The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-05-29
An English Estimate Of the Great Confederate
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i The following is taken from recent. article
in the Edinburgh ReuieaO, and is descriptive OF
! an interview between General Lee and Stone
! wall jackson during the battle of Chickahom-
| ipy: "a few minutes more and the gallant
soldier himself appeared on the scene, and rode
iup to greet Zee, cheered by Lopgstreets men,
4 already vetefan5 enough in war to understand
what bis. coming meant. Nothing, it has been
said of this first meeting Of these great soldiers
!, on the battlefield, could be In more striking
! contrast than the appearances and manner OF
theitwo. 9 Handsome in2 face and figure, hneiy
monnted;!a q graceful rider, calm-yisaged, ,oand
carefully dressed, Lee presented the beau ideal
of the commander whose outward bearing cap
tfYates the soldiers eye. His famous lieutenant
1 rode, apparently sby choice, an ilLgroomed,
raw.botied horse; and SET so, short t-stifniped as
!. to give his figure the most awkward appearances.
An old cadets cap, evidently Q relic Of the col
1aege professorsiiip he had not long since ieft,
was drawn down over his eyes. His coat was
j NOT only thread bare, but illabrushed; and. his
] words were ,jerked out in short, abrupt sem
/ tences, between which he sucked the lemon,
which was as usual, his sole refreshmsnt dn-
ring his day's@orkd 10 Yet each already under.
| stood the other, and valued him at his otrue
worth. That is "a heavy fire, down yonder,;
| said Lee, as the Federal guns opened ia reply
1 to Jackson's. Can your men stand it p They
can stand almost anything. They can stand
that was theemphatic reply : and after q few
words of order; and explanation, he left bus
chief to lead on the attack. This was decisive,
aided as it was by a fresh advance OF the troops
before engaged; The Federals were turned
| over matched, and driven from their position,
and before dark the shattered remains OF Por-
! ter's force were crossing the Chic In
r Erok1 1offy int fact urn al
striking success, end as we'll earned, as any Of
the more famous victories in after days, which
| hare been so widely studied and SO, often ex-
tolied,rNo word henceforward from his Gov
ernment of any want of confidence ia his pow
ers, or fear Of his oyer.caution. From that
hour he became the most trusted, as we'll as the
| most noted General of the Confederacy. Asto
his soldierY his hardy bearing, free self-expo-
sure, and constantapreseuce near their ranks
completed the influence gained by that power
of combining their force to advantage, which
they instinctive1y felt without fully Under;
standing: Ffonffm man to man aew the story of
the hour.m The subtle influence of sympathy,
which wins, many hearts for one. was never
more rapidly exercised. Like Napoleon, his
troops soon learned to believe him equal to ev.
cry emergency that war icould' bring. Like
Hannibal, he could speak lightly and calmly at
the grayest moments, being then. himself
least grave. Like, Raglan, he preserved o
sweetness of temper that no person or cifcuni:
stance co,ild'ralis. Like Cesar, he mixed with
tbs crowd af fysoldierlye freel graad never feared
that his position would, be- forgotten, Like
Rlntcher, his one recognized fault was that
WHICH the soldier readily fotgives-a readiness
tS eSu6sehis life beyond the proper limits per.
.mitsedi bR modern war to the commander.ias
chief. What wonder, then, if he thencefor-
ward commanded an army in which each man
| would have died for him; an army from which
his parting. wrung tears more bitter than any
the fan Of 4heir 4canse eoulf e2tort 2 nm ARMY
which followed him, afteftthree years of glori-
ousyieissitudes; into private life without one
thought Of further resis,snce against the fate to
Thish their aao5ea chief yielded Yl1hou. Il f 4
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