Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-25

LA~<S101$ AhIaully,. a. IN. W.
rs who told the story of the
old lady living far from the
operations of the armies
VINO wanted to know of him If he
knew "'Lias Sneed of Jackson's com
pany in Lees army, and he related
lt to illustrate the potent fact, as ev-
cry old soldier knew it, that you were
expected by the homefolk to know ev-
cry other soldier in your army, and if
you failed to remember those inquired
about, your own character as real
soldier was UNNECESSARILY hurt.
1t was "a long time before I saw
General Lee, so long that thought he
would never come my way, and that
I'd be killed or the war would end be-
fore / would see my beloved comman-
der. When / did look on him for the
first time he was in the State House
grounds in Richmond alone, but the
observed of all observers" as he
walked unostenta tiously and quietly
from the capitol. "Stonewall" Jack.
son | saw but once, General Long
street, to whose corps I belonged,
saw much Of, the most startling when
brought past me in litter, covered
with blood, at the Wilderness battle,
May 6, 1864.
But, 1T is of the general command
ing that / would more directly speak,
and of the impression he made upon
me, a humble musketeer in Hoods
Immortal Texas brigade, for. there
were many illustrious minor general
ofIicers-there was but che X. e. Lee
General Alexander, chief of artillery
of Longstreet's corps, tells us In his
charming, historic story, "The Memoirs
of a Confederate" that Colonel Long
General Lees aide and secretary, told
him of General Lees feelings as he
stood in review of his soldiers, and
the relation of the incident will not
be amiss. ON Longstreet's return from
the Chickamauga and Knoxville, Tenn.
campaigns, with the two divisions, Nc
Laws and Fields, which had formed
the force from the Army of Northern
Virginia that aided in the Western
military campaigns of 1863-64, Gener-
nj Lee expressed wish to review the
corps. This took place at Gotham,
Va, in April, 1864. A large field. that
the ravages of war had left uninclosed,
was selected as the ground, and Cen
eral Lee approached the command
through an old gateway.
This review gave me. SO far as my
recollection now serves, my second i'm
pressive view of the great comman-
der
Mounted on his favorite old gray,
the general looked what he was, sew
ary inch the soldier" he honored each
brigade as it passed him in the re-
view march with the usual salute and
TO each commander he added some
complimentary remark.rO OF the Texans
Rhe said, In response TO the depleted
aumber of muskets,, that they would
A.haye TO fight the harder TO sustain
heir reputation General "Jeb"
uart was present, and it was here
so I saw Belle Boyd, the Southern
.. for the first and only time. Cen
II Stuart was, besides his military
|alities. a man of infinite humor, who
build joke even in Lees august pres
ice. On this occasion, when Belle
tyd, dressed in gray riding skirt and
kh a captains military Jacket and
n. refined up her beautiful pony, sa-
Tied the general and staff and dashed
Eays General Stuart remarked TO
heral Lee: General women would
the, bravest of the brave if it wasn't
bugs and mice"
e next view of our commander
dramatic.
5n the morning of May 6. 1864,
Ire came near being a catastrophe
sulting from someone's blunder. Be
re the dawn General Grant found
b in our lines, gap negligent gem
al had failed 10 close as ordered TO
and the plank road trayersing the