Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-25
STILL JACKSON'S WAY
ne Original MSS. SIN In His Possession.
Dedicated 20 the Maryland Brigade-A
True Copy from the Old Paper.

claims TO dispose Of "the pretensions OF
the imaginative persons who have dreamed
that they wrote II. w.
Mr.. Edward King. of Petersburg. va,
claims TO be the author Of these lines. ne
does not simply pretend 20 be the author.
but he boldly proclaims the fact, and BACKS
up his claim by proof which 1t wouio De
difficult for literary expert to disprove.
Mr.. King IL the author Of many snort
poems OF merit. a number Of which have
been published, while many are only pre-
served in manuscript forms.
SKETCH OF Mr.. KING.
lila aoyo do plume is 1890" the number
by which the famous Confederate cruiser
Alabama was known. He Is an English
man and came 10 this country in 1852. pre-
Vious 10 which he had served eleven years
In the English army. six years in the Cahre
war, from 1912 to 1873. He was soldier IN
the Confederate army during the late war;
fought in the lines around Kichmond ana
Petersburg and at other points, and never
drew cent OF pay during the whole war
He only drew salt for his family. He's now
seventy years Of age. and ~ as hale ana
hearty az man OF nifty.
THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT.
The original poem. says Mr.; King, was
written on piece of rough Confederate
made brown wrapping-Daper which ne
still has in his possession, and which he
values above price. IL was written shortly
after the battle of Sharpsburg. II was
eent IN this form to Mr.. ii. Rives Pollard
foy notification in his paper in KichInond,
and bears upon il. in Mr.. Pollard's hand
whiting, his marks Of alteration and cor
yection.
DEDICATION.
The poem was dedicated 10 the officers
And men of the Maryland brigade III JACK
sons command. Mr.. King says the poem
was copied INTO his manuscript book ior
preservation. but that he tore the leaf from
the book to present IL TO the Maryland Bri-
cade. He has this book now, minus the
page. with marginal notes OF the date ana
All of the facts Mrs. Jefferson DAVIS had
this book on her drawing-room table lot
over three months before the leaf was cut
out to be given 10 a sergeant OF the Mary
land brigade, who came to Richmond IN
1862 for clothing for his command.
COPY FROM THE wRAPrTNo-PAPER.
Here is the original. copied from the old
piece OF wrapping paper upon Waicn u.
was written in pencil. and which diners IN
some respects from the recehtiy-pr'htea
stonewaIl Jackson's Way.
dedicated 10 the officers and men OF the Mary
land Brigade In Jackson's commando
BY x. KING, RICHMOND. VA.
Come, stack arms men, pile on the rails,
Stir up the campfire bright Ill
No matter II our canteeI fniis
Wen make a roaring night.
Here Shenandoah brawls along,
There sturdy Blue Ridge echos strong
To swell the brigades rousing song
OF Stonewall Jacks0n's way.
We see him now--the old slouched cap
Cooked DER his eye askew;
The shrewd dry smile, the speech so pat,
90 oly aeE
The cute old elder" knows them well;
Says he: "Thats Banks-hes fond OF shelf
Lord save his soul-well give EN- ~ - weii
That's Stonewal Jackson's way.
"silence ,p"G round arms -" Kneel all ~" Gaps
OIL"
Old Blue Lights going TO pray;
Strangle the fool that dares 10 scon--
"Attentlon! it's his way,
Appealing from his native sod
In torma paupsris TO God:
"Lny bare Thine arm Stretch forth Thy 500!
Amen!" That's StoDewalls way.
He's In the saddle now. "Faiiinl
"Steadyi" the whole brigade.
Hills at the ford cut of well win
His way out-ball and blade.
What matter II our shoes are worm
What matter II our feet are torn7
"Quick step !" we're with him before morn
That's Stonewall Jackson's way.
Tho suns bright lances meet the mists
OF morning-and "by Georgci"
Here's Longstrcet struggling IN the lists
Hemm'd In an ugly gorge
Pope and his Yankees-whipped before;
"Bayonets and grape '-hear stonewall roar;
"Charge, STUART" pay oil Ashbys score!
tin Stonewal Jackson's way.
All (, maiden, wait and watch and yearn
For news OF Stonewalls band
All widow. read with eyes that burn
The ring upon thy hand.
All! wife, sew ON, hope on, pray on,
Thy life shall not be all forlorn.
The foe had better neer been born
That gets In Stonewals way.
NOTES.
eraced by Mr.. Pollard who substituted "Wel v
for the reason that General jackson never
swore.
Erased by Mr. Pollard, who substituted: "ln
Stonewall Jacksons Way"
Mr.. Kings calls General jackson blue
Light" as the old covenanters or elders were
called In Scotland.
WRITTEN AFTER sHARrsBuRG.
There is no date to the poem. but Mr..
King says IL was written as soon as be got
the information after the wonderful dash
Of jackson at Sharpsburg.
OTHER PROOFS.
Mr.. King says he had the execution of
this battle IN his mind when lie wrote. He
adds in reference TO DIR. Palmer's claim
''As TO man over the lines. away off in
Maryland, writing song to the tune OF
the guns-ridiculousl How in common
sense was he to know miles away that Hill
was detached TO the Upper Ford? that
Longstreet was in a fix and must be re-
lieyed at once by Jackson?" MIR. King
says that DIR. Palmer Is wrong all around,
and that there is but one mau truthfully
entitled to the authorship of these lines.
and that is himself. He is much wrought
up and greatly indignant. that any one
should attempt TO take his honors from
him.
TRlIE pIi 4 G AGAINST PRIZE-EIGHTERS