Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-15
How Jackson Went
Through The Federal Lines

Federal soldier and my self is an anus
ing myth. Willis was carried back to
the rear and, as have said, it was re.
ported in the army, and afterwards in
the papers that l had been captured
The famous Belle Boyd, Confederate
spy, having heard that was captured I,
and being friend of mine from her
childhood, interfered with the Union
officer, and it was reported that her in
fiuence with Captain Keogh, to whom she
had been very kind, made it easier for
me TO remain behind, as described in
this article, and to escape as Willis did.
She never knew that it was Willis and
not myself that escaped until some time
afterward, whenI saw her,
"The statement that jackson actually
passed through the ranks of the enemy
and might have been picked up il they
had known it is unquestionably true,
and led to severe criticism by General
Tyler on General Carroll. The patent
error on this statement is that Carroll a
order was to save the bridge at Porto
Republic, when the fact is that Jackson
wanted it saved, and it was CarroIl's
principal object TO destroy it, to cut
Jackson off from attack upon Shields
and to leave him, as they supposed, at
the ermcy Of Fremont, which would
have been pretty hard on Fremont.
II was not wounded on the occasion
when they speak OF me beingIeft in the
house in the rear to be cared for. 1t
was reference To my friend Willis,
who was cared Tor very delightfully."- by
Southern girl in the house. He explain
ed the whole thing to me when he re.
returned the next day, bringing a
Union soldier as prisoner behind him.
He had been killed before could tell
him what Belle Boyd had told me.
lou may remember that some time
after the war Washington paper gave
an amusing account OF an interview be-
tween General Carroll and rnyseli in re-
gard to this very battle and had q car
toon representing Carroll and myself
sitting with our feet ON the came table
and each drinking q glass Of spirits
You may also remem Der that in the
campaign OF 1883 General Carroll came
10 my meeting at Tacoma and came up
on the stand where was before the
speaking: said he never attended Demo-
cratic meetings, but that he had voted
for General Hancock aud would vote
ior me, and he would never vote for
another Democrat an long as he lived.
He never did because he died a few
months Afterward.
"fou NAV remember also that the
contest as TO whether Carroll did his
duty nj Port Repnblie led to a contro-
sersy between General Tyler and him.
self which, never entirely subsided dur.
ing their mortal lives, both we're. after
the war, my personal iriends-Cartoli
socially Tyler did me kindness when in
prison and sold me the iron safe | now
have in my office.
To refresh my recollection have
locked over my book of notes on the sub
ject Of Por. Repablie.
"Eeile Boyd gave me after the war
some special facts connected with the
capture and release OF Lieutenant Willis
FOR myself, which do not care TO 90 in
to. Willis had no idea what ahc had
done.
"You will find in every report OF that
Sunday mornings skirmish astan officer
to jackson is reported a. captured, and
am the one invariably mentioned when
the name is given.
~ have been TINS prolix, for the ar
ticle you show is very amusing. There
10 no doubt Jackson passed virtually the
struggling advance OF Federal cavalry,
and so close that they could almost have
caught him with their hands, and that
!, just behind him, on the gallop, saw
easily the faces OF men firing recklessiy.
1t is also true that when Jackson got
over the bridge he could not believe the
gun being placed at the east end Of the
bridge was an enemy's gun and did not
believe it until fred upon, and then Poa-
que virtually destroyed it,"