Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-19
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Wholesale Destruction Of Whisky Before
the Battle Of Manassas

federate officer at a recent reunion O
, the blue and gray. writes contribute
to Youths Companion, 81 was ordere,
20 report to General T. J. Jackson. Will
a detail of a hundred men for specia
orders. went at once to hoadquarteri
and presented the orders ! had received
General Jackson came out, and, beck
oning me to follow him, rode some fifty
yards from his staff, and then turned tc
me and halted
Captain, do You ever use nquori
he asked.
"'No, SIR replied
"a smile Iii up his rugged face as he
said, Il sent for special detail OF 100
men under command Of an officer who
never uses spurious liquors. Are You
that mansn
"Yes, SIR said 4 was detailed on
thai account
"Well, then, he continued, u have an
Sy~eT to give upon the execution of
which depends the success of the pres
ent movement and the result of the bat
tie soon to be fought
"'lf to keep sober Is all tina, is needed,
General, you may depend on me, said,
No he ans wered, that is not all !
but, unless yov can resist temptation TO
drink you cannot carry out my orders
DO you see that warehouse over thereT /
pointing to large building little way
off. Take your command up to that
depot, have the barrels of bread rolled
out and sent down 10 the railroad track,
so that my men can get them as they
pass, and then take your picked men
into the building and spill all the
liquor there; don't spare a drop, nor let
any man taste it under any circum
stances. This order expect you to ex-
beet YOU to execute at any cost
"IIe turned and was about to ride
Jack to his staff when | called hastily.
Zone moment, General Suppose $
N officer Of superior rank should order
ne under arrest, and then gain possess I
On of the warehouse c
Coming up close TO me and looking S
ne through and through, as it seemed i
D me, he said wit a look OF solimnity {
hat shall never forget !
Until relieve YOU in person, YOU O
re exempt from arrest, except upon my o
'ritten order fear that liquor more o
nan Pope's army, he added as he rode fl
lpidly away c
81 took my men down to the ware c
ouse, which had become so important, Al
nd threw guard around it, placing Il
Ye men at each entrance, with orders d
neither allow any one 20 enter nor re
lter themselves. u
The next thing was TO roll out the q
read which we did. Just as we were o.
lishing the task l was called to one of .
lie entrances to find a general officer -
it'll his staff. demanding that the
yards should either allow him to enter -
bring him out some liquor. OF
purse refused to comply with the = :;
,mmand, upon which he ordered mis- y,
ljutant to place me under arrest. -
~ told him I was there by General -
.ckson's personal order and was espe- 90
ally exempt from arrest. He ordered p
IS staff to dismount and enter the ware
ouse, and l gave my men the order to .
vel their guns and make ready -,
This made the general halt in spite CT
his thirst, and hold a consultation h;
it'll the officers. They concluded to or
v persuasion, since they could not get p
hat they wanted by force. But they tr
md that method of no more avail than 50
e other. Then they demanded TO know N
y name and which command belong m
TO- and threatened to report me for 40
sobedience. &c
Il should never have yielded, and tn
neither they would haze pushed things tn
an extremity in their raging desire 20
2 the liquor I do not know; but just at eli
at mement General A. p. Hin came an
Hoping up with bis staff, and natural hi
wanted 70 know what was the trouble. co
explained the situation, which the an
ick-witted general took in at once, S.
q ordered the thirsty squad off. wi
10 Have you orders to burn the build ca
: 2 he asked. tn
10 No. l answered, have not sit
Without word he rode away. and az
thin an hour there came an order
I'M General Jackson to fire the ware
use, and when it was well destroyed
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