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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The career of General Jackson (search)
ive instructions on his part in the proposed attack on McClellan. On this ride he rode up before day to the home of Mr. Matthew Hope, in the lower part of Louisa County, and arousing him from his bed, asked if he had two good saddle horses, saying ttheir horses were exhausted, they wished to leave them in the place of his, and would send them back on their return. Mr. Hope replied: Yes, I have two good horses, I always keep good horses, but I am not green enough to let them go off with any s in emphatic tone: It is a case of necessity, sir, we must have the horses, and you had as well saddle them up at once. Mr. Hope indignantly replied: I will not do it. I am not in the habit of saddling horses, I keep servants for that purpose, and Iwere soon galloping on their way. When several days later the horses were sent back, with General Jackson's compliments, Mr. Hope exclaimed: Why did he not tell me that he was General Jackson, I would have let him have every horse on the place, and s