The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-07-31
THE REBEL YELL.


Tho Music Stonewan Jackson
Loved-About Hrs Dyspepsia.
l have referred To Maj. Jackson's III
health. Ii took the form of dyspepsia
AMI once during the war he had
suffered with IT for twenty years. and
he knew of no misery which attacked
a man rs it did, physically mentally
and morally, and was rs likely To
drive one to suicide. 1t produced in
him that simplicity of diet which wa
Us his simplicity in manners. lie new
er was hearty eater. bu, often ate of
one or two things on the table plenti
fully, eating some things he did not
like and liking many things he did
not eat. In the army he rarely ac-
ceptcd an invitation to dinner, and
when he did. it was generally to oblige
his stat. lie once said To me that he
believed he WAS fondrr Of whisky and
brandy than any man in his army :;
and vet he never tasted it. His dis
ciplinc commenced with himself, ami
controlled his appetite IL firmly Is h.
did his troops.
la face AMI figure Stoncwall Jack
son was not striking. About the
average height. with frame angular.
muscular and he-hless, he was in all
his movements, from riding horse
to handlin. Il pen, the most ungracc-
inl man in the army. His expression
was thoughtful, AMI generally cloudc,l
with mn mir Of fatigue. His eve was
small. blue. and in repose as gentle a.
girls. With high, broad forehead,
small. sharp nose. thin, pallil lips,
deep set eyes, and dark, rusty beard,
he was not a handsome man. Hi
face in the drawing-room or tent.
so'tened by his sweet smile. was Us
different from itself on the battlefield
as little lake in summer nOOE differs
from tie same lake when frozen.
Walking or riding the General wa,
ungainly his main object was to g
over the ground. without regard t.
the manner Of his goiag. His favorite
horse was little like Pegasus
he rode boldly and well, but
certainly not with grace and ease. lie
was not Il man of style. Gen. Lee
on horseback or off. was the hand
soonest man ] ever saw. 1t was said
1T Wade Hampton that he looked a,
knighiIy, when mounted, Us il he had
stepped out from an old canvas, horse
and all. Breckenridge was a node
&c manly beauty, and Joe Johnston
looked every inch u soldier. None %
these things can be said Of Mr.. Jack
son.
Atkins to his dyspepsia, and perhaps
rs consequence, was his ignorance o
music. One morning. at Ashland, h,
startled a young lady from her pro
priety by gravely asking her if sh'
rad ever heard a new piece Of music
called Dixie" and as gravely listen
ing to her while she sang it
He had heard it thousand time.
from army hands, and vet it SCENE,
new to him. Judged by the Shaks
pearean standard, who could be more
..fit for treasons, strategems anC
spoils?" And vet there was one kline
If music which always interested ant
delighted him. 1t was the "rebe
yeli' Of his troops. To this CRANE
chorus he never failed to respond
The difference between the regular
"hurrah" of the Federal army ant
the irregular, wild veil Of the Confed
crates was as marked rs the difference
in their uniforms. The rebel yell WI.
a peculiar mixture Of sounds, q kinG
Of weird shout. jackson was greetet
with it whenever he made his appear
ance to the troops, on the march or il
battle; and just as invariably h
would seize his old gray cap from hi,
head in acknowledgement, and hi
Little Sorrel.' knowing his habit
would break into a gallop, and never
halt until the shout had ceased. l re
member one night. at tattoo, this CRY
broke forth in the camp Of the Stone
Brigade. and was taken mp by bri
gade. and divisions, until it rolled
over field and wood throughout thu
whole crops. The General came hasti
" and bareheade,l from his tent. ana
going MP to fence near by, he leaned
upon it and listened in quiet to the
rise, climax and conclusion Of thai
strange serenade. raising his head tC
catch the last sound as it grew fainter
and until it died away like an echs
along the mountains. Then turning
toward his tent. he muttered, in hal
soliloquy. THAT was the sweetest mu