![]() He tells of the persimmon tree that the General climbed but could not descend the irate farmer who upbraided Jackson for crossing his field the lemon that Stonewall sucked all during the battle at Cold Harbor. In a resonant prose almost unique among soldiers and rare among writers, he wrote as simply and intimately of history as though it were a jovial anecdote, spun out after dinner for the entertainment of his friends. During and shortly after the war he set down his experiences of great men and great days. ![]() ![]() ![]() He rode with Stonewall he fought by the model of the incomparable Ashby he lived, joked, and courted with Jeb Stuart.įrom his meeting with John Brown, alias Isaac Smith, shortly before the Brown Raid, through the long, bitter years of the Civil War, he clung to the Southern cause, fought its battles, and endured its defeats. Stonewall Jackson depended on him General Lee complimented him Union soldiers admired him and women in Maryland, Virginia, and even Pennsylvania adored him-the young, dashing, handsome Henry Kyd Douglas. ![]()
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