Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

Flashed m,on him that be-. was writing
al The ennOWrs desk. Hrd fhc aanruis
pprer. an0 with ibe ccncya as pen. Tie
soidlcr attempcd to stimhmt out an ApNi-
oEr, bur NOME was nHpssHrf. 81 auNl
and finish yom letter. any itlepd, said
htanwganl, with Q good mlmored smile.
yoh are very Welcome and cain always
come in here when you wish go wrilc,
Is it a wcndct shat such comm0ndpr
should 10 personally Wacneuc iu hattie
as WAS The cnse ON fhc hciu ~ Che nrl
Mauassas 0ghil The Confederate bate
taihons broken Go pieces were. scarcely
ncre tlrW q froWi OF WuuFcs, see
when ncnupsrirl with his eyes flaming
and his ganNt face ahagc with eutbusi.
nsnI dNshcd 0ncng them and seising
The coiors of the nearest regiment called
upon Tie mun Co follow him. they ullicd
annd the terrific fire and swept torVurd
60 yictury.
REVIEWED by gEFF" DAVIS.
Jefferson Davis made his second in
tormn visit Co the front In October
1861. WHEN the Confederate army was
enampcd Ia the uvighhofhood of Fair
tax courthouse Aftr holding q lCyco
IN the little old fashioned farmhouse that
constituted headquarters q FORMAL rcyieW
OF portion Of the ARMY took MUcc.
only pcall this because IL is one 'of
the lesser Incidents OF the war That hus
not passed into history and yet preserves
q part OF the picture that Is fading Into
obscurity
II was about the hour OF noon and
the Immediate divisions wider rCyivw
were in linc Directly ther WAS hurst
of music and then appeared ui the front
n diwuihcd s0ldorly hrurc Keen eyed.
nviic. aud riding with easy wncc, bis
hnt raised to every sNutnuon. The man
on whom Che eyes of The civilized world
L. ID aN H.aH Na... " u.
southern people. just bvhiud him in ful
Confederate uniform of gray, with head
erect and iucc thht seemed mocad.
nuiEcd iu lies hardness. rudc Gcnprul
Joseph II. Johnston. ky his side was
bcuurcgard, 90 whom the trcn bHut
Daniel, then editor of tl,c Richmond EX-
unincr applied the snbriquct "hcourc-
gard FcliN, because emung the Romans
that torn Emdhod happy Fortunate aud
favored oi the gods, Rcaurogrd. thc
hero ot Fort Sumicr: Benutcyarj the
| superb. whom the bows remembered ut
Manassas but few months before
shouting n bis Inspiring voice amid the
| dense smoke of the battle field "i -n.
| Lutte tho Eighth Gcorglu with my hat OH
History shull never FORGET your
Altirod in blue, with few or mo- mills
| Wry ndonmNRts ON his person except "a
| rcd. gold bound cup such as was af
| htaed no tlc time hy officers from
| New Orleans who moro or less copied
| their STYLE FROM The French, ii was casy
| 90 see that be wns the pct of the ARMY
! lbs smooth, handsome face was moWUrl
| by exposure to cine sun, and there was
| tlni about bis dark, alert eve DIS mug
| nihcout huremaushp and poisp u- a ca,a-
! Ter which marked him as chief m tht
admiration of the mon.
BORN TO COMMAND.
Another notable figure. hat dressed n
the garb of u civilian, was lhtt of Gn-
| cral Guaiavus ". Smith who had just
/ been appointed q general There wits
| something about him. too oven devoid
! of the tupplugs of war; that showed hc
| was born 90 command. nui hc attracted
| not q little attention FROM the men n
| line who bad leWnDd 90 criiCsp genuine
] manhood 4 little later they knew him
better, for although ne had but recently
/ come from Sew York. whprc he held
| Office Aa q street commissioner, they
| found ont that Mcclellan over yuudcr
| had been his second lieutenant IN the
| Mexican war, and that with Bcaurgard.
! Bragg. Johnston and a score or more
| of officers in the Union army. ho had
| enjoyed high hunors In old army circles.
The correspondence between General
Beuuregnrd and Major Anderson when
the latter was hclcuyuvrrd In Fort Sum
ter was of the most courteous character.
| lie was permitted 20 scnl his boats b.
! Charleston aud procure fresh meat and
other supplies for his garram until the
| lth of April, 1861, when the privilege
was cut of, the object being, among
other things, to prevent the fort from
! receiving oil, without which no Signals
could he made TO The expected ilcct
! Moreover, without oil the wheels of
Major Andersou's guns then cloggcd
hy the sand drifts ln the fort, could moi
be Kept M order for Immediate and If
fectiyp use.
On one occasion. when / visited IA,
fort under iiag OF truce, Captain mftel,
wards mulOr-ccnoruO Foster iokinWly ID.
| marked II tcur thosQyOung fclluwa (ro
| tvrring 90 l4ieuienaut8 Meade and shy
dcU VIII have 10 content themselves will
walking the pNrnpet aud looking at 40,
excursion hOnts for they have long since
given up their Haymus' our sympa
thios being excited, we asked Reaure
| Wtrd's permission ON our return Go mkt
| thc officers few cases Of wine ul0
boxes of cigars. OF course 90 was readily
granted, aud when we ncNt visited ~
fort, | informed these gentlemen, Will
q quiet wink, that they would find Nj
| Tnhaud Of war, but which they might
use for themselves. THIS they were moi
slow in doing
BGAuREGARD'S COURTESY.
On the day following our general re-
coiyed from Major Anderson a formal
| letter notifying him that grave broncl
of military etiquette had occurred IN
our violating n flag of truce by intro
duclng certain articles into the fort
| Bcauregard. Ia a polite lrttrr. expressed
| his regret aud we were supposed TO b,
very seriously renroyed. | mention IN,
fact % illustrate the kindly feeling thai
| prevailed at the time ON both sldpH
Another Incident likewise illustrates
| this spirit OF courtesy. Whom Major an
dcrson SURRENDERED Lieutenant after
| wards General Jcheraou g. Davis
of the federal army had yonnp
sister At school ii Charleston. Re rc
| quested me 90 obtain pTmlsson from
| General Beaureggrd % allow him a. b,
up TO The city and TAKE her North in ih,
steamer which was 10 transfer the gar
riaOu 10 the United SutNs le0t BonarA
| gard with that ever generous spirit
| which characterized him, immednfel,
consented, hut uu further consideration
fearing that some lndiRniy might Do
inflicted upon ihe officer owing 10 IA,
| intense excitement that prevailed. n,
authorized me 40 escort The young lads
together with ben school mistress, Nine
Bonncthenu 10 the tDrt and see that shs
safely reached the protecting care vi
her brother This did, and was In
the fort when e was evacuated.
Many columns would bg required u
describe thc personal incidents that OF
onrTed Ia tho four yenrs thar ensuod
when following the fortunes of my chief
FIRST to Virginia, then % the Weu
through The vicisitudea NJ Shiloh, On ~,
retreat from Conntli, back again 10 Via
l tfnft aud flrouali fNa Teonga az fla ana.