Excerpt: ...was tied, and they marched with the beautiful, even step of soldiers on parade. They were to encamp beyond Jackson's old army, and as they passed along the turnpike it was lined on either side by Jackson's own men, cheering with vigor. The colonel who was in immediate charge of the encampment, a man who had never seen General Jackson, asked Harry where he might find him. Harry pointed to a man sitting on the top rail of a fence beside the road. "But I asked for General Jackson," said the colonel. "That's General ...
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Excerpt: ...was tied, and they marched with the beautiful, even step of soldiers on parade. They were to encamp beyond Jackson's old army, and as they passed along the turnpike it was lined on either side by Jackson's own men, cheering with vigor. The colonel who was in immediate charge of the encampment, a man who had never seen General Jackson, asked Harry where he might find him. Harry pointed to a man sitting on the top rail of a fence beside the road. "But I asked for General Jackson," said the colonel. "That's General Jackson." The colonel approached and saluted. General Jackson's clothes were soiled and dusty. His feet, encased in cavalry boots that reached beyond the knees, rested upon a lower rail of the fence. A worn cap with a dented visor almost covered his eyes. The rest of his face was concealed by a heavy, dark beard. "General Jackson, I believe," said the officer, saluting. "Yes. How far have those men marched?" The voice was kindly and approving. "We've come twenty-six miles, sir." "Good. And I see no stragglers." "We allow no stragglers." "Better still. I haven't been able to keep my own men from straggling, and you'll have to teach them." At that moment the Acadian band began to play, and it played the merriest waltz it knew. Jackson gazed at it, took a lemon from his pocket and began to suck the juice from it meditatively. The officer stood before him in some embarrassment. "Aren't they rather thoughtless for such serious work as war?" asked the Presbyterian general. "I am confident, sir, that their natural gayety will not impair their value as soldiers." Jackson put the end of the lemon back in his mouth and drew some juice from it. The colonel bowed and retired. Then Jackson beckoned to Harry, who stood by. "Follow him and tell him," he said, "that the band can play as much as it likes. I noticed, too, that it plays well." Jackson smiled and Harry hurried after the officer, who flushed with gratification, when the message was delivered to...
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