Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-18
Tim mnrfKr InckKon.

The correspondent of the Savannah Republican,
writing from Manassas Junction, on the 10th inst,
gives an interesting account of the Alexandria
hero his family aud the circumstances of his death
Many facts are given that have never before been
brought to the public eye, and we sure our
readers will be interested with the details. We
copy as follows;
Before leaving Fairfax, called to pay my re-
spects to Mrs. Susan NJ Jackson. the widow of
James W. Jackson, the martyr who fell in Alex
andria on the 24th of May, in the cause of South
ern liberty She resides in a neat little cottage
near the Court House, provided for her by Major
Henry w. Thomas, who married sister of her
husband. She received me with great kindness,
and spoke with deep emotion of the generosity of
the Southern people towards herself and family.
She has three lovely children with her-all daugh-
ters-of the ages of thirteen ten and seven, of
whom is said TO bear a striking resemblance to her
father. Mrs. Thomas has two daguerreotypes of
the hero, one of which was taken while he was at
work in his garden with bis hat, coat and vest of
1t is very striking face, and bears abundant evil
dence, in every lineament of good humor, gal
Iautry and unshrinking courage He has the eye
of an eagle. HIS features are bold and striking,
and his HAIR is thick and stiff, and stands up like
General JaeksOns, as if in defiance Of all the hate
in the world. No physiognomist can look upon
the counterfeit presentment' without feeling that
he was every inch hero, and that his was as gal
liant spirit as was ever offered up in defence of
his country's flag. You will be glad to learn that
his hkenesses will be multiplied in due time by
every means of art, so that every one may obtain
copy who desires it.
There are certain facts connected with the life
and death Of Jackson which have never seen IN
print and which cannot fail to interest your read
ers He was born in Fairfax county, near the Po-
tomac river, and was SO years old the Sth of May.
He married his wife in Kentucky while on a visit
to his brother who resides in that State and some
few years thereafter he removed to Fairfax Court
House, where he continued to live until December
last He was the life of the vilage-a generous,
n-hearted fellow, wholly unsslfish, great lover
of children and young people, always took sides
with the weaker party, spoke his own mind fully,
though not Extensively, scorned every thing that
was little and mean, and feared no man living or
dead. You will not be surprised to hear that such
8 man did not accumulate much Of the "thrift that
follows fawn:ng" Fond of society, he leased the
Marshall House in Alexandria, fitted it out with
new furniture and tableware, and removed there
the first of the present year He is the same man
who cut down the Lincoln pole in OccOquan, in the
adjoining county of Prince William, last summer.
Jackson was asleep in the second story; Ellsworth
entered his house (ab0ut daybreakl and proceeded
to the roof to take down the flag The servant
who aroused him told him that the house was full
of Lincoln men, and that some of them had gone up
after the flag and begged him not to leave his room
He rose Immediately, and slipping on his pants,
seized his double barrel shot gun at the head Of his
bed and had reached the first turn in the stairway
leading to the third story, when he met Ellsworth
coming down with the flag wrapped around him,
and followed by a number of Zouaves. Without
uttering q word-it was enough that his flag had
been taken dOwn-JacksOn shot him through the
heart, the load carrying part Of the flag ike a
piece of patching, into the heart itself, where it
was afterwards found. One Of the ZOuayes fired
almost at the same instant upon Jackson, who was
standing little below and looking up the stairway.
The ball of the ZJuave struck him just between
the eyes on the bridge Of the nose and passed out
at the back of his head. Though in the very arti-
Gle Of death the hero returned the fire Of the enemy