The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26


wash. The statue Is seven feet three inches
10 height, and with the pedestal. as de.
scribed, mskes very srfectly.proportioned
monument.
the STATUE IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
Under date Of July 10, 1876. Rev. job !, 8.
Lindsay, Of WarrcntoD, Va, writing from
London, said:
We have devoted one day to t.ae art. gale.
rries-the National aud the loyal Art Gal.
iery. In the former we saw q number of
paintings BY foreigners some of them the
old masters. But The larger part of the col.
lection is from the works OF native artists
Hogarth, Gainsborough, Landseer, aud Tur-
ner especially. Who can ever forget that
sad. true picture by Hogarth wharfage q
IL Mode" or the portraits Of Gainsbo.
rough or Reynolds. the dogs of Land
seer, and the landscapes of Turner In
the Royal Art Gallery the statuary and
pictures are more modern. There Is amoug
them bust OF Queen Victoria which is said
to have been executed by her daughter, the
Princess Louise. But there was one single
work in this splendid salon to which we
turned our feet frst-tbe bronze statue of
Stonewall Jackson. Five Virginians met
together where 1t sands, and gathering
around the majestic figure, there, in foreign
land, amid strangers, uncovered their heads
In mute. homage to the mighty dead.
The Ideaof erecting suitable memorial To
the great Confederate leader was conceived
by several English gentlemen soon after the
news of his death reached this country; but
this statue, by the distinguished SCULPTOR.
MIR. Foley, was not finished until 1873 The
great artist has, like the hero whose face and
form he has left In bronze to be looked upon
by posterity, crossed over the river and rests
10 the shade Of the trees" The figure is of
heroic size, erect and noble, head uncovered,
the right hand. grasping a gauntlet, rests
naturally upon the hip; on the left arm hangs
military cloak, while the left band holds the
bilt of u sword whose point touches pile
of hewn stones, its empty scabbard hanging
from belt around the visit. The form,
the attitude, the face, and the expression Of
countenuGce combine to make one of the
mos; impressive statues we have ever seen.
Stonewall gackson's Men.
AS there will be to day natural desire to
know who were the men who followed the
immortal leader and helped to make his
fame the following roster OF his commands is
given:
StoneacaH Brigade."-This brigade was
organized at Harper's Ferry the last Of May
or 1st Of June, 1861. and was composed as
follows: The Second Virginia regiment,
commanded by Colonel Allen the Fourth,
commanded by Colonel Preston: the Fifth,
commanded by ColoEel HIrpeT; the Twen-
ty-seyentb. commanded by Colonel Gordon
and little after the Tbirty-third, command
ed by Colonel Cummings: and the Rock
bridge artillery, commanded by Captain
fRev. Dr.. afterwards General Pepdleton.
His brigade staff was composed OF Major
Frank Jones, adjutant ; Lieutenant-Colonel
james ". Massey, abide, camp; DR.. Huuter
Mcclure, medical director; Major William
Hawkes., clief commissary; Major John Har-
man, chief GuartermasteT and Lieutenant
Alexander S. Pendleton, ordnance officer.
All Of these gentlemen who survived rose
with each promotion which Jackson received.
The next commander of the brigade was
General Richard Garnet, who was after
wards transferred to Plckc is division. and
killed at Gettysburg. The next, Gene
raj Charles s. Winder, who fell at
Cedar Run; the next, General w. S. Ii. Bay
lor, who fell at second Manassas a few days
after his promotion; the next, General E. F.
Paxton, who fell at Charlottesville; and
the next. General james a. Walker, who
was terribly wounded on the 12.h of May at
Spotsylvania Courthouse, but is fortunately
still spared to lead the old brigade to-day.
The brigade really ceased to have sepa-
rate existence after that bloody day at Spot
s,lvania when nearly all of General Edward
Johnson's division was captured, and lis
remnant was consolidated into brigade
composed of what remained of the whole di-
vision, and commanded by General William
Terry, Who alS) survives 10 serve the Slatc.
The name Stouewall," which ever AFTER
wards chung to this brigade, was won at the
FIRST Manassas. The gallant Bell, seeing bis
little band thrown into confusion by the
attack OF Overwhelming forces OF the enemy.
rode up to Jackson aud exclaimed, in agony
of spirit, General, they are beating as
back "No, sir" was the heroic reply az
Jackson's eyes glittered beneath bis old gray
clp; I've will give them the bayonets."
1t was then that Bee, about to yield UP his
noble life, ealloped back 10 his broken line
and reused them by exclainiDg: R'lly be-
hind the VlIginians. There stands Jackson
! Ike stone wall. Let us determine to die
here and We shall conquer." The brigade
was called "Stonewall . after this, but re.
ceived it officially on the 30th OF May, 1863, as
the following order will show:
ADJCTAST AND lSSPECT0.RGENERALS I
OFFICE, May so, 1868.
Special Orders No 129.
XVIII. The following resolution has been
submitted to the Secretary of War from the
officers and soldiers Of the brigade formerly
commanded by Lieutenant-Genera! Thomas
j. tckson
"Resolued, That in accordance with Gen.
eral J4ckson's wish and the desire OF this
brigade TO honor its first great commander
the Secretary OF War he requested to order
that it be known and designated as the
sS,oncwall Brigade and that in thus form.
ally adopting q title which is inseparably
connected with his name and fame we will
strive tr render ourselves more worthy OF II
by emu'atng his virtues, uud, like him, de-
vote all our energies 10 the great WORK De-
fore us of securing to our beloved country
the blessings of peace and independence"
XIX. The Department cheerEulIy acqul'
esces in the wish thus expressed, and dlrecls
that the brigade referred to be hereafter
designated as the "SToNEwALL BRIGADE,
II c jmmends the spirit which prompts The
request, and trusts that the zeal and devo-
ton. the patience and courage OF the ta'leu
hero. whose name and tile bis cal ler COM
panions.in.arms d. sire so appropriately 10
honor and preserve, may attend ana animate
not only the "S.onewalI," but each DriSaoe
and eyerg soldier in the armies OF Inc oouln
now struggling to drive blck from tneir Dor-
ders an imDlacable and barbarouS invader.
By command OF the Secretary OF war.
JOHN WITHERs,