The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-11-03


The church-yard in which poor
! Stonewall lies is just on the borders OF
the town, and must have been pretty
and neat little plaeeof burial before the
war. It has heavy borders Of moss ro-
ses and the dark roses of the South a.
long its walks, and these were in rich
est bloom when we paid our visit.
Beautiful white marble monuments
are scattered around in pFofgsioD; but
looking at their dates ii Will De seen
that few OF these have been erected
since the breaking out Of the rebellion
| Death has been since then too busy in
1 the South to receive suclf honors = and
/ the long, close rows Of freshly made
graves more especially those Of adoz-
en- young cadets killed Al -NeR.market
had no other trophy or memorial
than q small shingle al the head Of each,
| bearing a brief ana ruiely painted in
1 scriptJon. t 3A as2t- '..-
Flx&ctly III thecenEe Of the church
yard is the grave OF the great rebel
leader-a little bank Of earth sodded
with green clover, and With two little
dark boards now probably chipped O.
way by relic hunters, at its head and
foot. Near to it's head, also, c. talt pine
flagstaff springs nakedly ap iHso rha
air; ard on this, until carried aW&. By
| McCausiand in his retreat, had waved
a Confederate battle-fag, WORKED ii
threads OF silk, ind gold, and silver. by
certain secession sympathizing peerass-
| e5 Of E1gland-the Countess Of ATgn-
! del and Surrey, If we remember right
/ ly, having been prominent in the work.
This battle-dag, with sentry in gray
walking up and down beneath it, had
| formed StonewaI Jacksoh's cnly mon
ument, and now boJh had disappeared.
Suppose McCausland had left both
I sentry and flag Oh guard By that solita-
| ry grave, who believes that either would
have been disturbed? Would not both
have been held sacred Is portions Of the
! tomb Of q good and gallant soldier?
At any rate this thing IS very sure:
that, if either or both had to be taken
| away, the writer would have striven
hard 10 shirl1 IN his own person that
| peculiar tour Of duty and this feeling
50 far as he couldascertain, was unani-
nous amongst all his younger associ-
ates.
Jsist in rear Of the flagstaff were two
handsome white marble tombs enclosed
within an iron railing-ono sacred 10
tbememory Of the wife, and tha-othcr
to that Of the beloved child, Of ''Profes-
sort. J. Jack7onof the Virginia 3liiita-
ry institute" Doubtless had tha re-
beIiion prosperod, q splendid tomb
would IN time have arisen to JatEson's
memory; and even Is things are-so
catholic is the admiration which vaIor
rouSes-wc would gladly contribute our
mite towards the erection Of some sub
stantiol memcnto to thc great Genius
as General Lee was the great Respcc-
tab.iity-of the S6utl .ern MAR.
Let it not hara Us n the esteem Of
our friends Of the l-Gy2l league if we
confess the weakness Of having pplled
some, dark roses Of theSouth andstrelv-
ed them on Jatkson's graEe. taking a
way in retnrn-reyerently and with un-
covered hgads--sone few blades Of clo-
yer which We have still preserved in a
3
locket, IS one Of tiIewa,. most precious
reiics,-our fiagrant s'treasono in this
act having oeen shared atthe tina by
an officer Of far higher position, whose
name as 2 cavalry leaderen the Union
side was then terror throughout the
Shenandoah and Kanawha valleys.