New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-05-13

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JUBAL's JEALOUSY,
Reasons Why Early Hates Ev erybody;.
Especially General Grant.
Speaking of Jubal Early recalls two
incidents we do not remember to, have
seen in print, or, if given, only par
TALLY related. Shortly afterrthe battle
of Winchester the Richmond govern
ment forwarded to Early's array, Their
at Fishers Hill, ten or twelve Napo.
leon guns, admirably equipped. The,
guns were unloaded from tbs, cars at
Stauntcn, and packed in, the wide
street near the railroad track just west
Of the depot. The day aftaH their ar
rival an orderly sergeant named May,
bel englng to company T.. Twenty.
Eighth Virginia Veteran Infantry,
Pickett's division, then stationed on the
lines below Richmond, arrived at
Staunton on his way to his command.
May. who was a wag, seeing youth
about Is years of age connected with
the quartermaster's department, then
under the orders Of Major Edward Nc.
Mahon, engaged with pot and brush
marking and directing barrels of mess
beef to Early's command, and learning
from him who the guns were for, May
borrowed the boys outfit and proceeded
to direct each gun in plain letters,
much to the amusement Of the soldiers
gathered around:
Major-General Phil Sheridan,
Care OF Lieutenant General Early
Near Winchester, Va.
The arrival Of the guns thus directed
at their; destination some days later
created a good deal of mirth and some
anger in the artillery camps, and a re-
port of the matter reached Early's ears.
Mounting his horse, he rode out to the
different batteries to which tho guns
had been assigned, and saw for himself
the indignity the wag had put on his
command. Towering with passion,
with volley Of oaths, he ordered the
offensive lettering to be removed, che
did not care d-n how" by the next,
review day under the penalty of cashier
ing and reduction to ranks of every
commissioned officer who failed to obey.
On his arrival at his tent he ordered an
inquiry to be at once instituted for the
offender, and the facts as related by the
boy were placed before him. A long
list of double and twisted charges, with
accompanying specifications, were
drawn up'against the orderly and for
warded with the usual request, to the
War Department, thatsthe offender be
arrested, tried, and death with as pro-
vided in such cases.
Before the Department could act the
battle of Fishers Hill was fought, and
Sheridan had the guns. A few days
later the charges were returned to EARLY,
then at Mount Jackson, with the shat
tered remnant of his command, with
the printed Endorsement thereon sign
ed by James A. Seldom, then Secretary
of War, that His Excel]ency the Presi-
dent had ordered a court of inquiry to
investigate the late disasters in the val
ley, and as the guns had duly reached
their destination as directed by the
only known method of delivery at the
earliest possible day for such an event
to happen, and the consignee, General
Sheridan, the only person who had a
right to complain, had expressed no
satisfaction as to the direction or
mode of delivery. the charges, with
specifications and accompanying papers,
are respectfully returned to the general
commanding the Department of the
nandoah, and soon thereafter Early
was relieved Of all command by order
OF General Lee. This piece of drunk
en- folly was fitting finale to II long
career of inconsistency, military bravo
do and official incompetency.
Several of the captured guns, with
their prophetic directions partly oblit-
Grated by use and the weather, could be
seen as late as July, 1865, at the Mar
tinsburg depot, whittier they had been
sent after the battle.
The other incident occurred while
General Grant was acting secretary of
war, during Johnson's administration.
Several Virginian's, headed by Beverly
Doug las, called on Grant, and proceed
ed to intercede for Early, who was then
a refugee in Canada. Grant in
his quiet way replied, ':that General
Early seemed very DESTROYS of being
made q martyr of, but he will be disap-
pointed. His case in no wise differs
from that of many others now living
peaceably at their homes; lie was clear
ly included in the terms of the surrend-
er, which will be sacredly kept on my
part. and he can return to the United
States whenever he sees proper to do
so. This department., so far as I know
has no charge to prefer against Gener-
eral Early, and no other department of
the government has any thing to do
with him or his alleged actions during
the late war" Early came home soon
after q thoroughly disappointed and
dlsgusted man, and, it is needless to
say, this indifference has had more to
10 with his carping and bitterness than
i he had been subjected to trial and
for form sake, and could to-
lay show an executive pardon. Lynch
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