Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-22
q. @. ". Military INSTITUTE, }
Ms7 Is, 1853. :
GENERAL ORDzka !

q. @. ". MILITARY INSTITUTE,
Msy l3, 1853.
GEsEs.L ORDzRa}
Nc 80.
IL IL Ihs paaful daty of Lis superintendent
to snnorncs 80 ths cf1cere and csdsta If lkis
institution, Tho death of thei1 late aa5ocists
and pTofa ssor, Lieut.. Gsn. Thomas j. Jackson.
Hs disd st Guinss's Station, Caroline county,
! Va, Oh tha 1ntE inst, Of Fnsumcnia, .ftsr
| ssc:t but violent Illness, supsrvsniGs upon
TIE seye,o wcuads received IN the battle of
charlottesville. a nstion mouru3 the iyss
| Of Gan. Jsokso1. FIRST in the haaIta Of ibs
bravo r.sn he h,s 80 often led TO victory, there
l.; Dnt Lorr jn this Confsderscy tha. Will
not fse! tbs Icas, sHd lament IL as great Da-
tional csaruty. Bnt Our loss ia distinctive.
He WAS peculiarly oos own Hs came to us
in 1851, LieT,e1ant ani Brevat ida jor of
| Artillery, fl,ul the army Of the late United
States uDoi; the uns.ir7nus appointment OF tie
| Board of Visitors, ss Professor Of Natural aId
| Experimental Philosophy and Instructor CT
| Artillery. Here he lsbored, with scrupuicus
ti,l:sT, iof ten Jcsrs. in tho duties CT these
| important tfhces. Horo he oocsme col
die: Of the Gross; aud, as en- humble, coz
scionlious aud useful Christian man, he ea.
1ahiishvI The character which has dsy yoloped
into the wo7ld-Tonovned Christian hero -
On Tho 20Ih Of april, 1861, upon the ords1
OF His EIcIlItuoy, Governor Lstcter, Re Left
ths ms tute 10 command Of tho corps Of Ga
de:s, for Oanp Les RicnmcnL. far Service in
| the dsf.nca Of his State and country
and he hsa Iloysr known day of rest until
called By the Diriao command TO cease from
his lshcri
Th0 :a;ltsry career OF G'n. Jackson tills
tee must pIlli:aut ana momentous psgs in
tr.o history Of our country, and in the achieve
ments Of OUT arms, and he stands forth
colosaia figure in this WAT for our indepsn-
| deprs.
His country now returns him to us-not ss
he was when ho loft us. His spirit has gone
t, God VINO gave it. HIS murila ted body
ooncs back 70 us-lo his home-to be laid
by Us 10 his tomb. Rsversntly and sffsc-
tionately ws will discharge this last solemn
duty. And,
Though his earthly sun has get,
its Igh: shall liuger rou1d us get
| Bhght-rsdsnt-blest.
Young gentlaInsn Of the Uoips of Cadets.
| Tha me1ncry Of Gen. Jackson is very
| precious to ycu. You Snow how faithfully.
how conscIsn i,ously hs discharged every
duty. You know that he was emphaticsllyA
lnan OF God, aud that Oh,istan principle i'm
! pressed every act Of Mslife. You know how
be sustained The honor of our arms, when he
commanded at Hsrpsr'5 Ferry-how gsllsntly
be repulssd Patterson at Hsines>i!!e the in
vlncibis stand hs Sad with his Stonevall Bi-
gade 1t Manassas. You know ths brillian.
ssIies Of suco=ssoa AMI Victories which i'm
mort.iz=d nIs Valley csnoaign-f,r many of
you were under his standard st Mcdowell,
and pursued ths dse"mf!ted Milrcy and
schenck to Franklin. Yuu know bis rapid
march TO the Onickshominy hs turn
cd the faux Of Mcclellan at Gaines
Osdar NJ luntsin-the part he bore in the
great victory ut second Man sssss-his invest
ment and capture of Hsrpsr's Fsrry-his
rapid march and great cofiot at shsrpsburg
and When hid laat conflict was passed, the
tribute Of tae magnsnimous Lee, who would
gladly have suffered in his own person could
he, By that sacrifice, have saved Gen Jack
sor, snd 70 whom alone, uuder God, he give
tie whole glcry OF the great victory Of Chan
csllorsvills, surely the Virginia Military
destitute hasa precious inheritance in tho
memory Of Gen. Jackson.
| nS WCTE "a uulbuEuj you gave Qlul 80 uS
snd u eis country; He fitted him for his
wc,k, .pd when bis ,work was done, Hs
oai.,l hi.a 10 H'nsslf Submission to the
viii 81 his H,sTsnly Fsthsr--it may hs said
III aim, ti.tt while in ev,ry heart there rasy
| hu Slime !anrnn,iEg-his viii Vas th do ami
| sGff,r tEs vii! of Gld.
Reverence tina memory ofsuch man Is Gen.
Jackson; initiate his virtues, and Eese over his
lifejess Esu,ios, reVeTently dedicate your ser
vice and your life, if need be, in defence Of
thai cause 81 dsar to hil heart-ths Cause for
which he fought .nd bled-ti.s auss in which
| hs died.
IL: the il.dats' Battery. wlrah hs So long
onHmsrGod, haDhr his msmoG.. by hslf hour
guns tn-nnrTas, from sunriee to suneat, un-
ds7 ths iiTaa.;.n of the co:atr Indsnt Ct the
Cadets.
Let The hsg al The Stats and Oorfederscy
hs hung az hnf.rnhst to-morT:w.
|, Lat his Lecture Raom be d'aped in mourn
| Ing for the period Of six months.
Lat his officers md Uadses Of the Institute
we.r the usual bsdgs 0: tAouTaing fos lhs
period Of thirty daya, aud IL is respectfully
recommended to all the Alumni Of the lnsti
tu;ion to unto In this last tribute Of rcspsct
tn rne memory OF theif late -ofsssor.
All ,iu;iss will be suspended tomorrow.
By command Of Maj. Gen. F q. Smith.
(Signsd) a. Goru hill,
A. A. Y. MI.