Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-09-05
HumOrs Of the CAmnilre.

On one occasion q man from Georgia
mad been persistent in personal appli-
cation to General Lee for furlough.
One morning the general asked his
Iormentor if he understood the posi-
tion of a soldier. The latter said he
did lie was ordered to assume it.
General Lee then gave the command,
Right about face; forward march,
AS ho never gave the command to
halt, the Georgian kept on marching
until he got tired, but this little hint
cured him, and his next application
was through the usual channels.
General Stonewall Jacksons BODY
servant was negro boy who seemed
to have prescience of any forward
movement; his camp utensils and his
masters baggage were always ready
packed in anticipation of the order to
advance. This popularity excited re-
mark amongst the generals staff, and
one day several young officers called
the black boy up and asked him how
he guessed so accurately the intentions
OF the general. well, gemmeh, when
ever sees Massa Stonewall get up in
the night and go to kneeling and say
ing his prayers, | know there's fight on
hand sure, and l make preparations
accordin'."
Early in the war one of the men in a
South Carolina brigade was ON picket
duty (so called near Manassas, There
was not Yankee within twenty miles
at the time. The next day there was
to be an inspection, and Jim Whites
had taken his gun all to pieces and
was rubbingit up so as to make shine
the next day when inspected. While
80 doing General Bonham, who was
unknown to the soldier (who was
new recruitl, rode up. what are you
doing there?" said General B. "Oh,
l am kind of a sentinel. Who are you
anyhow" asked Jim, "Oh, am only
"a kind of brigadier general" was
the answer. Hold on; wait until |
get this darned old gun together, and l
will give you kind of present, "s said
the sentinel But Gen. Bonham did
not wait. He went off and reported
the luckless soldier, who, in short
time, found himself "a kind" of a
prisoner in "a kind" of guardhouse,
and had to act number of extra hours
of duty as "a kind" of sentinel.
When the Eighteenth Virginia Regi.
ment was encamped at Centreville,
one OF the privates, while sleeping,
caught afire, and all of his clothes on
one side were burnt off. He was ever
after called General Burnside" by his
comrades.
Two Confederate captives in Yankee
prison heard of Stonewall's death.
bill, " said one, "do you know how
Stonewall got to heavenp" mo; how
was it?" well, when the news of his
being killed got to heaven two angels
were sent to escort him up. They went
to our army, looked all around the
field of battle and about headquarters,
but couldn't find him. They went over
to the Feds, and hunted for him there;
and still they couldn't find him. So.
after searching all day, they gave it up
and went back to heaven, where then
found he had flanked them and got
there without their knowing about il. "
Colonel Brownlow belonged to that
class of soldiers of which "few die and
none resign" In winter quarters and
in camp he was conspicuous and ac-
tive; when the fighting began he
always managed to have his field Off
GERS in front One day, in the absence
of the general, he took command of
the brigade, by virtue of seniority. 1t
is quite possible that, in point of Sc
niority, he was the ranking colonel of
the Confederacy. As commander of
the brigade he approached the enemy
as if the fate of the day depended upon
his life, selecting commanding points
whence he could contemplate them
through his field glass. Snyder, one
of the headquarters couriers who ac-
companied him, was asked how he
,, liked the new general. "Wouldn't t
want softer thing than couriering for
him, " said he, with the smile of man
, who looked forward to a'long life.
, why, sir, feel just as safe with him
as if was sittin' at home in my faith
. er's parlor. ."-Confederate War Jour-
nal.