The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

/, to pay their respects to the venerable Mr..
| and Mrs. VIM. p. Taylor. In the drawing
| room. General Leo was in facetious
| mood. He introduced the general officers
| as distinguished soldiers, who had but
| n little while to stay, and told his cousin,
| Mrs. Taylor. that she must give her en-
| tire attention to them. He told her that
! General Jackson was one of the most
| cruel and inhumane of men: that little
while before at the battle OF Fredericks-
! burg at was as much as he could do to
keep General Jackson from putting bayo
nets on the guns of his men and driving
oil those people into the river" Mrs.
Taylor replied that she had heard that
General Jackson was good Christian
man; and. seeing the hurnor of General
Lees mood. she added that 'if those peo-
pie ever crossed there at Hayheld she
| hoped that General Lee would not do any
| thing to keep General Jackson from driv-
! ing them into the river" Two pretty
| young girls sat beside General Lee. great
| ly delighted to have visit from him.
General Lee told the girls that The had
brought those great generals for them to
see. and had brought the young men to
see them" A large group of staff were
in tha room-Pelham. Esten Cooke, Won
Brock, Pendleton, Peterkin, Kyd Douglas
and others. Seeing Major Pelham. blond
and blushing, General Lee directed the at
that "he had a rare virtue among the
young men of the day, lie was modest
youth; that he did not know that he
ought to tell them, but that he was espe-
cially modest that day because he had
on a borrowed coat" AS we rode away
Major Pelham told me that he could
not imagine how General Lee had dis
covered It. but that it was true that he
was wearing a borrowed coat.
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heavy snow-storm had covered the
earth deeply. and was raging with great
violence Though tho general had the
evening before said that he wished me to
ride with him in the morning. when !
found the great storm In possession OF
all things In the morning, I wrapped my
blanket about me again. until an orderly
woke me up abruptly, and said the gem
eral was waiting for me. Finding boots
and saddle as quick as I could, | had
to ride off without my breakfast. Facing
the storm, through the deep snow We
rode, until. toward the middle of the
day. we reached army headquarters. on
the old Mine Road. General Lee came
out of his tent, bareheaded, In the snow.
and said, almost with anger, that he was
not pleased that General Jackson had
come to him in such storm. General
Jackson replied pleasantly and In few
note desiring to see him. and was glad
to coma at his bidding. General Lee was
much concerned about our snow7covered
clothes ana the cold of our long ride. and
repeatedly came out to see that ! had
been taken to n good fire. When General
Jackson came out to mount he declined
to wait for tho camp dinner, and Gem
eral Lee urged me to remain and have
lunch with him, saying that General Jack
son could go off without anything to eat
If he persisted, but that should not go.
had to go. but greatly regretted the
loss of the dinner. and with a long ride
back, It was after dark that day before
I had my breakfast.
The early spring brought General Jack
son and the headquarters camp from Moss
Neck to Mr. Yerby's place. on the Alasssl-
ponaX. a mile across the Valley from the
army headquarters. One Sunday DIR. Z
r. Lacy preached In the woods near Gen
eral Jacksons tent, General Lee and
General Jackson sat on log at one
side most intent listeners, and moved 10
tears when, the eloquent preacher spoke
OF tho many homes and dear ones from
which the great audience of soldiers were
absent. and brought his henrcrs to make
their God their refuge and defense.
When at last the campaign opened and
n strong force of the enemy crossed tho |
river, under cover OF heavy fog, 1t
was my part to carry the tidinGs to Cen
eral Lee At Colonel Venabie's direction
/ entered the tent and found General
Lee sleeping. as Mr. valentine has Pic
stured him In his great sculpture at Lex
ington laid my hand upon him ms !
spoke. and he woke up slowly and said:
"Cantain, what do YOU young men mean !
by waking man out or his Sleep"
When I told him my tld!ngs and reported
that orders had been sent to nil our
divisions TO move to FIamilton's, he said
pleasantly: You want me to send n mes
sage, to your good general, captaln9 Tell
him know he will do what is right, and
will como and meet him at the cross
ing" 1t was the opening of tho Chan
celorsvile campaign. In few days
Jackson had been mortally wounded, and
Il week after he died at C;uiney's,
I rode with General Lee and star TO
Gettysburg, and was near him when the
first days battle was fought That after
noon I was sent by General Eweu to find {