To: Constitution Day
"consternation "
General JEB Stuart had the best use of that word I've ever read.
Upon completing his hell raising reconnaissance ride around the rear of McClellan's Army on the peninsula in 1862 without little or minimal casualties, he told one of Jeff Davis' staff that he left a general behind.
The aide asked "What General?", to which Stuart replied smiling, "General Consternation".
12 posted on
10/07/2004 2:04:16 PM PDT by
Rebelbase
("We will crush Al Qaeda"....Silky Pony)
To: Rebelbase
13 posted on
10/07/2004 2:04:49 PM PDT by
Rebelbase
("We will crush Al Qaeda"....Silky Pony)
To: Rebelbase
agile forces, General Jeb Stuart bump
And... I'll have to admit that when Edwards read off the list, I said, "Yes," then "Yes," then "Hell Yes," and then "Yahoo. Wow, I didn't know that. Cheney's my man."
Hoppy
To: Rebelbase
A most excellent anecdote!
27 posted on
10/07/2004 2:28:58 PM PDT by
Agrarian
To: Rebelbase
Dang, they corrected the thread title.
That's a great story! I had forgotten that.
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