Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-09-09
Stone wall Jaeksons Grave.

oil General JseKson:
And now for visit 10 Sioaewsll Jack
sons grave-Jsckson who has slwsys
Impressed Us as one Of The most verilsbls
heroes OF these degenerate days. We
know not who wrote that magnificent sol-
dier-lyric in his honor entitled "Sionewall
Jackson's way;" bul do know, despite ito
roughness, that il is one OF the grsndess
tributes ever paid by the Muse to the
character OF a Hero. II is fiery, and low
ing, and drol. and full Of psthos-a song
for The full appreciation OF which. per-
haps, one should have made acampaigR
or two in The Valley Of the Shenandoah.
and beheld all the monuments Of his gs-
MUS. "Ah," said an old rebel prisoner
10 US once. when We asked him which OF
their Generals he had most faith in: "Ah,
! Colonel, Johnsing We guess to be the re-
lrealin'esl General we ever had; but The
gri,tiest and the hankiR'esi was Stone.
wall Jackson"
The church yard in which poor Stone
wall lies is just on the borders OF the
town. and must have been pretty and
neat little place Of burial before the war.
| 1t has heavy borders of moss roses and
the dark roses Of the South slong lie
walks, and these were in 'ichest bloom
when we paid our visit. Beautiful white
marble monuments are scattered around
in proiusion; but, looking at their dates, 10
will be seen that few OF these have been
erected since the breaking out OF the re-
belIiun. Death has been since then TOO
busy in the South TO receive such honors;
and the long. close rows Of freshly made
graves-more especially those OF dozen
young cadets killed at NewmarkeI-had
no other trophy or memorial than small
shiuele al the head of each, bearing brief
and rude'y painted inscription.
Exactly in the centre Of the church
yard is the grave of the great rebel lead.
era liule bank Of earth sodded with
green clover, and with two little dark
boards (now probably chipped away by
relic hunters.) al its head and foot. Nesr
to its head. also, a tall pine flag staff
sprang nakedly up into The air; and on
this. until carried away by McCsuslapd
in his retreat, had waved Confederate
baule.fag, worked in threads of silk, and
gold, and silver, by certain secession sym
psrhizing peeresses Of England-lhe
Countess of Arundel and Surrey, il we re-
member rightly, having been prominent
in the work. This bste.Asg. with =
sentry in gray, walking up and down be-,
meath IT had formed Stonewall Jsckson's
only monument, and now both had dis
appeared.
Suppose MeCausland had left both SEM
Try and flag on guard by that solitary
grave, who believes that either would
have been disturbed Would no, both
have been held sacred as portions Of tho
tomb Of a good and grea, soidisr' At
any rate this thing is very sure; that, it
either or both had 20 be taken away. the
writer would have slriven hard 10 shirk
in his own person that peculiar tour of
duty; and this feeling 90 lar as he could
ascertain, was unanimous amongst all his
younger associates.
Just in tear OF the hsg staff were two
handsome while marble tomb' enclosed
within an iron railing-one sacred 10 die
memory Ct the wife, and The other 10 ,hs,
of the beloved child OF "Proff1or +. J.
Jackson. Of the Virginia Military lnsti-
luie." Doubtless, had the rebellion pros
pered, splendid tomb would in time
have. arisen TO Jackson's memory; snd
even ss things sre--so catholic is the cd.
mirsiion which vslor rouses-we would
gladly contribute our mite towards tho
erection OF some substantial memeuto To-
The great Genius--ss General Lee vas.
the grea, RespsctsbiIiiy-of the sou,bsrn'
war.
Let il not harm US in the esteem OF our
friends oflhe Loyal League il we confess
The weakness Of having pulled some dsrk'
roses Of the South and snewed them on
Jsckson's grave, taking swsy in return
reverenily snd with uncovered bssds~-
some few blades Of clsver. which ws have
still preserved 10 lockei, ss one Of ibe
wars most precious relies; our asgrsnt
'pIesson" in this act having been sbsIed
at the time by an officer Of fsr higher po-,
sition. whose name as cavalry leader on
she Union side was then terror through.
out the Shenandoah and KSnawhs Vsl-
Ieys.
Ma. DAVIS HoNE.--A letter 10 The
VicksbUrg. (Mi.sis,ippD Journal. de.
scrIbes Davis Bend. the former home
OF Jefferson Davis. The house 10 sps.
cious coiisee. o nile from the river. with
yerssdahs on al sides. Il IS s"pcsf Of
the Freedmen's Bureau. OF the sesea
thousand acres on ibe farm. fovr thosssad
are in culdvsiion. and ~iII yield shoot
three ihoessnd bsles Of cotton. iweusy