather was horrible. and the men, without
tents and with but few blankets, were stretched
upon the ground, trying to keep warm before the
log fires The Generals companion was deeply
impressed with the suffering Of the soldiers and
said with much feeling, poor devils poor devils"
General j., instantly correcting him, said, ''call
them suffering angels
This was the opinion held of the Southern
soldiery by JACKSON the man Of prayer. Butler.
the Of spoons, aud the old negrotraders Of
the South, call them traitors.
The sister of distinguished cavalry General
sends US the following anecdotc from Vicksbu:g:
After the fall OF New Orleans my brothcr-in-
law and family found refuge in Jackson Miss,
where purchasing a cottage in the suburbs. he
made an effort to surround his family with the
comforts of home, and to be in measure self
subsistent, provided himself with cows, horses,
poultry, &c. Feeling the to be of some
duration, he also purchased supplies which he
hoped to last him for year or two. Quietly
settled there, Of course one Of the most intense
anxieties was to learn "the news" Every day
the newspapers were eagerly dcvourcd, or refu-
gees questioned by the ladies of the family; and
the outragos of the yankees, the burning and
sacking of houses, the cquipping themselves in
ladies' clothing, tearing and destroying childrens
and babies clothing. were recapitulated to my
b.othcr-in-law II being nan full # chiyalry
and tenderness towards and children,
listened, but with an evidently doubling spirit,
would sometimes laugh at our credulity.
But at last, that memorable 18th Of May,
1868, Gen. Grant made his appearance, with
his army, at jackson. Believing, as did almost
every one that it must be mistake, that the
yankees were not coming to Jackson, my brother
n-law remained until the last moment, until shell
falling almost in the yard, when being
just outside our Notifications, he had to hurry
his family into the carriage, in hard rain. aud
leaving everything, took refuge in town, where
there at least safety from shot and she'll.
Three DAYS afterwards, when the yankees had
finished their work of burning and plfering, and
set their faces towards Vicksburg my brother
in-law went out to look and see what was left
to him Not vestigc Of any thing movable re-
nained his wiic's and chldren's clothes were
gone or torn into ribbons, the house was stripped
the provisions gone, except half barrel of SUI
gar, which was polluted by them. An old negro
man, who remained faithful, reported they had
several times set fire to the house, which he ex-
tingushed; they had washed their feet over the
cisterns, letting the water run into them, and
killed every living thing except one hen, which
had escaped by hiding in the grass, and about
fifteen chickens of from week or two to IL few
days old, which were the remains Of a hundred
and fifty Of the same ages. These were all try
ing to follow the cid hen. who, under the cir
[tunlstapees, must have had yankee cross ii
her, as she pecking at them, while they
were shying around with truly orphan air.
As he looked around upon the dissolution asked
him what he thought of the yankees now? He
gave glance around and said, Il don't believe
there is man living damned caouyh Har to tel
the truth about Mem."'
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