The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-03

cloak.
As l aroused the sleeper he slowly
sat up on the ground and said: "Ah
captain, you have returned, have you?
/ Come here and tell me what you have
learned on the right" Laying his
b hand on me, he drew me down by his
side, and, passing his arm around my
shoulder, he drew me near to him in a
, fatherly way that told of his warm and
kindly heart.
When had related such information
as l had secured for him he thanked
me for accomplishing his commission
and then said he regretted that the
I young men about Gen. Jackson had not
relieved him of annoyance by finding a
. battery of the enemy which had har-
. assed our advance, adding that the
young men of that day were not equal
to what they were when he was a
young man. Seeing Immediately that
he was testing and disposed to rally
me- as he often did young officers,
broke away from the hold on me which
he tried to retain and, as he laughed
heartily through the stiffness of the
night, l went off to make a bed of my
saddle blanket and, with my head in
my saddle near my horses feet, was
soon wrapped in the heavy slumber of
a wearied soldier
Some time after midnight I was
awakened by the chill of the early
morning hours, and, turning over
caught a glimpse of a little flame on
the slope above me, and sitting up to
see what it meant, saw, bending over
a scant fire of twigs, two men seated
on old cracker boxes and warming
their hands over the little fire. l had
but to rub my eyes and collect my wits
to recognize the figures of Robert e.
Lee and Stonewall Jackson Who can
tell the story of that quiet council of
war between two sleeping armies
Nothing remains on record to tell of
plans discussed, and dangers weighed,
and a great purpose formed, but the
story of the great day so soon to fol.
low.
1t was broad daylight and the thick
beams of yellow sunlight came through
the pine branches, when some one
touched me rudely with his foot, say.
ing: Get up, Smith, the general wants
you'll" As l leaped to my feet the
rhythmic click of canteens of march
ing infantry caught my ear Already
in motion! What could it mean?
In a moment l was mounted and at
the side of Gen. Jackson who sat on
of our troops cheerily, but in silence
as directed, poured down the Furnace
road. His cap was pulled low over
his eyes, and, looking up from under
the visor, with lips compressed, in
dicating the firm purpose within, ne
nodded to me, and in brief and rapid
utterances, without a superfuous word
as though all were distinctly formed in
his mind and beyond question, he gave
me orders for our wagon and ambul-
ance trains. My orders having been
delivered and the trains set in motion
l returned to the site of our nights
bivouac, to find that Gen. Jackson and
his staff had followed the marching
column.
Slow and tedious is the advance of a
mounted officer who has to pass in
narrow wood roads through dense
thickets the packed column of march
ing infantry, to be recognized all along
the line and good-naturedly chaffed by
many a gay-spirited fellow: Say,
here's one of Old Jacks little boys;
let him by, men!" in the most patron
izing tone. Have a good breakfast
up or you'll catch it for getting be-
hind" Tell Old Jack we're all
a-comin. Don't let him begin the
fuss till we get thar" And so on, until
about p. m, after a ride of ten miles
of tortuous road, found the general
seated on stump by the Brock road
writing this dispatch:
Near p. m,
May 2, 1863
General:
The enemy has made a stand at
Charlottesville. hope as soon as
practicable to attack.
l trust that an ever kind Providence
will bless us with great success.
Respectfully,
T. J. JACKSON, y
Lieut.. Gen.
Gen. r. e. Lee
The leading division is up, and the
, next two appear to be we'll closed.
T. j, ].
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The place mentioned as Chancel-
lor's was also known as DowdalPs