The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-11-04
StonewaII J ackSon Foe.
He Feared the Whlskey In a
Liquor Warehouse More
Than the Enemy.
From The Youths Companion.

iou of the blue and tbo grey, | wrs or
dered to report to General T. J. Jack
scp, with a detail Of hundred men,
for special orders went at once tc
headquarters aad presented the ordc
I have received. General jackson
came our. and beckoning ne to follow
him, rode soms 50 yards from bis staff
and then turned to me and halted
Captain, do you ever use liquor 2"
he asked.
"'No, sir replied.
"a smile lit up his rugged face as
be said !: 4 sent for special detail Of
100 men uuder command Of an officer
who never used spirisuous liquors
Are you that mau?'
eyes, SIR I said I was detailed oa
that account
"'Well then be continued, L have
an order to give, upon the execution OF
which depends the success of the pres
eot movement and the result of the
battle soon to be fought
"Ifto keep sober is all that is need
cd, general, you may depend upon NE,
I said.
t'No,' be answered, "thati is not all;
bat uuless you can resist temptation to
drink. you cannot carry out my orders.
Do you see that warehouse over there!
pointing to large building a little way
off. Take your command up to that
depot, have the barrels of bread rolled
GU: and sent down to the railroad track.
so that my men can get it as they pass,
and then take your picked men into
the building and spill all the liquor
there; DON, spare drop, nor let auy
man taste it under any circumstances.
This order l expect you to execute at
any cost
II turned. and was about to ride
back to bis staff. when called hastily !:
"'One moment, general. Suppose 40
officer of superior rank should order the
under arrest aod then gain possession of
the warehouse?"
"Coming up close to me, and look
ing me through and through, as it sees'-
ed to me, he said, with look of SOL
empity that shall .nevar forget:
Until | relieve you in person, you
are exempt from arrest except upon my
written order. fear that liquor more
than Pope's army he added. as be
rode rapidly away.
Fl took my meu down to the ware
house which had become SO important
and drew a guard around it placing
Eve men at each entrance, with orders
neither to allow any one to enter, roF
enter themselves.
"The next thing was to roll out the
bread, which J. did Just as We we're
finishing that task was called to one
Of the entrances to fad general
officer with his staff demanding that
the guards should either allow bin to
enter or bring him out some liquor.
Of course, refused to comply With
the command. upon which he ordered
his adjutant to place me under arrest.
Il told hin l was there by General
Jackson personal order, and vas es
pecially exempt from arrest. He OF
derc;S his staff to dismouns and enter
the warehouse, aca | gave my men the
order to level their guus and make
ready
"Tnis made the general halt, 10
spite Of bis thirst. aad hold copsulia-
tion with his officers They cooclo-
dcd TO try persuasion, since they couli
cot get what they wanted by force
Blu: tney found that method Of 90
more avail than the other. Then
they demanded TO know wy name and
to What command | belonged to, and
threatened TO report me for oisobedi-
ence.
sscsld never have yielded. and
whether they would have pushed
things TO au extremity. in their raging
desire for the liquor, | DO DOT know !;
but Just at that moment General A. ?.
Hill came gallopipg up With his statf
and naturally wauted to know what
was the trouble. explained the sit
uation, which the quick w;tted general
took ic at once, aud ordered the thirs-
ty squad of.
9 Have you orders to burn the
building 2" be said.
"'No, | answered, / have DOT.
"Wiihcut word be rode away, and
within an hour there came an order
from General jackson to FIRE the ware
house, aud when it was we'll destroyed
to report to him.
II carried out the order to the let
ter, not a man got drink that day,
aud for that time the foe that Stone
wall Jackson most dreaded was van
quished." E"
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