Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-20
sTONEWN-L JACKSON.
Stories of the intrepid confed-
crate Commander.
WHEN He BLUsHED AND FLED
His Retreat In Dismay From an Army
Of Admitting WomenThe Only Man
IS Who Could Put the General to Sleep.
His Heroic Reply to Lee.


an occasion when the intrepid com
mander was entirely routed by the en-
emy-an army of admiring women who
clamored about him to secure buttons
from his coat, locks pf hair or other
souvenirs, AS he backed, blushing,
away he declared, Really, ladies, this
is the first time I was ever surrounded
by the enentyv' And in confusion and
dismay he made good his retreat. Of
the other stories told Of the general
we quote few:
He was never an ornamental soldier,
being roughly clad and so plain as to
be frequently taken for far less than
he was. He and his staff were once
compelled to ride through field of
uncut oats. The owner rushed out in
great indignation, demanding the name
of the leader that he might report him.
my name is Jackson replied the
general. If. 2-.-.. s 49,
''What Jackson?' asked the irate
farmer. .st ~. I'm 4 I'd II
General Jackson" 81
'sYou don't mean to tell me that you
are the famous Stonewall Jackson ~
the farmer stammered.
.'That's what they call me-"
The farmer took off his hat with
great reverence and said: General
Jackson, ride over my whole field. Do
what you like with it, sir"
He was a man of unusual religious
devotion, but would always 60 to sleep
in church. Perhaps it was because the
church service was the only thing he
could depend upon to go right along
If he did not keep awake to watch it.
His friends said that it was because
of weakness resulting from his exer-
tons in the Mexican war. When he
was teaching at the institute he was i'll,
and all efforts failed to secure for him
nights rest. One of his friends in
| attendance suggested that the Rev. DR..
| White be called in, as he was the only
one who was ever able to put Jackson
to sleep. In spite of this detection,
however, DR.. White and his famous
parishioner were fast friends to the
end.
4 = His men said of him that he always
marched at daybreak, except when he
started the night before The celebrity
of his movements gave his division the
name of '"Jackson's foot cavalry" One
of his men said: :-t2$ s -
Moses took forty years to get the
Israelites through the wilderness. with
mamma furnished all the way, but Old
Jack would have double quicked it
through on half rations in three days
at the most"
Military leaders have usually APP
proved the policy of subsisting on the
enemy's country, but it was left for
Stonewall Jackson to make the enemy
himself the purveyor Of supplies. The
federal General Banks became known
as Jackson's commissary general, and
| when his column was sent to turn off
into the valley the report would go out,
Lee Is out of rations again and has
sent Jackson to call on his commissary
general" ~ ~.
Jackson was like fiint-cold. impas-
sive, still, in time Of peace. But at
the sharp, swift stroke of military ne
cessity the spark of his genius few out
and burst into fame that swept away
all obstacles. When General Ewell
was asked what he thought of jack
sons generalship in the valley cam
paign he replied: -
when he began it I thought him
crazy. Before he got through thought
him inspired"
Befoge the end of the campaign Jack
SON had his men brought into a spirit
like his own. The division reached a
deep stream where the bridge had been
burned. He sent for an engineer corps
and also for some carpenters among
his own soldiers. The engineers at
once set to work to prepare plans, but
| two hours later the head carpenter
appeared and reported, 1.-THE bridge is
finished, general. and we can go on,
but them air pictur's amt come yet"
| The soldier may need religion as
much as or more than any one else,
but ais rule, the taBefnacles or the
Lord are not spread OH the tented held
Of the warrior. sfone#aIi jackson,
however, was an exneptioh. He never
failed to invoke the Prince of Peace
TO preside over his battle. Old Jim.
his faithful servant, said:
| aDe genial IS de Creates man foy
prayin' night an moriiin' an all times
Bnt when II sees him git up ,sev'aI
times in de night bsssides an start In
prayin' | knows dar's gwine fer Be
semp'n up, an go straight an pack
his haversack, ga Sc / know hen be
eaiIin FER 1t 70 slagilght.' i.
e was fitting that he who found his
life on the battlefield should find there
the entrance into immortal life, but lii
the agony Of loss Lee exclaimed, tAny
victory would be dear ut such a prices',
10 his wounded general he wrote,
Gould I have ordered events would
have chosen for the good of the couna
try to have been disabled Id your
stead. Z
| Jackson replied to the header, who he
had declared was the only man whom