The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-05-29
Of men," He was deeply affected by General

OF men," lie was deeply affected by General
Paxton's death.
. His mind ran very much on the Bible and
religious topics. He inquired of Lieut.. S., q
Theological student on his staff, whether thsy
had ever debated in the Seminary the .ques
eion, whether those who were miraculously
cured BY Jesus ever had return Of the dis
: ease. Il do not think" said he they could
have returned, for the power was too great
The poor paralYtic would never again shake
with palsy. Oh for infinite power"
He endeayored to cheer those who were
around him. Noticing the sadness of his be
loved wife, he said to her tenderly, Il know
you would gladly give your lite for me, but
am perfectly resigned. Do not be sad
hope | shall recover. Pray for me, but al
ways remember in your prayer to use tho pc
tition, Thy will be DONE" Phose who were
around him noticed remarkable development,
of tenderness in his manner and feelings dur.
ing his illness, that was a beautiful mellow.
ing of that iron sternness and imperturable
calm that characterized him in his military
operations. Advising his wife, in the event
of his death, to return to her fathers house,
he remarked, "You have kind and good ia.
Their. But there is no one so kind and good
as your Heavenly Father" When she told
him the doctors did not think he couu live
two hours, although he did not himself expect
to die, he replied, at will be infinite gain to
be translated to Heaven, and be with Jesus
He then said he had much to say to her, but
was too weak.
He had always desired to die, if it were
Gods will, on the Sabbath, and seemed 70
greet its light that day with peculiar pleasure,
saying, with evident delight, cit is the Lords
day." and inquired anxiously what provision
had been made for preaching to the army;
and having ascertained that arran gements
were made, he was contented. Delirium,
which occasionally manifested itself duriag
the last two days, prevented some of the ut
terances of his faith, which would otherwise
have doubtless been made. His thoughts Vi
brated between religious subjects and the bat
tie field; now asking some questions about the
Bible, or church history. and theu giving an
order-"pass the infantry to the front" Tell
Major Hawks to send forward provisions to
the men," "Let us cross over the river and
rest under the shade of the trees, until at
last his gallant spirit gently passed over the
dark river, and entered on It's rest where the
tree of life is blooming beside the crystal river
in the better country.
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Thus has passed away the high-souled, he
roic man, falling like Sidney and Hampden
in the beginning of the struggle to which his
life was devoted, bequeathing to those who
survive him a name and memory that under
God may compensate for this hasty and, to US
apparently, untimely fall A little child of
the. family, when the hero was dying, was
tainted with ,Jackson's wound by some of the
prisoners who were collected there awaiting
transportation. I'VE have hundred jack
sons left if he does die" was the heroic reply
of the child. And so we trust it will be. The
spirit of jackson will be breathed into thou
sand hearts which will emulate his bravery,
and seek to make up for his loss, and in the
end his memory and glory, his holy life. his
manly piety, and his glorious death, may bea
richer blessing to us than if his life had been
spared. He has shown the way to victory;
and we trust that many a gallant spirit will
CONC forward eagerly to tread it, and that
our dead hero shall be worth to US more than
host of living ones 1t will be if we copy
his piety as well as his bravery, and like him
cherish that feeling that he SO strikinglY ex-
pressed as he passed his tent before the bat
tie, my trust is in the Lord wish they
would come on" ~