The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27

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with jackson the last achievement was the
greatest. For as Charlottesville was TO the
Soldier go Is this Jackson to the seulptor--hss
I;fe,s masterpiece, sealed and glorifed BY
death, The statue will stand among statues
as Jackson stood among men, simple, heroic,
and sublime. ~
THE INSCRIPTION.
The following Is the Inscription adopteo
by the commissioners, who haye USED que
diligence to keep 1t secret until the moment
the statue Is unveiled:
PRESENTED BIZ ENGLISH GsNTLEAEN As
% TRIBUTE OF ADMIRATION FOR THE
SOLDIER AND PATRIoT
THOMAS j. JACKSON,
AND GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED By VIRGINIA IN
THE NAME OF TIE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
DONE A. D. 1876,
IN THE HuHDRRpTH YEAR OF THE COMMON
WEALTH.
" LOOK! THERE IS JACKSON STANDING LIKE
STONE WALL
wall.
THE PEDESTAL.
The pedestal Is located on smooth piece
of ground about one hundred yaros from
and directly nortbward OF the Capitoi 0uiia-
inp and about half way between the Wash.
.ipgton monumental pile and Inc duoefna'
tor;a] mansion and, not more than thirty or
forty feet from Capitol street. The founda.
lion is composed of heavy blocks of granite
in Well.Set masonry extending h7e ieet below
the surface of the ground.
IL nh 40 ctoft1Q Q nIQnp6
is in the centre of circular platform As
feet in diameter of 16 fiue cut granite slabs
rising about S inches above the surface of
the ground. On the edges of this circle are
rlaced 81 small iron posts with 8 small chain
pendant between them.
The pedestalitself is modelled from the de.
signs of the sculptor Foley, and is SO per-
fectIy proportioned that in the beautiful
white granite for which our James river
ouarries are celebrated 1t makes fitting
resting place for the statue for which 1t was
designed, The pedestal is composed of four
blocks of granite, the first base being solid
block eight and half feet square and one
and half feet high. cut in TIVE members.
On this rests the second base, which is four
feet three inches square and two and hall
feet high, on which Is cut heavy ogee
moulding. The die-block, which is placed
on this double base, is a block Of gran.
lite three feet three inches square and
| four feet high. The face of the block or
| which the inscription is cut is highly pol
| ished, and the inscription is made 10 deeply
cut block. letters, which are gilded so as t.
| make the inscription legibae in contrast will
| the polished, raised sarface on which they
| are cut. The whole Is surmounted by tbt
cap-stone, which is four and halffeet square
and one foot three inches high, which is GU
/ with heavy scotia moulding and an oge'
wash. The statue Is seven feet three inches
in height, and with the pedestal, as de
scribed, makes very perfectly. proportional
monument.
| THE STATUE N THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
Under date of July 10, 1875, Rev. John
Lindsay, of Warrenton, Va, writing from
London, said-
| We have devoted one day to the art.galle
ries-the National and the Royal Art Gal
lery. In the former We saw number o
paintings by foreigners-some OF them th
old masters. Bot the larger plrt of the col
lection is from the works of native artists
Hogarth, Gainsbereugh, LandseeE, aud Tur
ner especially. Who can ever forget tina
sad, true picture by Hogarth " Marriage
IL Mode" or the portraits of Gainsbo
rough or Reynolds, the dogs of Land
seer, and the landscapes Of Turner? II
the Royal Art Gallery the statnary ant
i pictures are more modern. There Is amou,
them a bust Of Queen Victoria which is sail
!! to have been executed by her daughter, tn
Princess Louise. But there was one singh
work in this splendid salon to which W
turned our feet frst-the bronze statue Q
Stonewall Jackson. Five Wirginians me
together where it sands, and gatherin,
around the majestic figure, there, in foreig
land, amid strangers, uncovered their head
In mute homage to the mighty dead.
The idea of erecting q suitable memorial T.
the great Confederate leader was conceive'
by several English gentlemen soon after tn
news of bis death reached this country; bu
this statue, by the distinguished sculptor
MIR. Foley. was not Snished until 1873. Tn
great artist has, like the hero whose lace AM
form he has left in brorze to be looked upo
by postetity, "crossedsver the riyerand Fest
10 the shade Of the trees.o The figure ia Q
heroic size, erect and noble, head uncovered
the right hand. ,grasping a gauntlet, rest
naturally uponthe hip; on the left arm hang
o. military cloak, while tbedaft hand holds tn
bilt of a sword whose point touches pill
of'dewn stones, its empty scabbard hapgin
from belt around the wrist. The form
the attitude, the face, and the expression {
eountenance combine. to make one Of tn
most'impressiye statues We have ever seer
sStonewail Jacksen's Men.
As there will be to day. natural desire t
know ~ bo we're the men who followed ia
immortal leader and helped to make hi
fame fhe following roster of his commands
I given: .a (
!" sStoneGaH Brtgade."-This brigade wa
organized at Harper's Ferry the last Of Ma
or LIST OF, Jane, 1861, and was composed. o
Fellows: The Second Virginia regiment
lcnmmandeh.e Y Colonel Allen; the Fourth
EcoE,manded by Colone! Preston: the Filth
commanded by Colonel Harper the TWEEN
tysayentb, commanded by Colonel Gordon
and little after the Thirty.third, command
ed sby Colonel Cummings; and the Rock
bridge artillery, commanded by Captain
,I.{ Rev. b.. Afterwards General,) Pendleton.
j His brigade STAG was composed OF Majo
Frank .dsnes, adjutsnt; Lieutenant Colone
4 james ". Massey, aia-de.eamp; DR.. Hunte
\ Mcclure, medical director; Major William
Hawkes., ,eEef commissary; Major John Har
man, chief luartermaster and Lieutenan
Alexander 8. Pendletop, ordnance officer
AL of these gentlemen Eho survived rose
with each promotion which jackson received
fhe next commander OF the brigade was
General Richard Garnet, who was after
wards transferred 10 Picketes division. and
killed at Gettysburg. The next, Gene.
raj Charles 8. Winder, who fell al
Cedar Bun; the next, General w. s. 81. Bay
lof, whofell at second Manassas fey days
after his promotion the next. General e. +.
Paxton. who fell at Charlottesville and
the ne2t. General james A. Walker, who
was terribly wounded on the 18th Of May al
Spotsyivania Courthouse, but Is Fortunately
still spared TO- lead the old brigade to-day.
The brigade reslly ceased to have sepa.