Onenightin1862duringtheAmericanCivilWar,Confederategeneral"Stonewall"Jacksonwasridingalongwithhisdrowsystaff,noddingonhishorse.Theypassedsmallsquadsofsoldiersbeforeblazingfires,roastingcornandeatingit.Athirstysoldier,encouragedwiththehopeofadrinkahead,sprangintotheroadandtotheheadofthegeneral'shorsewith,"Hello,Isay,oldfellow.Wherethedevildidyougetyourliquor?"
Thegeneralsuddenlywokeupandsaid,"DoctorMcGuire,didyouspeaktome?CaptainPendleton,didyou?Somebodydid."Thesoldiergotalookathimandtookinthesituation."GoodGod,it'sOldJack,"hecried,andwithseveralboundshehadclearedtheroadandhaddisappearedinthedark.
一八六二年美國內戰期間，南軍將領「石牆」傑克遜一天晚上騎着馬，一面打盹，一面前行，同行的手下也都昏昏欲睡。路旁是一小群一小群士兵，正在熊熊火焰之前，烘玉蜀黍吃。一個士兵想喝酒，以為機會來了，就跳到路上，攔在傑克遜馬前說：「喂，老兄，你奶奶的從哪裏弄到酒來喝？」
傑克遜突然醒來，問道：「麥圭爾醫生，是你跟我說話嗎？彭德爾頓上尉，是你嗎？剛才是有人跟我說話的。」那士兵望望他，這才明白是什麼一回事，失聲說：「天啊，是老傑！」他幾個飛躍，已經離開馬路，消失在黑夜之中。