Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-29
From the Lexington Gazette.

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/ Funeral Of Lieut.. Gen. T. J. jackson.
All that was mortal of our great and good
chief, Lieut. Gen. 7 j jackson was con-
/ signed to the tomb Oh Friday last
1 The body having reached Lexington by
the Packet boat on Thursday afternoon, &C
! con,panied BY his personal staff, Maj A s.
! Pendleton, Surgeon H. Mcclure, Lieut..
Morrison and Lieut.. Smith, by his Excel
4 lency Gov Letcher, aud delegation OF the
citizens Of Lynchburg it was received by
the Corps OF Cadets and escorted to the In.
stitute, and deposited in his late Lecture
Room, which had been appropriately drap-
ed in mourning. There was the table used
bv the late Profcssor-the same chair in
which he sat the cases with the Philosoph.
ical apparatus he had used-all told of his
quiet and unobtrusive labors 10 his Profes-
sional life-and placed just as he left them,
when he received the order of the Cover
nor of Virginia, to march the corps of Ca
diets to Richmond, on the Goth April, 1861
He left the Va Military Institute in COM
mard Of the Cadets He has been brought
back to sleep among us-a world renowned
christian Hero. The procession moved from
the Institute on Friday morning at 10 A NJ
The Funeral escort was commended by Maj
S Ship. Commandment Of Cadets, former
pupil OF Gen. Jackson and gallant officer
who he'd served with him in his Valley Cam
pasgn, as Maj Of tue 2lst Va. Regt.
The escort vas composed as follows:
/ Cadet Battalion
z. Battery of Artillery Of 4 pieces, the
same battery he had for ten years com
mauded, as INSTRUCTOR Of Artillery and which
had also served with him at Est Manassas,
in the StonewaIl Brigade.
8 A company Of the original Stonewal II
Brigade, composed of members of different
companies of the Brigade, and commanded
by Capt A Hamilton, bearing the flag Of
the Liberty Hall Volunteers"
4. A company of convalescent officers
and soldiers Of the army.
5 A Squa dron Of cavalry was all that
was needed to complete the escort prescrib-
ed by the Army Regulations. This squad
ron OPPORTUNITY made its appearance before
the procession moved from the Church,
| The Squadron was q part Of Sweeney's bat
talon of jenkins command aud many Of
its members were from the Generals native
North western Virginia.
6. The Clergy
/ 7. The Body enveloped in the Confeder-
ate Flag aud covered with flowers, was
borne on ca,sson of the Cadet Battery,
draped in mourning.
Yhc pail bearers were as follows:
VIM White, Prof j L Campbell, rep.
resenting the Elders Of Che Lexington Pres
byterian Church.
1 VIM. q. Lewis. Col S. Med. Reid
County Magistrates
Prof j J. White, Prof. G. J. Harris,
Washington College.
| S. Med Moore, John W. Fuller. Frank
lin Society.
! Geo. VI Adams, Robt. I. White, Town
Council.
Judge J. w Brockenbrough, Joseph G
Steele, Confederate District Court
Dr. H H. Mcclure. Capt r W. Hen
derson. G. s Army
Rev W. McElwee. John Hamilton, BIZ
ole Society of Rockbridge
1 8 The Family and Personal Staff Of the
deceased.
8 The Governor Of Va, Confederate
States Senator Of Henry Tenn. The Ser
/ geant-at Arms of G. S. Senate. and menl-
Der Of the City Of Richmond Council
/ 10TH Faculty and Officers of Va. Mill
tary Institute.
IL. Elders and Deacons of Lexington
Presbyterian Church Of which church Gen.
Jackson was Deacon.
/ Il Professors and Students Of Washing
ton College.
I Ii Franklin Society.
IA. Citizens.