Comments on: Christmas with Stonewall Jackson and J.E.B. Stuart http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/ Where History, Heritage, and Education Intersect Wed, 23 May 2012 23:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: William Llano http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-17644 William Llano Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:30:33 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-17644 Jeb Stuart was the only man in the ANV who could make General Jackson smile or laugh out loud, the reason I do not know. Also Stuart was the only man ever, to slap Jacks on in the back as a greeting and grab him by the arm. Just the entry of Stewart into his tent was enough to see him smile. Jeb Stuart was the only man in the ANV who could make General Jackson smile or laugh out loud, the reason I do not know. Also Stuart was the only man ever, to slap Jacks on in the back as a greeting and grab him by the arm. Just the entry of Stewart into his tent was enough to see him smile.

]]> By: Name http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-12794 Name Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:24:08 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-12794 J.E.B. Stuart was the only man in the ANV who could make Gen. Jackson smile, and sometimes laugh. It is beleived that it was due to Stuart's appearance. He was known to s his friends as "Beauty" due to a disfigurement in his lower jaw(The reason why he grew a beard)and had a great sense of humor, Gen.Stuart presented him a with a uniform that Jackson considered garish, and wore only once(The day he was mortally wounded) J.E.B. Stuart was the only man in the ANV who could make Gen. Jackson smile, and sometimes laugh. It is beleived that it was due to Stuart's appearance. He was known to s his friends as “Beauty” due to a disfigurement in his lower jaw(The reason why he grew a beard)and had a great sense of humor, Gen.Stuart presented him a with a uniform that Jackson considered garish, and wore only once(The day he was mortally wounded)

]]> By: Name http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-11391 Name Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:24:08 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-11391 J.E.B. Stuart was the only man in the ANV who could make Gen. Jackson smile, and sometimes laugh. It is beleived that it was due to Stuart's appearance. He was known to s his friends as "Beauty" due to a disfigurement in his lower jaw(The reason why he grew a beard)and had a great sense of humor, Gen.Stuart presented him a with a uniform that Jackson considered garish, and wore only once(The day he was mortally wounded) J.E.B. Stuart was the only man in the ANV who could make Gen. Jackson smile, and sometimes laugh. It is beleived that it was due to Stuart's appearance. He was known to s his friends as “Beauty” due to a disfigurement in his lower jaw(The reason why he grew a beard)and had a great sense of humor, Gen.Stuart presented him a with a uniform that Jackson considered garish, and wore only once(The day he was mortally wounded)

]]> By: Rick Karch http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-10953 Rick Karch Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:18:58 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-10953 Jackson never drank alcohol. Jackson never drank alcohol.

]]> By: John E. Buchanan http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5077 John E. Buchanan Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:42:02 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5077 Isn't Stuart doing his best magic trick of making the trick candle light up by pointing at it? Isn’t Stuart doing his best magic trick of making the trick candle light up by pointing at it?

]]> By: John Maass http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5067 John Maass Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:19:43 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5067 I agree, looks like Rev. Pendleton standing over SJ. Is he holding a Bible in his left hand? I agree, looks like Rev. Pendleton standing over SJ. Is he holding a Bible in his left hand?

]]> By: Ken Noe http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5059 Ken Noe Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:58:00 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5059 I wish! Spring 2010 is what I most recently heard. Best to you and Michaela as well. I wish! Spring 2010 is what I most recently heard. Best to you and Michaela as well.

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5058 Kevin Levin Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5058 Thanks so much for tracking that down - absolutely hilarious. :) Thanks so much for tracking that down – absolutely hilarious. :)

]]> By: Harry http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5057 Harry Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:36:50 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5057 Found it! Page 669 of Robertson's love-letter to Blue Light. The above print I think reconstructs a Christmas dinner at Jackson's HQ at Moss Neck in 1862. Present were Generals Lee, Stuart, Pendleton, and selected members of their staffs. a total of 12 officers. Lee chided Jackson for the extravagence of his HQ, and Stuart derided the paintings on the wall, including one of a bull. Stuart also commented on the presence of wine on the table. The moment captured in the print I think is when Stuart noticed that the butter had been stamped with a rooster, and said that it must be Jackson's coat of arms. "Jackson's slight smile hardly masked his discomfort." All this apparrently from an address given in 1898 by Jackson staffer James Power Smith. Found it! Page 669 of Robertson’s love-letter to Blue Light. The above print I think reconstructs a Christmas dinner at Jackson’s HQ at Moss Neck in 1862. Present were Generals Lee, Stuart, Pendleton, and selected members of their staffs. a total of 12 officers. Lee chided Jackson for the extravagence of his HQ, and Stuart derided the paintings on the wall, including one of a bull. Stuart also commented on the presence of wine on the table. The moment captured in the print I think is when Stuart noticed that the butter had been stamped with a rooster, and said that it must be Jackson’s coat of arms. “Jackson’s slight smile hardly masked his discomfort.”

All this apparrently from an address given in 1898 by Jackson staffer James Power Smith.

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5056 Kevin Levin Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:03:06 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5056 Thanks Ken. I was wondering what Stuart was pointing at. Hope you and Nancy are enjoying the holidays. By the way, I had lunch the other day with someone who informed me that your new book will be released at some point over the summer. Congratulations and I can't wait to read it. Thanks Ken. I was wondering what Stuart was pointing at. Hope you and Nancy are enjoying the holidays. By the way, I had lunch the other day with someone who informed me that your new book will be released at some point over the summer. Congratulations and I can’t wait to read it.

]]> By: Ken Noe http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5055 Ken Noe Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:00:14 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5055 As Stuart points to the results of his lesser known Ride Around the French Quarter, during which he was disguised as Ben Butler, Braxton Bragg wonders how the heck he got to Virginia from Murfreesboro. Lost in thought and dyspepsia, he doesn't notice von Borcke's offer of a mug. Sandie Pendleton does, however, and it depresses him almost as much as the paintings of cattle on the wall. As Stuart points to the results of his lesser known Ride Around the French Quarter, during which he was disguised as Ben Butler, Braxton Bragg wonders how the heck he got to Virginia from Murfreesboro. Lost in thought and dyspepsia, he doesn’t notice von Borcke’s offer of a mug. Sandie Pendleton does, however, and it depresses him almost as much as the paintings of cattle on the wall.

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2008/12/25/christmas-with-stonewall-jackson-and-jeb-stuart/#comment-5054 Kevin Levin Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:30:54 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=2251#comment-5054 (LOL) I think you are reading just a bit too much into this particular image. (LOL) I think you are reading just a bit too much into this particular image.

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