The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-07
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About daylight the day before the
second battle OF Manassas" said Con
| tcaerato ohicer n a recent reunion OF
Inc eiuo and tho. gray, Il was ordered
to report to Con. L. ]. Jackson. with
oe:a1 OF Ice men for special orders
went at once to headquarters. and
presented the orders 1 had received.
zen. jackson camo cut. and, beckon-
ing me to follow him, rode some fifty
yards from his stan ana :Leu turned
and halted.
Captain. do you use Ilauorr 10
asked.
No, SIR 1 replied.
smile lit up his rugged face as
ne said: i sent for q special dotnil OF
LOO men under command Of an eaicer
VINO never used spirituous liquors.
Are you that manY
Yes. SIR said. Il was detailed
IN that account
We'll, thon, have an order TO
give, upon the execution Of which de-
Ponds the success Of the present move
ncnt and the result OF the battle soon
% BIO fought
sd, General, you may depend upon
me- l said.
No. he answered, that Ia not all !;
out unless you can resist temptation
10 drink you canont carry out my Or
lers. Do you see that warehouse over
hhoreP pointing to largo building u
little way of. Take your command
Up to that depot, have the barrels OF
Dread rolled out and sent down to the
failroad track, so that my men can get
t as they pass, and then take your
picked men into the building and spill
all the liquor there: don't spare drop.
aor let any man taste ii under any cir
,ulnstances. This order l expect you
20 execute ut any cost
He turned, and was about to ride
BACK TO his staff, whom | called mast
1ly:
"'One moment, General! Suppose
In ofueer Of superior rank should or
fer mo undcr arrest. and then gain
possession Of tho warehouse?
Coming up close to ME, and looking
no through and through, as 1t sesmed
o me. he said, with a look OF soiem-
atty that ! never shall forget:
Until l relieve you IN person, you
| ire exempt from arrest except upon
my written order. l fenr that liquor
more than Pope's army he added, as
/
Il took my men down to the ware
| louse which had become so important
Ind throw guard around Il, placing
i've men at each entrance, with orders
neither to allow any ono TO enter, nor
. enter themselves.
| The next thing was to roll out the
bread, which we did. Just rs we were
| lhlshlng that tnsk, | was called to one
u the entrances to find a general oiii-
;er w'th his staff demanding that the
guards should either allow him to en-
or or Bring out somo liquor or
'ollrse, / refused to comply with the
command. upon which he ordered his
tdjutant TO place me under arrest.
Il told him 1 was there by Gen.
lackson's personal order, and was
specially exempt from arrest Ho or
Tered his staff to dismount and enter
no warehouse, and ] gave my men the
order to level their guns and make
ready.
This made the General halt. in spite
u his thirst. and hold consultation
with his officers. They concluded to
ry persuasion, since they could not
get what thoy wanted by force But
hey found that method Of no more
wall than the other. Then they de-
nanded TO know my name and what
command belonged to, and threaten
I'd to report me for disobedionce.
Il should never have yielded, and
whether they would have pushed
things to an extremity, in their rag
Ing desire for the liquor, | do no,
know; but just at that moment Gen
A. P. Hill came galloping up with his
staff, and naturally wanted to know
what was the trouble. explained
tho situation, which the quick witted
General took in nj onco. and ordered
the thirsty squad off.
Have you orders to burn tho build.
!ng?' nc asked.
No., | answered, 4 have not
Without a word he rode away, nnt
within an hour there caMe an order
from Con. Jackson TO Are the ware.
house, and when it was well destroy Ell
10 report to him.
4 carried out the order 10 the let.
ter; not clsn got 4 drink that day
and from that time the foe that Stone
wall Jackson most dreaded was van
pushed. "-Youth's Companion,