The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

! memoirs. l.. y. 1871: jacobson, :,
| typical Roundhcad was noorlv
dressed that Is. he looked 50, though,
of course. his clothes were made OF
good material. IIis cap was very in
1 different His shoulders wcr.
stopped and one was lower than the
other. and his coat showed tho signs OF
much exposure to tho weather
tiis face in reposc is not handsome or
agreeable. and hc would be passed by
any one without a second look, though
any one would see determination and
viii IN his face by the most casual
Siancc--much | should say to fear and
not much to love"
Memoirs. l.. p. ls2. e. shall watch
jackson closely while | am with him
and put down what ! see and think
of him. lie is. of course. n great mill
tary genius, and has mace such an i'm
/ preston on the men that already Old
JACK ~ at once raiiyng cry ana q
term Of cndcarmcnt. The army l.,
iuil of stories about him and every
body is trying to get . glimpse
OF him Whenever he Is recognized
he is cneered OF course, / nave
no chance TO learn anything about min,
socially, and VIII have none. Even ii
| had / doubt. from what his stan tell
me. whether ] would be any wiser OF
Know him any better lie seems
to have no social lite. lie divides his
time between military duties, prayer
sleep ana solitary thought. lie holds
converse with few"
Colonel Blackford tells OF General
Jackson's habit of abstraction: Il rods
by ms side making a very unsuc-
ccsstui effort to enter into converse
non Fortunately we soon reach
ed the fork where | had TO turn OFF
| toid him so, touched my cap and left
him, but / have doubts 90 TO whether
he knew either OF my presence or alb
scnce.
In Memoirs. l., PIP. ISIS, lse. there is
AZ Interesting acccGa: o: .ic manner
in which General Jackson would 20 10
sleep while his couricrs or staff were
+ delivering him their observations in
certain matters. At r. 100 Colonel
! Blackboard tells Of how the general
while riding on inspections, etc, after
going :. few miles and in broad ia
| iight would dismount without a word
to any one, unbucklc his sabre and
/ lEinS down with his head on the roo,
OF tree, go fast TO sleep for a " htlc
Blac"tord's comment is. Was not this
| "A curious freak? He is a curious
/ wonderful man. No one seems TO
know much of him. not even those who
are with him hourly lie mas no social
sraccs. but infinite earnestness
! lie is zealot and has very stern ideas
! OF duty"
I Memoirs, l.. p. eli: lie Jackson
| is ever uosyloablic, and receives and
delivers message as If the bearef
was conduit pipe for information
from one ear to another. There is
! magnetism in jackson but il is no,
personal All admire his genius and
great deeds; no one c9;:,d love the
man for himself. lie seems to be Gu,
off from his fellowmcn CthoughJ
! whenever nc moves about on his old
| sorrcl with his faded uniform and
/ weatherstained cap slouched down over
MS left eye. and one shoulder some two
| inches higher than the other. the mer
shout in wild enthusiasm. The old
sorrel is not more martial In appear.
! ancc than his master :"
! Memoirs. l.. y. I'll: ~ Presbyterian
in faith. a professionalism by convlc.
, ;ion to the extent of fatal.sm II,
is not wanting in that forbidding
! manner and costume which robbed
their (the Roundhcads) virtues OF SO
| much that was attractive, yet he has
all that fiery zeal which made then
successful and formidable,
Colonel Blackford, in relatinfi an in
cident, Vol. l.. p. 21I. ct seq). refers
! to the general as "abstractcd and
! rude" at p. ?25 he tells of General
! Iackson's ordering Major Pendlcton
| 10 put under arrest and prefer charges
! against general who had failed t,
place the picket. And those who are
| still in doubt after the abuudantly
| given testimony to General Jackson's
/ peculiarities, 1 would refer to Colonc,
Blackfords relation (Memoirs, Vol. l.
/ p. lo9 ct seqD, of nights WANDERING
J led by General Jackson to no purpos,
! Whatever ana which Blackboard says
| he believed to he "onc OF those freaks
which sometimes seize him (Jackson)
and which make people think he is
somewhat deranged." on this occasion
Colonel Blackford. worn out. asked
| Major Pendleton: Sandy. where is this
old fool taking u.s.? and to his sur.
prise. the voice replying WHAT" t,
| his inquiry was that OF General Jack
son. Il am sure he did not under
stand. He was either asleep Cor
| horscback) or praying. and only knew
| that some remark was addressed to
him. but had no idea what it was"
! Mnnia for Fighting.
| Colonel Blackford says tMcmoirs, /.
p 7o) (May, 1852: After the battle
of Kernstown / was almost the only
one here who did not denounce him
(Jackson). | saw in him the lighting
mania. or disease. With which most al
our generals were not affected
| Henderson. l.. r. | ~ has this inter
esting comment to make on Jacksou's
treatment of his men on the march to
Romney:
| "A leader more genial and less rigid
would have found a means to sustain
| their courage. Napoleon, with the
captivating familiarity lie used 50
we'll would have laughed the grum-
bles out of their ill-humor. and have
ncrved the fainting by pointing to tho
| glory to he won. Nelson would have
struck the chord of patriotism. Sko-
belief. taking tho very privates into
his cinfidence. would have enlisted
their personal interest in the success
! of the enterprise. and the eccentric
| speeches Of Father Seworoff would
have cheered them like cordial
, There are occasions when both officers
and men are better for a little humor-