The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-17

Wnleh was reSpien0eNL with gold bFaid and
all manner Of defa<st1ons. Gen. Jackson
old, sun -scorehed head-coyering which had
80 long served hiSns and, when, one day,
little girl was standihg At his knee, looking
up from her ciusfer1ng curis at the kindly
General, whose hand was cafessing her hair,
he found better use foE the fine gold braid
around the cap. He called for pair of scis-
sors, ripped It of, and joining the ends,
placed it like coronet npon her head, with
smiles and evident admiration Of the pretty
picture thus presented.
Another little girl, in one of the hospitable
houses OF that region, told the present wri
ter that when she expressed to gentleman
her wish to kiss Gen. Jackson, and the gen
tleman repeated her words, the General
blushed very much and turned away with
slight laugh as if he was confused.
These are trifies, Let u agree, good reader;
but is it not pleasant spectacle to see the
great soldier amid these kindly, simple
scenes-so watch the stern and indolnitable
leader, whose soul hes never shrunk in the
hour of deadliest peril, passing happy mo-
ments in the society of laughing children!
At the first battle Of Manassas, while Jack
sons wound was being dressed, some one
said ''Here comes the President = He threw
aside the surgeons, rose snddenly to his feet,
and whirling his old - 4fO1nd his heeds
cried, with the fire OF battle in his eve,
"Hurrah for the President Give me ten
thousand men and I'll be in Washington 10
night"
1t was the same man who blushed when a
child expressed wish TO kiss him
HIS RECOLLECTION OF THE sToNEwAIL BgI-
GADE.
During the ride TO Guinea's, (affer his
wounds, he had maintained his serene and
cheerful bearing, and talked much in refer
encc to the battle Of Saturday. He spoke Of
the gallant bearing of Gen Rodes, and said
that his commission as MajorGenera ought
to date from that day, and Of the grand charge
of the old Stonewall Brigade in the battle Of
Sunday, which he had heard Of He asked
after all his officers, and said
'The men who live through this war will
be proud to say, 4 was one Of the Stonewall
Brigade" to their children"
With that grand modesty which ever cha
racterizedhim he hastened, however, to guard
this declaration even from the appearance Of
egOtism, and earnestly declared that the
name of ''Stonewall' did not belong TO him
it was the name given to his old brigade
and their property alone.
THE LAST SCENE OF ALL-nIs DEATH
On Thursday evening all pain had ceased;
but a mortal prosIration came on, from
WHICH Ie never IccONeFtu. }iS 6tllI cOu-
versed feebly, and said:
III consider these wounds a blessing; they
were given me for some good and wise pur-
pose, and / would not part with them ii
could
From this time he continued to sink, and
on Sunday morning it was obvious that ne
could only live few hours longer. His
mind was stiil clear, however and he asked
'Iajor PendletOn, his Adjutant General, who
was preaching at headquarters on that day.
Mrs. Jackson was with him during his last
moments, and conversed will him fully and
freely. She Informed him that he was abont
to die, and his reply was:
"Vefy good, ,el'y good: Il is all rtghtF'
lie hen sent messages to all his friends,
The Generals and Others, and nnrlnurcd in a
low voice his wish to be buried in licking
ton, iii the Valley of Virginia.
His mind then began to wander, and that
Ielirium which seizes upon the most pow
erfisi minds, the most vigorous brains, at the
mysterious moment, when the last sands fall
from the glass, began 10 affect him. He gave
orders to the comlnissaIy of his corps, the
surgeons, and the commanders. Among the
lag words which escaped his lips were, "a.
L. Hill, prepare for aciiOn'
After this he speedily sank, and at fifteeIr
minutes past three in the evening he tran
quiily expired.
JACKSON ANDIE
These two men had now met tat Cold Iar-
bor) for the first time in the war; had seen
each other at work; and there sprung up at
once between the two eminent soldiers that
profound respect, confidence, and regard,
which thenceforth knew no diminution, no
shadow Of turning. Jackson said of Lee,
''He is a lAeaooenon. l would follow him
blindfolded" y %
The regret Of General Lee at this deplora-
Bile event (tie wounding of Jackson) was in
deed poignant. The soul of the great com
mandcr was moved to It's depths, and he who
had so long learned to conceal emotion could
not control his anguish. jackson will not
he cannot die !" General Lee exclaimed, in
broken voice, waving every one from him
with his hand-''he cdit1tot die -