Stonewall Jackson's Foot Cavalry

[Barrycdog]

Sunny South, Mar. 14, 1903 -- page 5

JACKSON'S FOOT CAVALRY

The Paulding Clarion contained the following story of Stonewall Jackson:

General Jackson, who seldom wears a uniform or any other mark of his grade or rank was passing a corn field one day and saw a long, lank sided confederate pulling roasting ears. He hallooed to the confederate:

"Come out of that corn field!"
"Go to h$ll," replied the confederate.
"I'll report you to General Jackson," Says the general.
"Report and be d-d to you. I belong to Jackson's foot cavalry, and he allows us to eat as much corn as we want."
the general nods on laughing, while the confederate continued pulling corn "to feed Jackson's foot cavalry."

 

[kholland]

Sunny South, Mar. 14, 1903 -- page 5

JACKSON'S FOOT CAVALRY

The Paulding Clarion contained the following story of Stonewall Jackson:

General Jackson, who seldom wears a uniform or any other mark of his grade or rank was passing a corn field one day and saw a long, lank sided confederate pulling roasting ears. He hallooed to the confederate:

"Come out of that corn field!"
"Go to h$ll," replied the confederate.
"I'll report you to General Jackson," Says the general.
"Report and be d-d to you. I belong to Jackson's foot cavalry, and he allows us to eat as much corn as we want."
the general nods on laughing, while the confederate continued pulling corn "to feed Jackson's foot cavalry."

Good one!

 

[redbob]

Horses were usually not pushed as hard or as far as Jackson's Infantry was. An artillery horse was only expected to be able to cover about 16 miles in 10 hours.

 

[diane]

I think a horse was considered more valuable! Jackson's foot cavalry were not only unusually speedy but could pick up even more speed when they had to. It wasn't that they were special it's simply Jackson expected it of them - that's one of those remarkable leadership qualities of Jackson's. (It's also one of the reasons a handful of his men were - briefly - plotting to do away with him!)

 

[redbob]

I think a horse was considered more valuable! Jackson's foot cavalry were not only unusually speedy but could pick up even more speed when they had to. It wasn't that they were special it's simply Jackson expected it of them - that's one of those remarkable leadership qualities of Jackson's. (It's also one of the reasons a handful of his men were - briefly - plotting to do away with him!)

In 1865, the Union was paying $160.00 for a Cavalry mount and 170.00 for an Artillery horse. The Artillery horses were expected to each pull 800 pounds and their life expectancy was 7 months.

 

[AUG]

Stonewall Jackson once mentioned that his troops "never at one time had a uniform, they were multiform" and apparently Jackson was too at times.