National Republican., 1885-07-06

beenin his presence once or twice during that
time-I mean when alone and asking
favor. When met him year or so ago at
the city hall In this city, where he had been
subpUnaed In the Louisiana lottery cases,
he recognized me at once, and on my nam
ing the regiment and brigade belonged to,
he at once recalled the winter OF 1861 and
1869, when l used to act at intervals as
non.commissioned officer OF the guard at
his headquarters. In fact, Beouregard was
good engineer and good general, but he
lacked that jc ne sdis quOt which brings
success.
GEN. II. f. EwELL
was one Of the most picturesque of all the
subordinate generals Of Lees army He
was sal gcncris. Slight Ia figure almost to
emaciation, he had head aud a dark eye
cleaning therein that would command at
tentiOn even I'm crowd The first time |
ever met Gen. Ewcll (he was Lieut.. Col
Ewell them was on the occasion of the first
fight on the soil Of Virginia IN the late war
At that time he had been sent down TO
Fairfax Court House torepcl the attacks of
the federal calvary. This was shortly after
the occupation of Alexandria by the federal
troops On the morning after the unsuccess-
full attack by Lieut.. Thompkins, of company
i, United States regulars, on the confeder-
ate cavalry quartered In the village OF Fair
fax Court House lin which fight made my
maiden essayin battle with my shotgun in re-
pelling the attack), IL was found that Lieut.
Col. Ewell, commanding, had been shot
through the shoulder and severely wounded.
Now, at the beginning Of the fight Col.
Ewoll had on the same uniform OF captain
which he had worn in the United States
army. He threw that coat Off, as he said,
"because ! won't fight under that id
livery any longer,n and when saw him he
was simply in checked cotton shirt. /
offered him my coat TO protect his wound
from the cool morning afr, and he told me
to Ego to hell" Some Of the most promi-
nent citizens Of the village-men who were
state senators, judges, and other officials
called upon him and offered him
their houses and their hospitality,
and the only reply he would make was,
airy companies off their feet with his
drilling, and he fairly brought them to q
state OF mutiny. All this was In 1861, when
Ewell had not got rid OF his West Point
ideas. Later in the war he was the kindest
and most consderatc man Of the welfare of
his erst despised volunteers imaginable.
lie was as careful Of them IN battle and OF
their interests in rations, food, hospital ar.
rangements, &c, as formerly he had been
brutal toward them, and the men actually
| loved the old dark, skinny, and hatchet
| faced general, who showed himself al
all times so anxious to do all that he
| could for their comfort.
| One of his aids-de-camp told me not long
ago that whenever the firing was hot and 4
was necessary for the general to take up al
exposed position in order to get bette
view OF the operations IN front, he wa
accustomed to say to his staff, "Gentle
men, get behind cover. 1t is my duty Il
remain here and not yours. command
| YOU to get behind covert
Now, Ihave not said half that could so,
about Ewell, but l have arrived at th
limits of my space, and II circumstance
permit next week L will write my remem
brances of other officers closely connected
with the war of the rebellion in Virginia.
THOMAS j. MURRAY.