The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-05-15
REMINISCENCES0F sToNEWALL
JACKSON.

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'Stonewall jackson aud the Valley Cam
pBigp, He TELLS Thing thai liz new
concerning The military operations which
he describes, and the value and interest of
his article y in theglimpses II gives 81
jackson, who was withoit doubt oneef
tile most peculiar aud Interesting figures
which the war between the States brought
into view General Taylor saw jackson
forithe first time in May. 1862. This Is
bis description Of the meeting z
"A figure percled an the topmost rail
Of a fence overlooking the road mud field,
WAS i,oiDtea ont Ms jsck~'n. Appr"a,h-
ing, sainted and,lrclarea my naine and
rank then waited for response. Befnre
.hi. came, han tinr io see a pair Of cav
airy i,oots covering feet Of II gigapii" size,
u NANCY cap. With visor drawn low; u
heavy, dark beard ahd weary eyes-eyes ]
afterwards saw filled with intense but
never brilliant light. A low, gentle voice
Inquired the distance and rond marched
that day. ,.....m.-.t.. .,.-.s..-....... az 70.
six and twenty miles Keazlrton road
You seem 20 have no strnggIers"
Never allow slragglers.' r.
You must teach my people; they siras-
gle badly
"A bow in reply. Just then my creoles
started their hand an,l y waltz. After a
eontenn platives suck nj a lemon. Thought
less fellows for serious work ca,ne forth.
/ expressed hope that tile work would
not be less well dune because ofthe gayeiy.
A return to the lemon gave me an oppor-
tuiiii, To retire Where jackson got his
lemons 'no fellow could fini out. hut lie
was rarely without one. To live twelve
miles from that fruit would have dis:ur-
he'd him as much as 1t would the Witty
dean. QuiIe late that night General
Jackson came 10 my camp fire, where he
remained some hours. He said he would
move at dawn, asked = few questions
about the marching az my men, which
seemed to have impressed him, aud then
remained silent. II silence was golden,
he WASH .bonanza'' Hesucked lemnn, ate
hard tack aud diank water, an,i, in,a-
CINE, his i,lea Of lie whole duty Of man
was-praying and lighting
OF Jacksun's inability TO understand
anything like jest, Gen. Taylor SOON had
an illustration. The night before the
entry inio Winchester, jackson and fay-
lor were together under desultory ire.
Gen. Ia. lor says: sa ...
An oiiicei. riding harl, overlook Us,
who proved Ia he te Quartermaster ofthe
army. lie reported the wagon trains far
behind. ilnpe,ied by oad ruad. Ia Luray
Valley. IF .r.s
The ammunition wagons " (sternlyl.
All right, sir. They were in advance.
aud doubled teams on them aud brought
them through
'Ahp lin n tone of relief) @>@@ s-&~~'
To give countenance to this Quater>
master, II such can he given Of u dark
night, remarked jocnsely: Never
mind the wagons. There ale quantities
Of stores IN Winchester, and the General
has invited Us 10 breakfast io-morrow,' "
jackson, who had no more capacity for
jokes than Scotchnian, took this Sc
riousiy, and reached out aud touched me
on the arm. In fact, he was Of Scotch
Irish decent, aud ais Inconsistencies Of
Jokes WIS de Iaee.' without physical
wants binself, he never remembered that
others were differently cultivated, and
paid little heed 10 tile commissariat; but
woe to the man who failed 10 bring up
IN advance, his trains were
left Ear neliind; 10 retreat, he would fight
for wheclbarrDw.' n
. Jacksun's Puritanism appears nd 60
have been ofa very aggressive type His
wis not an Extensively Vicari-
nus one, a. appears from tie following
*tE E
We reached titn sI,alinw depression
spoken OF. where ilIe enemy could depress
hir guns. aud hl- iire became ct,se AID
fatal Many nIen fell. and the whislliug
" slsot aud shell 0reasionrd much duck
ing ofhcads 10 the column This an.
tnyed the not little, as II was I,ut chill's
play 10 the wurk Immediately 10 hand.
Always an admirer of delightful Uncle
Toby. 1 iad contrsctpi the most vsllain.
nus habit ofhis beIoved army In Flamenco,
and, forvetful Of Jackson'g I,resence. rip
ped out. What the h--i are sou dDdging
fr7 II tiiere'is any more OF u, you will
I've hated under illls ire fpr M hunrr
the sharp tones ofa familiar Voice pro-
duced the desired effect, aud the men
locked as u they bad swallowed Tamrods;
but shAlI never forget the lonk of 10.
surprise 90 yaeksnn's face. he
placed hIs hand on my shoulder. aud said.
iu q gentle voice, Il AM afraid you ars
wicked fclIov,' then turned m,d rode
bark 10 the pickett
OF Jarkson's oyyrlna-trring sulbiiIon
General Tsylr A,ysi
y have writ,cgtlat he wa- a,nl,Iiinus;
aud his an,l1ngs vss yssi, oil i,l,0Dli,ips a