A day or two later Mr.De Loche called on me in Memphis to apologize for his apparent incivility in not insisting on my staying for dinner.

He said that his wife accused him of marked discourtesy, but that, after the call of his neighbor, he had felt restless until I got away.

I never met General Jackson before the war, nor during it, but have met him since at his very comfortable summer home at Manitou Springs, Colorado.

I reminded him of the above incident, and this drew from him the response that he was thankful now he had not captured me.

I certainly was very thankful too.
My occupation of Memphis as district headquarters did not last long.
The period, however, was marked by a few incidents which were novel to me.