Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-01
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nected the base Of the mountain with the
margin of the river. Another row of
workshops continued in a similar manner
on the Potomac side of the triangle.
The public and many of the private
residences were used as barracks
for the soldiers. The headquarters
of the commaudant of the post,
then plain Col. Y. J. Jackson, but
afterwards ''StonewaH - were in a
mansion on an eminence, where were
also mounted several thirty-two pound
ers, under the command of Capt. Faunt-
leroy, an officer of the old navy.
From Jefferson Rock, - a large, fiat
boulder which rests upon the side of the
mountain like knob On the cover of
tureen, the view at this time was beRuti-
full beyond description. In the distance
were soft landscapes, mastery old earth
monarchs, broad backed cliffs with noble
rivers running like . necklace at their
base, great continents of cloud and
shadow, and far below, in an almost
perpendicular direction, through vista
of running vines and flowers, uphOl-
stored with tangled moses and hoary
rocks, were to be seen the mimic life
of the valley, the spIder-lIke threads OF
the railroad, pigmy cars, puppet lines of
dens-a veritable Lilliput in disguise.
The troops first stationed at Harper S
Ferry consisted of regiment of Il60 Al
abamians Fragments then were all very
large) 1900 Mississippians and about five
hundred Kentuokians. There were also
present a goodly number of men from
Baltimore, who had struggled thither by
twos and threes, some on foot and few
in the cars, which had not then stopped
running, although under close surveil-
lance. The troops from the far South,
as a rule, comprised the Wealthiest
and most influential citizens
lawyers, doctors, ministers, mer-
chants, editors, printers and
planters, together with a strong infusion
of the hardy sinew Of the country dis
tricts. They were abundantly supplied
with money MANY of the privates being
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
and each one generally accompanied by
his body servant. The presence OF thou
sands of faithful slaves waiting upon
their masters, was, by the way, char
acteristic feature Of army life, and
shall have frequent occasion 20 narrate
incidents concerning them hereafter.
me k6uEuokIauS above referred 70
show ed in their physiques the difference
OF latitude and association which distin-
guished them from men from the cotton
states. They were generally large, ro-
bust fellows, accustomed 70 the hunt ,ex-
pert marksmen and splendid riders, but
there was a certain don THREAD my
cOat-tail air about them that deied al
discipline. They could not see the use OF
it, would not be persuaded TO learn, and
as for forcing them into anything like q
soldierly bearing, one might as well have
attempted to harness a hurricane. When
| it was proposed to give them musketi
| instead of their own personal rifles, the
boys said ''they dIdn 4 know how t
| shoot soger tools, - and wouldn't have
| them. When an officer who visited theil
| encampmeut remarked 20 little gFOuT
| that he regretted they were not better
| drilled. ''Why, what g the use-what'
1 the good 0 that?'' replied one of tn,
| boys. we come yere ter wade in am
+! whar, an when we see good shot, ye
bet yer life, stranger, we re gwiDe te
shoot. Look hyar, continued the beef
| eater, ''hyar' 3 our drill, and takln;
out knife he fasteVed it to a tce
| with the edge of the blade outwaF5s
Then stepping off q distance until b