The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-21

~, h. war cannot possibly under.
/ r. ,hc priva,ions and hardship,
/ ~, ,s,,oue and the be eroism display CO
/ ''e 'he omen Of the Snu,h during she
= While their fathers, husbands,
9.s,hers. and sons were at the 'front.'
E.h,iug the battles OF their country,
4 rere at home taking such care
/. ,hpv could of their Lares aud Pc
III nursing he sick and wounded,
j. l..d;op the hungry stragglers, aud in
.,odred ways helping along the
80. as best they might. They
k.,,fully, though toarfully, spared
III, ,oyed ones to serve their coun-
I. No sacrifice was too great for
H.;, beloved Southland. At Apo
1,,,o. aud Greensboro the heroes of
4. ,rmy succumbed to overwhelming
M, and laid down their arms; but
4. women Of the South-Gu6 bless
3.cl-bavc never surrendered yet.
3, .,e are some amusing anecdotes Of
4. xomcn uf the war as we'll as Of
De men.
auho, Gen. Kelly commanded the
.deral troops occupying the country
Jouud trout Royal, Va he was very
9.!,.5e I ii, iippressing all The live stock
! could Gud. Among Others, he i'm
l,.sed COW belonging to an old
Z, ". John Arnold. This was about
4. last piece Of property that pre-
sIous deprcdations had left the old
l,p, aud her milk was almost the
3ly resource left him and his daugh-
Il for fuod. The next morning
Aer the loss Of the COW Miss
II Arnold, the daughter, went to
Do. Kelly's headquarters and ap-
led to him for the release Of tho
IN. Gen. Kelly turned around in
j chair, aud, in his most pompous
slpuer, said: Miss Arnold, this re-
Him must be crushed !"
Miss Arnold, with eyes flashing and
hs akin,bo aud defiance in her atti-
@e, replied: Gen. Kelly, if you
gtuk you can crush this rebellion by
Sailing old John Arnold's s COW, just
7sI her and br d-dr'
She got the COW.
As GenrQia regiment was about to
el battle which threatened To be
|arp and bloody, the colunel, very
'|2e, rude along the line, and as he
gfsed, one Of his captains looked up
a remarked: Colonel, you are as
}e as death. I believe you are
3sd.'
81 8'Yes," said the colonel. sI am
2aid, and if yoa we're hsif as much
1aaid as am you would rum
army made up Of such stuff as
colonel, who was brave from a
U se Of duty aud Of patriotism, may
aau,hed by numbers, as ours was,
8 Whcu all else is lost it can say in
w"rds OF The celebrated French
s'3eral: "All is lost save honor.'
Turing one of the long and rapid
ysaches which so ostcn fell to the lot
5floncwall Jackson s "foot cavalry
poi the boys belonging to the old
D uewall Brigade, which always held
Sarm corner in the heart of its old
hnander, fell into conversation.
Of them rcma, led to the other:
ll, | wish all those d Yankees
n in n"
don't" replied Bill.
Why not p asked Jim.
because, if they were, old Stone
d would order the First Brigade to
2fter them"
a 8a''ng mentioned the name Of
'3 3pesaII Jackson, I am loath to leave
There is charm 10 it which
5' back wildly the stirring
es Of Confederate times. Who
near his name mentioned without
'"g that marvellous career Of the
st unknown professor at the Vir-
81 Military Institute who in three
months fought and defeated FIVE
1.
}fa'e armies, each numerically
Nor to his owe?
lew years after tho warthe writer
uea. Shields at Carrollton. NO.,
e he resided. On being intro.
to him, I said: Gen. Shields,
'e always admired your character
n0nored your military record, bu.
81 especially glad 20 have tho honol
se''ng you after having heard you
speech during the last campaign
IN glowing terms to my hero oi
zses."
nat, sir? Stonewnll Jackson?'
les sir" said L; tStonewal
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