JUBILATION T. CORNPONE. A town as remote and forlorn as Dogpatch is bound to be hard up for heroes. Thus it comes as no surprise that its most famous son, memorialized by a town statue, is civil war General Jubilation T. Cornpone, best known for "Cornpone's Retreat," "Cornpone's Disaster" and "Cornpone's Rout." Within the "Li'l Abner" comic strip Cornpone and his statue are relatively minor elements. What the hapless general is really best known for is being the namesake of the most rousing and memorable song in the popular Li'l Abner musical. The first verse goes like this:

"When we fought the Yankees and annihilation was near, who was there to lead the charge that took us safe to the rear? Why it was Jubilation T. Cornpone, old toot-your-own-horn pone. Jubilation T. Cornpone, a man who knew no fear."