Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-17
from III. Richmond EzaRiHsr Of Saturday
TIE DEATH AND BURIAL OF MAJOR GENERAL
JE.B. STUART, FLOWER OF CAVALIERS.

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No incident of MORTAL y, since the fall of the great
Jackson has occasioned painful regret than ths
Major General j. Z. 3. Stuart the model Of Virguian
cavaliers and dashiug ehie si1 whose rane was ter
roe 20 the enemy and familiar ss household VOL IN
Two continents is dead, struck down by bullet irom
the dastsrdly foe and thu whole COniederacJ mopIns
him. he biea,hsd out bis galanfly spirit resgnedly,
AID in the ul possession OF oil his remarkable acGl
ties o. mind a. BODY, twenty minutes to eight
o'clock Thur day night at the residence OF Dr. Brewer,
a relative on Grace street, II toe presence OF ID.
Brewer Garnetf Gibson aud Fontaine, of the Generals
staff Rev Meso Pe,erkin snd Kepper, and circle OF
sorrow stricken eomIsdss and friends.
We Learn from the physicians 10 attendance upon the
General that bis condition during the day was very
chaDgable with occasional oeirium, and other u0mis
taxable symptoms Of speedy dissolution. Ia the mo
msnts OF delrum the Generals mind wandered, Rad
like the immortal Jackson Ehose spirit, We trust his
has jsined in the lapse OF reason liz faculties were
busted With the "details OF bis command BE reviewed,
in broken teDttnee5 all is glorious campaigns around
NeOlslans rear the Pen usuia beycnd the Potomac
and upon the Rapjdan, qulti5g ison his orders, ard
issuing his ,ouritrs, with last mi junction
10 " make haste"
About noon, Thursday, President Davis visited his
bedside and spent some fifteen m nutes in the dying
chamber Of ole fayCr 70 chief This President, taking
his hand, said, General how DO you feel?" He
replied, easy, tu, wllrg to die, if Pd ard my oOun.
Try think have fulfilled destiny - donemy duty"
As evening approached the G3ne.ars d,ium increased
u 20
which he had oughE then Il TO wife and children, and
of again to the front. l.graph message had been
sent for his wife, who in tie country with the iu
junction to make s haste, the General was danger
ously wounded me thoughless, bet unauthorized
person thinking probably sp his wife pain altered
the despatch 10 Il Chilly wounded and thus she
received it, and DID MT make that has which she Oher-
wise would have doue TO reach bis side.
Az the evening wore On the p2ToEysms Of pain in
creased and modification set in rapidly. Though suf
FL inns fha
calm and applied 70 The wound with his own hand, the
ice iatcnded relieve the pam D iring the evening
he asked Dr. Brewer how long he thought he could live
and whether pOsiole for him 20 survive through
the night The DOCTOR knowing be did not desire to lie
buoyed by false hopes cid him frankly that death, that
last enemy, Tapdy approaching Tho General
nodded and said, 81 resi- med If It be Gods II;
but / would like to see my Eife But Gods will be
done" Several times be reused up and asked if she
had come.
To the doctor, who ga, holding bi5 wrist, and count
ing the fleeing, weakening puse, he remarked, DOC
tor, / suppose | an going FIST nov. Z vii coon he
over. But Gods IL DO done. hope have iul6 led
my destiny TO ms country AID my duty to God"
At hall-past teVen O'Clock it evident to the
physc ans that death stti ia olammy seal upon
the brave, opan brow OF the General aad told him 50
asked If be tai any las. massages TO give. The Gen
eral with g mind recty liar and possessed, then
NJ d. dispositions o. III stiff and personal effects To
Mrs. Ger raj Z. Lee Ee dee ed that his gJisn
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esteem OF her husband. To LIS staf cffceTs he gave
his horses So particular Wss he in small hinge, even
in the dying houc. that ne emplaicilJ exhibited aud
illustrated tbe ruling passion strong in de4ta To oue
of his staff who heavy built man. he said, "Ysu
had better lake Che larger horse he will carry you
better" Other msmeutoes be disposed of in similar
manner. To as ycuog son, he Il. his glorious sROFd.
worldly ciessS, thu eternal interest Of his
soul engaged his mind. Turning 10 the Rev. Mr..
