Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-09-02
MIS- cEI5LANIEous.
GEN. EARLY ON RHE Fades.

GEN. EARLY ON RHE Fades.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enqui-
rer, writing from the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs, Va, under date of August
18th, says: sa- 81
have informed you by telegraph of tho
proceedings thus far of the Southern Risto-
rlcal Association and Convention of Con,
federates. Atthe close of Admiral Semmes'
remarks yesterday, General Early, as tele-
graghed, made one of his speeches, in the
course Of which he said, (it being retneia bered
there were present about seventy ladies): He
not only desired to see the officers and sol.
diers in the army Join the Association, but
every one, erccpt rccreants to The cause DUR
ing and since the war. GVoico-And the
ladies too.1 The ladies' assistance was also
wanted and he proposed to enroll the ladies'
as the representatives of lost fathers, brothers,
cousins, friends and sweethearts-thus keep
ing alive tho name and rank of every private
and officer who served in our army. He had
been called woman hater it arose from the
fact of his being opposed to ladies following
the camp. They were to an army what Caesar
called im,pediaaenta-th was the mildest way
to put it.
He thought The true place of woman was
at home, praying and working for the soldiers,
aud not running around the camps. He called
to see General Lee on one occasion, and rush.
ing into his tent without warning, found there
two ladies. He fell back in not very ORDERLY
manner, and General Lee told that he said to
another ofiesr, My God, is the commanding
general demorlizcd !'' General Lee sent for
him and introduced him to his fair companions
a.d said: "These are two of my daughters;
| have great many daughters, and feeling a
faith e. IL ~
to be running about camp unprotected I
therefore appoint you and General Edward
johnson to escort them !" It must be con-
tessed, said General Early, sI skulked 7"
lie thought married. woman ought to be
an antocrat in her own house, and they were
not good wives unless they managed their
husbands. When married woman should
take charge of the bridle>reins, but not hold
them too tight, or they might break, OF iris
tate, but only enough to keep proper check.
Whenever he went TO house where woman
had to ask her husband everything, he was
sure no, to he comfortable. 4 woman should
always be the master at home He admired
high temper in women; true steel was always
highly tGMpered-bm not sn0pyish.
In 1865, while in command, number of
ladies wanted passports. He cited one case.
widow with WHOM he had happened to 90
to school he would not tell how long ago that
was came for pass. She was told she would
have no chance, but she said she'd try, and
she did, and came rushing into headquarters,
and said: "Jubal, don't you remember little
Julia Z" q pledge you my word she weighed
200 pcunds.) Turnipg to his assistant, he
said. ssGive ner a pass" Would you believe
it, she was worse mad with me for cutting of
her story, than if / had refused her the pass?
Shortly afterward three ladies came in for
passes. He asked the firstfwhy she wanted to
go through the lines, She wished to go to
her home in Winchester. OF course gave
it-that was the proper place for her. The
other two ladies' wanted to 60 home with her.
For what ooh, to stay little while."-
And get little fnery bonnets and fxingsv'
After awhile they confessed they wanted to
get few things. He knew their father, an
es,irhabe gentleman, who lived in Charlottes.
vile. He refused the pass, told them to go
home, that if they went to Winchester and
bought their bonDets aud fxiags. all the other
girls in the country would be jealous of them
The girl to whom he gave the pass got up With
bale of dry goods on, aud putting her foot
down, said: ttCome on girls, it's no use; he
amt going to give it to you" Turning to his
officers, he said ."That's girl I'll bet opr'
The next year in battle at Winchester
the one in which General Lilly lost his arm
= tucT UdtCte-uetQ' DelnR IN charge
of neither army-a number of ladies from the
town came out to administer to the wants Of
the wounded aud dying. Among these was
Randolph Ridgley, severely wounded, aud
these young ladies had NO means of carving
away from the field the wounded, and while
the others went back to town to ge. some
vehicle, this same young lady staid there out
in the dark night, administering to the
wounded Confederates. Ridgley afterwards
got we'll. l--,.-
In 1868, when going into Pennsylvan1ia
and near Winchester, it became necessary to
dislodge the enemy from the town, and they
were marching around the town SO as TO ee.
possession of the hills commanding it, when
turning a curve in the road they came upon
little girl Is years of age on horseback with
large bundle of miscellaneous goods tied up
before her and her little brother behind her.
When she saw them she was at first frightened.
but on discovering the gray color, she pulled
| off her bonnet and hurrahed She had been
sent from her home by her parents becsuse the
enemy were throwing shells into their house,
| and not knowing of the appoach of the Cons
tederates, the shells were thrown ont of ma
liciousiess. ''You," said the General, shave
no idea of the effect that little girl bad on the
soldiers, but her influence was felt that even
ing when we captured between 5000 and
1000 prisoners 200 or 800 wagons and over
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