The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-02
Stories of the Intrepid Confed-
crate Commander.
WHEN HE BLUSHED AND FLED
His Retreat In Dismay From an Army
of Admitting Women-The Only Man
Who Could Put the General to Sleep
His Heroic Reply to Lee.

mander was entirely routed by the en-
emy-an army of admiring women who
clamored about him to secure buttons
from his coat, locks Of hair or other
souvenirs. AS he backed, blushing,
away he declared, Really, ladies, this
is the first time l was ever surrounded
by the enemyv' 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 a 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.
What JacksonY asked the irate
farmer.
General Jackson"
"You don't mean to tell me that you
are the famous Stonewall Jackson"
the farmer StammereO.
That's what they call me-"
The farmer took off his hat with
great reverence and said: General
.s1sekson, ride over my whole field. Do
you like with 1t, sir"
was a man of unusual religious
but would always go to sleep
q. Perhaps 1t was because the
+I14 hH,nrp ha
4 depend upon to go right along
he did not keep awake to watch it.
Ills friends said that it was because
of weakness resulting from his exer-
lions 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.
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
of his men said:
''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 ap-
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 fint-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 thought him
crazy. Before he got through thought
him inspired"
Before the end Of the campaign Jack
SON had his men brought into 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, 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, as rule, the tabernacles of the
Lord are not spread on the tented field
OF the warrior. Stonewall Jackson,
however. was an exception. He never
failed to invoke the Prince of Peace
TO preside over his battle. Old Jim.
his faithful servant, said:
de genial is de creates man TO-
prayin' night an mornin' an all times
But when l sees him git up sev'al
times In de night besides an start in
prayin' l knows dar's gwine ter be
semp'n up, an l go straight an pack
his haversack. case 1 know he'll be
calm fer 1t TO daylight"
1t was fitting that he who found his
life on the battlefield should find there
the entrance into immortal life, but In
the agony Of loss Lee exclaimed, ANY
victory would be dear at such price"
To his wounded general he wrote.
Gould have ordered events l would
have chosen for the good of the coun-
try to have been disabled In your
stead"
Jackson replied to the leader, who he
had declared was the only man whom
he would foIloW hlindfOld "Bettpr that