Peterki1. OF the Episcopal Church, and of which he
IL -. A..
hymn c mnencng,
Rack Of ages cleft for me,
Let ms hide myself in thee"
be jouing in With all tie voice his strength would per-
nit He then joined 10 PRAYER with tie N n'stsrs. To
the doctor he again said, 81 am gorg Test now am
re- gned Gods VII be done" Thus died Gen. J. E.
B. Stuart.
His vile reached the house Of death and mourning
About ten o'clock Oh THURSDAY nghi, one hour and a
half ate dissolution, aud Wa5 OF course Iunged into
the greatest grief b. the announcement that death had
interviewed between toe sunouncsrneni OF the woundng
OF the General and her arrival
The funeral SERVICES pTtlninaIy 70 the lnsg lmsat
to the grave cf he remains ST Gsrersl stuart IWere
conducted yesterday aftsrn0 = IN s. james EpscopaI
Church, corner Of MARSHALL sn9,Ffh Streets Rev Dr..
Peterkip rector The corge reached the church abou
i've o'clock, without music military ess1rt the Pub
lie Guard being absent oa Gu y. The church was al
ready crowded with Cit zsns Toe metallic case con i
the centre isle to she altar, the organ peaiug solemn
funeral dIgs and anthem by the choir.
Among the paLbearers noticed Btigadier General
john u. WiDder, Genera Gorge W. Randolph, Gener.
al Joseph R. AOders N, Big 'dr neral LlSton and
Commodore Forrest
Among the congregation appeared President Davis
General Bragg 0eVeral Ramon, and other civic and
military officials in Richmond. portion of the fune-
raj services according to he Episcopal church, vas
read by Rev d.. Petersi1 asisted by o.her Minister
concluding with ngi z and pTaser
The body was then bIrns iata 20 the helrse in Ea;t
ing, decorated with blaeE lanes snd dra~n by our
white horses. Tee gas pea ed its SOW solemn muic
the body was bjrle he entrance aud VIII lst the
eoregs forming, the congregation stsndiug by with
he ads uncovered Several RACES in the Inc were
occupied by the membeTSof The ceased Generals SIS Il
aud relatives. From the church the eortsgs moved 90
Hollywood Gene y, VIII 70 the rsuans were deposited
in vaul the concluding 20 ton Of he see'iTg service
read ~ Rev. Dr. hinneeerode, OF 81. PauI5 Church,
aud all that marital Of the deld hero was stus
from tie gaze OF zen.
Dr. Brewer, the b'Other in.law Of Gen. S,ulrs, bas
furn shed US WITH some paricuars obtained from the
Generals own lips, O. the manner il which he came by
bis vouud He had form d Inc Of skiFmishels near
the Yelow Tavern, when. seeiBg brigade preparing
to charge his lef General Stuart win his aft arr
few men, dashed down the lin 20 form troops to
pei the charge. About tbs tine the Yankees came |
ppon the General sDd his small escort
Twelve shots were fred at the General &C shoSt range
the Yankees evidently recognizing his welknOwn per.
son. The General wheeled upon them With the natural
bravery which had aways characterized him, and dis
charged six shots from his revolver his assaan!s-
The last of the twelve shots fred at him struck the
General in the left sios of the Et mach He did Tot
fall knowing be would be captured If re did and rerv
ing himself in his seat wheeled bis horses head and
rode for the protection Of his Inca Before he reached
them his wound overcsme him. and he fell was help
ed from his saddle by Of hi faithful troopsr
and carried to place OF security. Subsequently, be |
was brought to Rcbmoni in an ambulance. The i'm /
mediate cause death wss morp6caon OF the stomach
induced by the HoE Of blood from the kidneys and in
testines iRto the eavi Of the stomach.
General Stuart was about thirty6ve years Of age.
leaves wdoN and two children. HIS Oldest effspring
a spriebiy bow died YEAR ago. while vas battling